I have visited Quezon City Court house and a Court room. I have studied law and have a general interest in legal issues. The Philippines court system has no juries and everything is decided by a Judge. Actually I was put in the dock as well and swore the oath that I tell the truth and nothing but the truth. As a politician this was no problem as I do this all the time so the Judge was happy and I was free to go. I managed to get out of that one then !
Whilst in Manila, I visited the Coconut Palace which is the residence and office of the Vice President of The Philippines. What a nice Palace this is and beautifully decorated. I went around the whole place including the grounds and swimming pool area at the back. The Palace backs on to the Bay of Manila.
It was amusing that there was minimal security - there was just one lone guard sitting at a table at the front door. I had a photo with him. Other guests who had visited included world President's and Prime Ministers. One memento which I noticed was a plaque presented by the President of Bangladesh who had been there last year. I took a photo of it to show all of my Bengali friends in Oldham.
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