Source: DIRECT FROM THE LABOR FRONT By Atty Josephus Jimenez
In International Law, and in diplomatic parlance, the term “persona non grata” refers to any foreign national who, by his actuation and behavior, his words written or oral, has caused embarrassment, discomfort or dishonor to the host country and its officials and citizens. Lately, a Canadian actor who does not know his geography, was declared by Congress as “persona non grata” for putting our country in bad light and for insulting our Customs officials by accusing them, albeit erroneously, of corruption, committed supposedly by illegal exaction of bribery. It turned out that he was in the Denpasar Airport in Bali, Indonesia, a good four-hour flight from Manila. We should slap that stupid actor with a map of Asia.
Earlier this year, the ambassador of a leading world power committed a clear breach of protocol, when he allegedly declared that most of