Weighing My Options: The Agony of decision.(Opinion &Amp; Editorial)

WHERE does duty and honor point me? This column is like a page from my Journal which I have described elsewhere as secret archives of the heart. It is like sharing the agonies of decision with the readers of this column and the public in general.

All my friends know I have always practised humility and I have never been burdened with an exaggerated sense of self-importance. But in the wake of the so-called Guingona affair I have found myself under the spotlight of public attention and scrutiny. The truth is that up to the moment this is being written, I have not finally made up my mind on whether or not to accept the overtures for joining the Administration as Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Neither has there been made any formal offer to me, although mutual …

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Publication information: Article title: Weighing My Options: The Agony of decision.(Opinion &Amp; Editorial). Contributors: Not available. Newspaper title: Manila Bulletin. Publication date: July 20, 2002. Page number: Not available. © 2009 Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. COPYRIGHT 2002 Gale Group.

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