Leila de Lima has spent much of her life inside the machinery of Philippine justice—first as a prosecutor, then as Secretary of Justice, and later as a senator and legislator. But perhaps nothing has taught her more about the fragility of truth than the years she spent in detention, accused of crimes she says were invented by people who swore to lies. Now, as House Senior Deputy Minority Leader and representative of Mamamayang Liberal party-list, she is turning that painful personal history into a legislative crusade. She wants the Philippines to criminalize subornation of perjury—the act of persuading or coercing…

The Hidden Choice: Why Some Parents Are Delaying Their Summer-Born Children’s School Start Deep within the labyrinth of British education policy lies a little-known option that could fundamentally shape a child’s early years: the right to delay school entry for summer-born children. While most parents assume that the September after a child turns four is the non-negotiable starting point for formal education, a quiet but growing movement of families has discovered otherwise. Children born between April and August possess a legal entitlement to defer their school start until the September after their fifth birthday—a full year later than the conventional…