Manuel Pangilinan’s Words of Wisdom Weren’t His

If you're ever invited to give a public speech, such as a graduation speech, don't ever decide to crib it together using speeches given by celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, Conan O'Brien, or J.K. Rowling. They have professional speech writers, and their speeches are easily searchable on the Internet. That lesson comes a little too late for Manual Pangilinan, a prominent and well-respected businessman in the Philippines with a compelling rags-to-riches story who did exactly just that this March, and is now facing a storm of criticism for his plagiarism.

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