Since yesterday, I felt something weird around our office. No, I didn’t see dead people walking around like regular people, although there’s someone — or something — who/which usually plays around with the lights of one conference room. It’s just that, well, there are less people around and less cars on the street adjacent our [...]
Archive for October, 2007
UP College of Law: Law Aptitude Examination (LAE)
The University of the Philippines (U.P.) College of Law has announced the holding of the Law Aptitude Examination (LAE) for academic year 2008-2009. The LAE is the entrance exam for the UPLaw.
Pardon for Erap? What say you?
There’s a controversy on the proposal to pardon former President Joseph Estrada. Those in favor of the grant of Presidential pardon argue that Erap has suffered enough, that he is already 70 years old and that, in any event, PGMA has absolute discretion to pardon anyone she chooses. Those who oppose the pardon, on the [...]
JLP-Law is looking for another Associate
JLP Law is in need of another Associate. Please send your resume, with cover letter and transcript of grades, to this address or through email.
(Update: Done) Thank you.
Rule on DNA Evidence
This month, the Supreme Court issued the Rule on DNA Evidence, through A.M. No. 06-11-5-SC, 2 October 2007. The full text of the Rule on DNA Evidence is at the Philippine e-Legal Forum. The use of DNA in cases gained popularity in recent years. In 2005, the Supreme Court required certain trial court judges to [...]
More long weekends for the rest of 2007
There are more long weekends to come. This early, searches have reached this site looking for public holidays for the rest of the year – October, November and December (time flies so fast). Here are the remaining declared public holidays for 2007 (and one for 2008):
In Memory of the Lemon Law: Discuss-a-Bill
Maybe not everyone noticed that there was an attempt (Senate Bill 2464) to enact a Philippine “Lemon Law,” which is intended to provide protection for buyers of motor vehicles that turn out to be defective. The Senate Bill sought to promote full protection to the rights of consumers in the sale of motor vehicles against [...]
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