Three classmates back in law school, at least those in my section, are victims of the heavy flood when Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsane) ravaged Metro Manila and its surrounding areas. Their cars got soaked by the flood, rendered unusable. It’s probably alright, I thought, considering that they’re safe and many were more badly hit. Besides,...
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There are existing proposals in both chambers for a right of reply. In essence, the right of reply means that all persons who are accused directly or indirectly of committing or having committed or of intending to commit any crime or offense defined by law or are criticized by innuendo, suggestion or rumor for...
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You may be aware that out of the 15 Supreme Court justices, 12 were appointees of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. There’s nothing wrong with that, considering that the President has the constitutional duty to appoint Supreme Court justices.
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Let’s take a pause from the usual legal talk and shift to something that we look forward to this December. No, it’s not Christmas or the Christmas bonus. We’re looking forward to the Pacman-Golden Boy fight.
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Today, the Supreme Court issued its decision on the the Memorandum of Agreement on the Ancestral Domain Aspect (MOA-AD) of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP)-Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Tripoli Agreement on Peace of 2001 (The Province of North Cotabato vs. Republic, 14 October 2008, GR Nos. 183591, 183572, 183893,...
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The creation of Shariff Kabunsuan, a new province in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), is unconstitutional. This is the ruling of the Supreme Court in Bai Sandra Sema vs. COMELEC and Didagen Dilangalen (G.R. No. 177597, 16 July 2008).
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You may be aware that there’s a growing debate on the proposed “Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008″ filed in the House of Representatives. Rep. Edcel Lagman as the principal sponsor (the Fact Sheet and the Explanatory Note to House Bill No. 17, substituted by HB 5043, is here). As appearing in...
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As reported in BBC News, the United States Supreme Court stopped the execution of a death convict, pending a determination if the chemicals to be used in the execution would cause pain (based on the constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment). The challenge, however, is not based on the argument that the death...
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“All rise!“As this phrase echoes through the four walls of the court, everyone is expected to stand up. Lawyers are trained in law school to stand up whenever the professor comes in. The act of standing up becomes automatic, a habit, even without anyone shouting: “All rise!”
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We asked our readers in a previous poll if they felt any economic improvement in their respective lives. The poll question relates to the commercial wherein businessmen and ordinary workers are saying “Ramdam ko ang Pag-Asenso” (roughly translated as “I can feel the progress”, but please feel free to suggest a better translation).
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