Question of intent
WILL YOU see a person’s life and capabilities on a piece of paper? Of course not.
These are the words that Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
Extra and vital
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) is now finalizing the list of official candidates and hopes to finish it by the end of the year.
Philippine...
How does substitution work?
THE FILING of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) is from Oct. 1 to 8, 2021 set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for political aspirants.
If...
What you need to know about amnesty
ON FEBRUARY 5, 2021 President Rodrigo Duterte granted amnesty, under Proclamation No. 1090, to members of rebel groups Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Moro...
ICC and the Philippines
ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2021, the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has authorized the formal investigation into the crimes committed and...
Restrictions on public access to SALNs
THE OFFICE of the Ombudsman is a constitutional body which has the power to implement laws relating to public officers. One of these is...
Shifting guilt
WHEN I became a lawyer, it was an annual routine for me to be part of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Debate Competition organized...
Writing contracts
ALMOST a month ago, an issue broke out that an online course to be taught by Filipino traditional tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od was a...
Simplifying land titling
THE WAIT is over.
On Dec. 31, 2020, the filing and acceptance of agricultural free patent applications in Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (CENROs)...
Forced displacement
THE WORLD has been responding to massive displacement and refugee crises brought by wars and ethnic violence. A lot of people have been fleeing...