Labor issues and challenges
SEVERAL companies are closing during this COVID-19 pandemic. Due to poor business, many Filipinos couldn’t work anymore.
Sadly, there are employers taking advantage of the...
Hearsay Rule
THE COURTS are in full swing implementing the amended Revised Rules on Evidence and the Amended 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure.
One of the important...
Was there a violation?
ONE OF the activities in the Miss Universe 2020 beauty pageant was the national costume competition. This was not included in the judging criteria...
Foreign element analysis
OUR legislators make laws that apply to all citizens of the Philippines and those who are in our territory. These laws are different from...
Safe spaces for everyone
LAST week, I had the chance to join again a webinar organized by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), in partnership with Rainbow...
Tax Reform Package
By AYIN DREAM D. APLASCA
THEY say studying taxation law is “taxing.” It is more taxing when you pay your taxes. Nevertheless, we have the...
Eliminating gender stereotypes
GENDER equality is a fundamental human right. It is necessary for nation-building and social and economic development.
Still, gender equality is one of the leading...
Hot pursuit
THERE are many ways to arrest a person. And for the past few months, we read or heard about persons arrested for committing crimes...
Broad and ambiguous
GOING outside one’s residence to buy necessities as basic as food is not a crime per se.
Conversely, at the start of the pandemic, the...
Coffee with a former Justice
IT IS A rare opportunity to be invited for coffee with a former Supreme Court Justice. I don’t always get the chance to listen...