Supreme Court to lawyers: Do not date your clients
A lawyer is prohibited from romantic entanglements with clients under the updated Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA) / A.M. No. 22-09-01-SC, which was...
Party-list system hijacked by the rich and powerful
THE COUNTRY’S party-list system continues to be hijacked by the rich and powerful.
Around half of party-list groups are being used as a backdoor to...
Love ‘hugot’ lines from Supreme Court decisions
“LOVE is founded on a promise: to seek beyond ourselves in order to enable the other to continue to become the best version of...
‘Eskrimadoras’ as brave Filipina warriors in CCP Pasinaya 2025
THE PERFORMANCE of eskrimadoras or female arnis players during the 2025 PASINAYA Open House Festival of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) seemed to be...
Honoring Jesus Christ as a young Santo Niño or an adult Black Nazarene
FESTIVALAS are prime manifestations of the Filipino’s fervent devotion and faith characterized by history, artistry, creativity, and passion.
“Viva Pit Senyor!” and “Viva Senyor Hesus Nazareno!” reverberate during the month...
Black Nazarene’s ‘traslacion’ as ‘popular piety’
THE “TRASLACION” of the Black Nazarene is oftentimes linked with “popular piety” or “people’s spirituality”.
Held every 9th of January, this year is my second time to personally...
Remembering historian William Henry Scott of Sagada
SAGADA, Mountain Province – After three decades, I had the chance to personally visit the humble and simple tomb of historian William Henry Scott at the...
Blind faith and fanaticism in ‘Isang Himala’
“Waláng himalâ! Ang himalâ ay nasa pusò ng tao, nasa pusò nating lahat! Tayo ang gumagawâ ng himalâ! Tayo ang gumagawâ ng mga sumpâ...
Social and political landscape of UP’s Lantern Parade
I HAVE celebrated my birthday week inside the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman campus several times, in most instances coinciding with the traditional Lantern Parade.
The...
UP Law dominates 2024 bar exams
BY DENNIS GORECHO
“TO TEACH law in the grand manner!” – a slogan that aptly describes the overall performance of the University of the Philippines...