Retaking the bar exam
GRIEVE and take the bar exam again.
This was the advice given by 2020/2021 bar exam chairman Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen to the...
‘Takbo ng mga rosas’
THE OBLATION sculpture of the University of the Philippines (UP) is considered an icon of selfless dedication, service to the nation and freedom of expression.
One of...
Disbarment due to extramarital affairs
EXTRAMARITAL affairs of lawyers are always very interesting stories during the legal ethics sessions of the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE).
Lawyers are required every three...
The saga of the missing luggage
ONE OF the greatest fears of any traveller is finding out after a long day of voyage that his bags didn’t make it to his airport of destination.
The dilemma...
Alternative lawyering and Neri Colmenares
MANY ALTERNATIVE lawyers are guided by the words of former President Ramon Magsaysay: “Those who have less in life should have more in law.”
Alternative...
No salubong for the #BestBarEver2020_21
#BestBarEver2020_21 became one of the trending hashtags as aspiring lawyers trooped to different locations nationwide to take the Bar exams on Feb. 4 and...
Bar exams in the time of COVID-19 pandemic
PRAYERS will not save you in the bar exams.
“Do not write a mantra, motto, prayer to deities or saints, special plea addressed to the...
‘Mangkukulam’ and libel
LILIA Cuntapay, dubbed “Queen of Philippine Horror Movies,” was especially mentioned in a mangkukulam story during one of our Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) lectures.
With her long...
Homage to the acacia trees
THE ACACIA trees of the academic oval are silent witnesses to the travails of the denizens of the Diliman campus of the University of the Philippines.
As a...
The legacy of UP Law Dean Merlin Magallona
THE LEGAL profession lost one of its Filipino luminaries in the field of international law, as former UP College of Law Dean Merlin Magallona passed away...