Marcos vs Duterte
VICE PRESIDENT Sara Duterteâs âno commentâ on the simmering West Philippine Sea issue drew flak from certain groups, with Akbayan declaring that they are...
When Duterte weaponized the law
LAST WEEK the Supreme Court announced its junking of Proclamation No. 572 issued by former President Rodrigo Duterte in 2018.
The proclamation was declared illegal...
Word war over Ayungin
WHAT is EEZ?
EEZ stands for âexclusive economic zone.â
Under the UNCLOS, or the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the EEZ is...
World capital of dynasties
WILL WE agree to charter change on the condition that the new Constitution will contain a provision defining and banning political dynasties?
Article 2, Section...
Quiboloy scared of city jail
DETAINEES are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a public trial.
But they might as well be guilty. Our detention system is among the most...
Quiboloyâs money
CONTROVERSIAL Pastor Apollo Quiboloy faces the following tribulations:
A warrant of arrest recently unsealed by a California court, a contempt citation from the Senate that...
Cheap speech in social media
IN AN en banc decision made public last week, the Supreme Court held former Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy guilty of contempt of court for red-tagging a...
Digest of Gadonâs disbarment
YESTERDAY the Supreme Court website announced the disbarment of Lorenzo âLarryâ Gadon â the Presidentâs adviser on poverty alleviation.
That means that Gadonâs name has...
Politicianâs bogus death
A PUBLIC official is identified in social media as having been embroiled in the following circumstances:
When he was younger, this man wed a woman...
Will Marcos stop ICC arrest warrants with a written order?
HARRY Roque wants President Bongbong Marcos to issue a written order that says that warrants of arrest, if ever issued by the International Criminal...