Supreme Court exempts Ayala's 221-ha Westgrove expansion from land reform
See - COCKTALES | Divided Sereno court exempts Ayala's 221-ha Westgrove expansion from land reform"x x x.InterAksyon.comThe online news portal of TV5Ayala Land has obtained approval from a divided...
View ArticleInjustice and misery in PH jails | Inquirer Opinion
See - Injustice and misery in PH jails | Inquirer Opinion"x x x.By: Carlos H. Conde, March 8th, 2016 12:06 AMON DEC. 3, 2010, antidrug police in Muntinlupa City arrested 30-year-old tricycle driver...
View ArticleCarpio, et. al. on Poe's disqualification | Inquirer News
See - Arroyo appointees to stand firm on Poe DQ | Inquirer News"x x x.Carpio: Poe naturalized, not natural-born FilipinoIn their decision on the case filed against Poe before the Senate Electoral...
View ArticleRepublic Act No. 10747 - “Rare Diseases Act of the Philippines”
See - Republic Act No. 10747 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10747]AN ACT PROMULGATING A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH RARE...
View ArticleRepublic Act No. 10744 - “Credit Surety Fund Cooperative Act of 2015”
See - Republic Act No. 10744 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10744]AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION AND ORGANIZATION OF CREDIT SURETY FUND COOPERATIVES TO MANAGE...
View ArticleOn Grace Poe: Mistakes of the Supreme Court form part of the law of the land -
At the end of the day, numbers rule - whether it is Congress or the SC. We disagree with the SC decision declaring the eligibility of Poe to run for president. We believe its decision to reverse the...
View ArticleDenial is a bad fad among our public officials.
DOH denies the presence of zika virus in our country (despite the fact that an American was recently infected here).AFP denies the presence of ISIS in Mindanao (including "presence by radicalization...
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Bar exam 2015 results known by late April or May | Inquirer News
See - Bar exam 2015 results known by late April or May | Inquirer News"x x x.By: Tetch Torres-Tupas@T2TupasINQThe results of the 2015 bar examination will be released late April or sometime in May,...
View ArticleTo Jovito Salonga, the best president we never had, rest in peace.
May the soul of former Senate President Jovito Salonga rest in peace.An icon of democracy, Sen. Salonga helped in the restoration of Philippine democracy before and after EDSA I.We recall his role,...
View ArticleFull text of the recent Supreme Court decision (majority, concurring,...
See - Supreme Court of the PhilippinesMary Grace Natividad S. Poe-Llamanzares Vs. Commission on Elections and Estrella C. Elamparo/Mary Grace Natividad S. Poe-Llamanzares Vs. Commission on Elections,...
View ArticleGrace Poe is a nuisance candidate; dissent of Justice Carpio -
"x x x.Not being a natural-born Filipino citizen, petitioner is a nuisance candidate whose certificate of candidacy for President can motu proprio be cancelled by the COMELEC. In fact, the COMELEC is...
View ArticleGrace Poe is not a natural-born Filipino citizen; dissent of Justice Carpio -
"x x x.The 1987 Philippine Constitution is clear: "No person may be elected President unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, x x x, and a resident of the Philippines for at least ten...
View ArticleGrace Poe has the burden of proof to show that she is a natural-born...
"x x x.Any person who claims to be a citizen of the Philippines has the burden of proving his or her Philippine citizenship.97 Any person who claims to be qualified to run for the position of President...
View ArticleStatistical probability (presumption theory) and Grace Poe: dissent of...
"x x x.There is no law or jurisprudence which supports the Solicitor General's contention that natural-born citizenship can be conferred on a foundling based alone on statistical probability. Absent...
View ArticleCustomary international law and Grace Poe; Justice Carpio's dissent
"x x x.Customary international law has the same status as a statute enacted by Congress. Thus, it must not run afoul with the Constitution. Customary international law cannot validly amend the...
View Article1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness and Grace Poe; Justice...
"x x x.A 1961 United Nations multilateral treaty, the primary aim of the Convention is the prevention of statelessness by requiring states to grant citizenship to children born in their territory, or...
View Article1930 Hague Convention on Certain Questions Relating to the Conflict of...
"x x x.Article 14 merely states that a foundling "shall have the nationality of the country Q[ birth." It does not say that a foundling shall have the nationality at birth of the country where the...
View Article1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Grace Poe; Justice Carpio's...
"x x x.Article 15(1) of the UDHR simply affirms the right of every human being to a nationality. Being a mere declaration, such right guaranteed by the UDHR does not obligate states to automatically...
View Article1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Grace Poe;...
"x x x.The Convention guarantees a child the right to acquire a nationality, and requires the contracting states to ensure the implementation of this right, in particular where the child would...
View ArticleGrace Poe and the 1989 Convention on the Rights of a Child; excerpts from...
"x x x.The Philippines signed the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 26 January 1990 and ratified the same on 21 August 1990. The Convention defines a child to mean every human being below the...
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