Democratic fiscalization and genuine Opposition; role of Roxas, Robredo.
If both Mar Roxas and Leni Robredo lose, it is advisable that they run for the Senate in 2019 to insure that an anti-Duterte Government, LP-led Opposition is sustained.A republic without a credible,...
View ArticleRole of Poe and Escudero (NPC) under the Duterte regime
No, Poe and Escudero (NPC) will not immediately join the Cabinet of Duterte (PDP-Laban).The past public offer made by Duterte during the campaign to give Poe a major post in his Cabinet, if elected,...
View ArticleRight to dissent and to be different from the Duterte Establishment
People tell me to accept Duterte as the newly elected president and move on.I have no problem with that.His new legal status is now a given fact.However, as a citizen, I have the right to follow my...
View ArticleMy Thoughts on Duterte’s Coalition and Power Sharing with the Communists...
The other day, during an interview, Duterte confirmed that he would visit his former professor Jose Ma. Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), National People’s Army (NPA), and...
View ArticleAre Karapatan and Duterte working together to allow the communist rebels in...
Leftist and CPP-NPA-NDF sympathizer Karapatan, which pretends to be a legitimate human rights group defending militant activists, farmers, peasants and fishermen, is a long-time secret political ally...
View ArticleUsurious loans and Duterte’s campaign against Indians
Usury is immoral. But, technically speaking, it is not a crime. Usury Law is legally inexistent with the issuance of CB Circular 905 (c. 1980s).Under the said CB Circular 905 interest can now be...
View ArticleMy thoughts on Duterte’s desire to impose “death penalty by hanging”
Duterte affirms his campaign promise to restore the death penalty, this time, “by hanging.”He erroneously believes that the cruel and barbaric punishments of the Dark Ages are the best means to solve...
View ArticleSupreme Court: Right to information not absolute | Inquirer News
See - Supreme Court: Right to information not absolute | Inquirer News"x x x.Right to information is not absolute, the Supreme Court said in a decision made public Monday.In a 13-page decision on the...
View ArticleBe prepared to suffer; the Duterte promises.
By way of a refresher, during the campaign, Duterte made many crazy, bombastic, dramatic, incredible, impossible and unpresidential promises and statements, which, nonetheless, secured for him a...
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UNCLOS; full text.
See - UNCLOS - Table of ContentsUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982CONTENTSPREAMBLEPART I. INTRODUCTIONArticle 1. Use of terms and scope PART II. TERRITORIAL SEA AND...
View ArticlePHILIPPINES’ UNCLOS ARBITRAL CASE VS. CHINA; EXPLOITATION OF THE WEST...
EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONEThe 1982 UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA (UNCLOS) is very specific and clear about our rights as an archipelagic state.Article 56 (Rights, jurisdiction and duties...
View ArticleRule on Arrest in the Rules of Court in relation to Duterte’s Shoot to Kill...
It is time for Duterte and his PNP Chief to refresh their knowledge of the legal procedures for arrest in relation to their announced policy of “shoot to kill” without restraints, limitations, and...
View ArticleIncoming Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre
Duterte’s new Justice Secretary is Atty Vitaliano Aguirre.He is a fraternity brod and law classmate of Duterte at San Beda College.Aguirre was the lawyer of Hubert Webb who was acquitted by the Supreme...
View ArticleDuterte's independent foreign policy in relation to China, according to...
Duterte’s new Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary is ex-SEC chairman Yasay. They took up law together at San Beda College.Yasay’s “acting capacity” appointment would allow Duterte’s vice presidential...
View ArticleIf Duterte's incoming PNP Chief Del Rosario has the evidence, as he brags, he...
Duterte’s new PNP Chief, Del Rosario, urges police officers who he knows are linked to drugs and crimes to either go on official leave or AWOL (absence without leave) or resign now to save themselves...
View ArticleDuterte must be careful in dealing with minors as part of his campaign...
Duterte states that he wants to apply nationwide his Davao City ordinance on curfew against unaccompanied children after 10:00 PM and on alcohol ban after 2:00 AM. He threatens he will imprison the...
View ArticleDeath Penalty by Hanging; Duterte's False Tactics Against the Bishops of the...
See - (95) Duterte's False Tactics Against the Catholic... - Manuel Laserna Jr.These are Duterte's false and unfair tactics against the Bishops of the Catholic Church whenever they humbly assert their...
View ArticleTo separate the canvassing of the votes for the vice president is...
Sen. Soto wants to “separate the canvassing” of the votes for president and vice president. He says votes for vice presidential candidates Robredo and Marcos are very close (reports say by only about...
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Rodrigo Duterte, the president-elect of the Philippines, loves to swear and...
See - Rodrigo Duterte, the president-elect of the Philippines, loves to swear and threaten to kill people | D+C - Development + Cooperation"x x x.AUTHORITARIAN ATTITUDESChains coming?25/05/2016 – by...
View ArticleKnow who’s the richest, poorest among Supreme Court magistrates – Update...
See - Know who’s the richest, poorest among Supreme Court magistrates – Update Philippines"x x x.Know who’s the richest, poorest among Supreme Court magistrates May 26, 2016 PNAThe Supreme Court (SC)...
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