Peaceful ways to settle Sabah dispute
Both our Constitution and the United Nations Charter prohibit war and the use of force in settling disputes. Article 33
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Re-enfranchising OFWs
I am glad the Commission on Elections (Comelec) re-enfranchised 238,557 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and professionals. Earlier this year, it
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Understanding the Sabah dispute
To understand (1) the claim of the Sultan of Sulu over Sabah, (2) the standoff in Lahad Datu town in
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Unconstitutional Comelec restrictions
Unconstitutional, unfair and unwise in my humble view is the resolution of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) restricting candidates for
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Pope Chito?
The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI opened the real possibility for His Eminence, Luis Antonio G. Cardinal Tagle, to become
Three Orders of Dr. Morales
Keynote Address delivered by retired Chief Justice ARTEMIO V. PANGANIBAN during the Opening Ceremonies of the 18th Joint Annual Convention of the Philippine Society
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Legality and technology
The less-than-perfect results of the mock elections conducted by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) reignited legal and technological controversies. Despite
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‘80 percent of backlog involve criminal cases’
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous en banc resolution dated Jan. 8, noted a startling statistic that “80 percent of
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To abolish or not to abolish the PCGG
President Aquino is still studying the surprising proposal of Dean Andres D. Bautista, chair of the Presidential Commission on Good
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Checking the checkpoints
To implement effectively the gun ban during the election period, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) authorized the military and the
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