Overhauling the criminal justice system
The Supreme Court knows only too well that our people are carefully watching how the Maguindanao massacre trial is handled. […]
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How the Judiciary Can Help the Economy
Address delivered by retired Chief Justice ARTEMIO V. PANGANIBAN during the “2012 ACCRA LAW-MAP BUSINESSLAW FORUM” held on November 29, 2012 at the Manila Golf Club, Makati City.
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Options to stop political dynasties
“The state shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service, and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by
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Thank You Professor Donaldson
Closing remarks delivered by retired Chief Justice ARTEMIO V. PANGANIBAN during the Corporate Governance Enhancement Session on the theme “Navigating the New World of
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Live coverage and the rights of the accused
As expected, the Supreme Court resolution (dated Oct. 23, 2012, but known publicly only last week) “disallowing the live media
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Chaff and grain of the cybercrime law
The controversy over the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (Republic Act 10175) digs deep into one of the most revered
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Party-list: Legislation is the solution (2)
How are party-list winners determined? The Supreme Court answered this question in its very first decision on the party-list system,
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Party-list: legislation is the solution (1)
Every election season, the party-list system always becomes a vortex of controversies. And yet, all the time, the controversies revolve
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A little vague but not unconstitutional
The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro forged between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is a
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Maguindanao massacre, still a long wait
Judicial decision-making, I wrote last Sunday, may be reduced in its simplest terms to an Aristotelian syllogism. Most of the
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