Buoyant economy
MANILA, Philippines—The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) conference was held a few days ago amid growing optimism in our country’s economy. Most […]
The Party-list System, Philippine Style Presenting better solutions, or hatching new problems?
Lecture delivered by retired Chief Justice ARTEMIO V. PANGANIBAN during the Justice Cecilia Munoz-Palma Lecture Series on November 19, 2010 at Ateneo Law School,
Power of the bench over the bar
MANILA, Philippines—Support—especially from the media, the academe and the religious sector—is snowballing for the 37 University of the Philippines law
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Bulwark of Filipino Catholicism
Welcome remarks delivered during the 5th Manila Cathedral-Basilica (MCB) Pipe Organ Concert held on November 12, 2010 at the Manila
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Contempt and disciplinary actions
MANILA, Philippines—Many readers asked me why the Supreme Court could, even without a complaint from anyone, conduct contempt and disciplinary
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Securing judicial imprimatur
OUR PRESENT system allocates the great powers of government to three major branches: legislative, executive and judicial. To bring about
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How P-Noy can win the Supreme Court
MANILA, Philippines—If there is an agency or group, whether in the government or elsewhere, that can scuttle the avowed anti-corruption
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Back to manual; a pleasant dialogue
MANILA, Philippines—The barangay (village) polls on Monday, Oct. 25 (declared a non-working national holiday) will be conducted manually. No PCOS
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‘Jueteng,’ raffle, bingo and other illegalities
MANILA, Philippines—For over a century, “jueteng” has been a national scourge. Though outlawed and criminalized by our lawmakers since 1930
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Sanctity of life and of marriage
IF THERE is one issue in which the hierarchical Church is solidly united, and in which all our Catholic bishops
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