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DURING THE last six months, the Supreme Court has had an overdose of painful criticisms for its many stressful actions, […]

IS THE Supreme Court afraid of the truth? Why did it decapitate the Philippine Truth Commission (PTC)? Why are unelected

TO THE poor, justice is elusive, distant and expensive. The courts smack of intimidating technicalities, procedural complexities, bottomless lawyers’ fees,

TO ENSURE the legality and validity of their public-private partnership (PPP) contracts with the government, can investors ask the courts

MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino anchored his election promise of liberating our people from the yoke of poverty on public-private partnerships

MANILA, Philippines—The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) conference was held a few days ago amid growing optimism in our country’s economy. Most

MANILA, Philippines—Support—especially from the media, the academe and the religious sector—is snowballing for the 37 University of the Philippines law

MANILA, Philippines—Many readers asked me why the Supreme Court could, even without a complaint from anyone, conduct contempt and disciplinary

OUR PRESENT system allocates the great powers of government to three major branches: legislative, executive and judicial. To bring about

MANILA, Philippines—If there is an agency or group, whether in the government or elsewhere, that can scuttle the avowed anti-corruption