When pardon is afoot
THE Supreme Court is āthe court of last resort.ā For people seeking a reversal of their convictions in criminal cases, it is there where...
Rats in the underground justice system
LAST week, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Police Lieutenant General Camilo Cascolan as the new chief of the Philippine National Police. Cascolan is admittedly the...
End of construction cartels?
IT IS NOT often that we hear of news of the Solicitor General losing a case in the Supreme Court. The top government lawyer...
Who wants a revolution?
LAST SATURDAY, a group of reportedly three hundred people converged at the Clark Freeport in Pampanga to present a resolution that calls on the...
Behind the wheel
ON THURSDAY last week, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the President would address the nation on Monday, Aug. 17, to reveal the new...
When action is inaction
HOMICIDE is murder when the killing is done during a pandemic.
Theft gets qualified, and is penalized two degrees higher when property is taken on...
The finality of death
ALMOST a year ago, Sen. Manny Pacquiao delivered an empathic privilege speech urging the Senate committee on justice and human rights to prioritize consideration...
Who wields the baton of recovery?
AS OF SUNDAY, July 26, 2020, the Philippinesā COVID-19 cases had reached more than 80,000. That was the fourth straight day that the country...
Speech problems
HARRY Roque says the Palace does not have a policy of editing President Duterteās speeches that are released to the public.
The denial came amid...
The dominant religion
BECAUSE of automation, certificates of candidacy for elective positions will most likely be filed in October next year.
That marks the time when the current...