THE Department of Justice (DOJ) has endorsed a bill in the House of Representatives that seeks to amend Republic Act 8504, otherwise known as the Philippines AIDS Prevention Control Act of 1998, to strengthen the country’s comprehensive policy on the prevention and control of the disease. Read the rest of this entry »
DOJ backs bill protecting rights of HIV/AIDS victims
April 15, 2012
SC has last say on meaning of the law—Bernas
February 11, 2012
THE Supreme Court may step in to stop any abuse of discretion during the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, noted constitutional expert Joaquin Bernas said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Protected:
February 2, 2012
A dysfunctional court system Conclusion
December 12, 2011
Case #4: Temporary restraining order (TRO) on the travel ban on ex-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Eight Arroyo Supreme Court justices voted within a day for the issuance of the temporary restraining order (TRO) on the travel ban. They are: Corona, Velasco, Brion, Peralta, Bersamin, Abad, Villarama, and Perez. Dissenters were Carpio, Mendoza, Reyes, Bernabe, and Sereno. Read the rest of this entry »
Impeachment complaint vs Corona readied
December 12, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – A draft impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Renato Corona is awaiting signatures of members of the House of Representatives. The draft complaint obtained by abs-cbnNEWS.com cites eight grounds for impeaching the chief justice, including betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution. Read the rest of this entry »
A dysfunctional court system
December 9, 2011
First of two parts
You only respect an institution if it deserves respect, you do not respect it of itself. An institution is made up of men and women so is only as good as those men and women are. As this report shows the Philippine court system is severely dysfunctional. It’s quite simply, a mess. I put much of its problem down to what afflicts almost every sector of Philippine society—lack of money. You can’t expect much of a judge you pay P25,000/month, or a clerk of court who gets P12,000. Honesty is bound to suffer and the best people won’t be attracted, except a few true idealists. Read the rest of this entry »
JPE, Miriam show up ignorance of Yellow mob, Noy allies
December 2, 2011
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago yesterday demolished arguments coming from fellow senators and allies of President Aquino in their bid to have Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona recuse from participating in all the cases involving former President Gloria Arroyo. Read the rest of this entry »
Corona says ‘power won’t last forever’
November 25, 2011
SOLGEN FAILED TO SHOW FROM WHICH LAW DE LIMA’S WLO GETS ITS POWER
Power won’t last forever, Chief Justice Renato Corona seemed to caution government lawyers yesterday during the oral arguments into the suit filed by the Arroyo camp challenging the travel ban imposed on them by the Department of Justice (DoJ). Read the rest of this entry »
Noy hints at defying all unfavorable SC rulings
November 24, 2011
SAYS TRUTH, MORAL RIGHT AND PEOPLE ARE BEHIND HIM
All signs and presidential speeches point to moves being made by President Aquino to ensure worsening the ongoing constitutional crisis and bringing it to a head in his bid to establish a dictatorship. Read the rest of this entry »
Free legal help to poor earners of less than P13,000 a month
November 19, 2011
Dear PAO,
Good morning! I read some of your advices regarding on how to change the gender in the birth certificate and I understand your responses. My question is: Is there a fee if I am going to the attorney to change my gender in my birth certificate? Thank you.
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