The way martial law was understood in the Philippines before the 1987 Constitution (at least by those predisposed to advance its use whenever they deemed it necessary) is that by its proclamation, the whole country, or only a certain part thereof as delineated in the proclamation, is supposed to be placed under the dictatorship of [...]
Full Text: Rules Of Joint Session of Congress on Proclamation No. 1959
December 10, 2009 By 5 Comments
The following is the full text of the Rules for the joint session of congress (both Houses) which started yesterday for the sole purpose of tackling Proclamation 1959 which declared Martial Law in the province of Maguindanao. These are the rules that were agreed upon before actual presentation by key resource persons from the government, [...]
Proclamation No. 1959: Martial Law proclamation in Maguindanao (Full Text)
December 8, 2009 By 2 Comments
The following is the full text, including the actual document (PDF), of Proclamation No. 1959: Proclaiming a State of Martial Law and Suspending the Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus in the province of Maguindanao, except for Certain Areas. PDF DOCUMENT: Proclamation 1959 (Martial Law in Maguindanao) Proclamation No. 1959 PROCLAIMING A STATE OF [...]
Google Live Search, Social Media, and Access of Information
December 8, 2009 By 10 Comments
I can’t stress enough the importance of how Google has been for the development of the web, I am not a Google fanatic, and I will not go into the rivalry between Microsoft and Google, but suffice it to say, we are in a time of constant, massive, and rapid change when it comes to [...]
The Buck Stops With Us
December 8, 2009 By 11 Comments
I came across Randy’ David’s opinion piece on “Warlords in a weak state“. He articulated the phenomena quite well and pointed out that warlord-ism is not unique to Mindanao alone. He states: “rido alone cannot explain what happened in Maguindanao. A fuller analysis must take into account the weak state in which it is framed. [...]
Arroyo To Impose Martial Law In Maguindanao
December 4, 2009 By 12 Comments
Word was abuzz in media, until confirmation was made and according to sources within military, that Martial Law will be imposed early Saturday Morning. According to ABS CBN, this move could pave the way for swift arrests of other suspects, including members of the Ampatuan clan, who have been linked to the November 23 massacre [...]
Arroyo bilang Warlord at kahibangang Dapat Nang Sugpuin
December 2, 2009 By 14 Comments
Walang batas na nagbabawal kay Ginang Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo na tumakbong kinatawan ng ikalawang distrito ng Pampanga. Kung nais niyang sundin ang kanyang kahibangan, walang tuldok sa Saligang Batas na maaring gamitin para siya pagbawalan. Ngunit, ang usaping ito ay hindi usaping ligal kundi ito’y usaping may kinalaman sa moralidad o sa kastila’y tinatawag na delikadesa. [...]
The Maguindanao Massacre: Articles, Timeline, Continuing Coverage
November 28, 2009 By 29 Comments
(Updated 12:51am, Saturday November 28) The Maguindanao Massacre, with a death toll of 64 at the time of this writing, has once again put Mindanao on the national spotlight, and even in the international spotlight. With the death of members of a political family, including lawyers, and members of media, this tragedy has not only [...]
Why not medical marijuana in RP?
October 26, 2009 By 15 Comments
If there is an evolving policy pattern across US whereby medical marijuana can now be prescribed for use of patients, why not one in RP – free of any serious legal debate? Can not the government now relax the law against use of marijuana for purely medical purpose? Clinical researches are about to prove of [...]
Along Came “The One”
September 17, 2009 By 19 Comments
I am a huge advocate of a demanding vetting process when it comes to selecting a car, a house, candidates for public office, or a spouse. There would be less lemons, separations, annullments, and divorces if people would put a little more effort in this process. Or in the case of presidential candidates, less protests, [...]
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