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In writing about the Subic Rape Case, I have never claimed any special authority, training or competence to do so, being mainly a useless bum, and bow with obsequiousness and embarrassment to those who do. What follows is just a personal summary of my own thoughts on the case. Clearly non-required reading for the Wisest. [...]
Although the Supreme Court has denied any link between Con-Ass moves in the House and its tectonic new ruling in Banat v. Comelec which is “immediately executory” the Constitutional Arithmetic at the heart of any Unicameral Con-Ass move has suddenly become a SCoRP-specified bit of Calculus. All of a sudden the Magic Number to achieve [...]
CONSIDER the moment in history frozen in the photograph nearby. It is the moment, shortly after high noon on Saturday, 20 January 2001, when then Chief Justice Hilario G. Davide, Jr. swore in then Vice President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as President of the Philippines. It is a moment of regime change and presidential succession that [...]
In largely procedural fashion, the Supreme Court has issued a writ of habeas corpus requiring the Senate to explain the basis for the arrest and continued detention of Jocelyn ’Joc Joc ‘ Bolante. Surely this is the majesty of the law at work despite the widespread public estimation that Bolante is guilty as hell in [...]
Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera is wrapping up her stint as top government barrister with a bang. Tipped to ‘ascend’ to the Suopreme Court, Devanadera delivered a sharp twit to the high tribunal for allegedly violating the separation of powers in declaring the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity ancestral domain agreement unconstitutional. Devanadera’s broadside reads like a preview [...]
Well, folks, for our convenience (special mention for our commenter “danilo u. ignacio”), here’s an index of The Province of Cotabato Vs. The Gov’t of the Republic of the Philippines, et al., G.R. Nos. 183591, 183572, 183893 & 183591, promulgated October 14, 2008. I strongly suggest that we read these brilliant pieces of legal writing. [...]
With an 8-7 vote, the Supreme Court earlier today declares the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) unconstitutional. The seven justices who dissented only stated that the issue is moot as the government has pledged not to sign the agreement anymore. While this seals the coffin of the MOA-AD and the legal issues surrounding [...]
A colleague and I were speaking earlier today about the implications of the front page story about the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss Court of Appeals Justice Vicente Roxas, suspend Justice Jose Sabio, jr, and reprimand Justices Bienvenido Reyes and Justice Conrado Vasquez, jr, in connection with the alleged attempt by a businessman to bribe [...]
The Supreme Court has just kicked out a justice of the Court of Appeals, suspended another, and admonished or reprimanded three other members of the appellate court in connection with bribery attempts that allegedly attended the case filed over the MERALCO-GSIS war. The SC reserved it strongest action against justice Vicente Roxas, the disgraced ponente [...]
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