THE LEGAL FRONT When I reflect on my high school years, gratitude is the first thought that comes to mind, for the unique lessons and experiences that served me well throughout my life. High school coincides with the transition from boyhood to manhood, from the years under parental care and...
THE LEGAL FRONT With the school opening this August, freshmen law students would experience law school for the first time in their lives. This event should be as exciting and heady for them as it had been for me in 1970, or 53 years ago. Excitement, in my case, started on the first day of...
THE LEGAL FRONT The efforts of the PBBM administration – in this time of peace – to prepare our country for defensive measures we may need if our circumstances change, are very commendable and should receive the people’s fullest support. The primary duty to help our nation lies with us –...
THE LEGAL FRONT My title might look strange to some readers as my listed subjects, on first reading, do not relate to one another. What brings them together, in my own mind, is causality – one subject, once started, unfailingly leads to another, until all three are wrapped up as one...
THE LEGAL FRONT I repeatedly and patiently watched PBBM’s SONA speech to discern its message beyond the raw performance, plans, and numbers he was citing. And I sat frustrated for some time as his message escaped me although the listening audience seemed to have understood, as shown by their...
THE LEGAL FRONT The current developments in our agricultural sector are very encouraging, particularly, the recent grant of a $600 million loan from the World Bank to help modernize the sector and optimize the food supply chain. This is the kind of people-oriented development that I have been...
THE LEGAL FRONT An assessment of a President’s performance after only a year in office can provide a good sense of his governance direction and the soundness of his initial steps. It is a directional gauge and a qualitative, not a quantitative, measure of the governance steps so far taken....
THE LEGAL FRONT The June 30 papers carried as news President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s (PBBM) agreement with the statement of Dr. Aries Arugay of UP that “he should get a grade of ‘incomplete’ for his first year in office.” If this were a Court case, I would respectfully partially dissent to...
THE LEGAL FRONT Three factors led me to the topic of this column. First is our K-12 system of education that the country has been implementing since 2012. The system covers kindergarten, six years of primary education, four years of junior high school, and two years of senior high school, to...
THE LEGAL FRONT Trust, the tie between the people and their chosen representatives, is strengthened when the latter reciprocate by working for the people’s care and welfare. The people further fortify this bond when they manifest their appreciation – by thoughts, words or deeds – resulting...
THE LEGAL FRONT Trust is the “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or of something.” In this sense, it is the basic foundation of our representative democracy which operates on the strength of trust: People entrust their care and welfare to periodically chosen...
THE LEGAL FRONT I lifted my title from the Beatles song “Let’s give peace a chance,” an anti-war song of the 60s-70s. Like John Lennon’s song, this article advocates action; it is an appeal to reason and to the better side of our nature – a plea for a kinder and more appreciative look at...
