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...
THE LEGAL FRONT The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 (ATA) has traveled a long way from the time it became a law. It had run a gauntlet of 37 petitions before it received the Court’s blessings, albeit with two objectionable provisions noted. A major portion of the internal debate was understandably...
THE LEGAL FRONT The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word “crisis.” One brush stroke stands for danger, the other for opportunity. This usage suggests a double-sided view of a crisis: the danger that every crisis carries, and the opportunity that the response to danger opens up. ...
BACOLOD CITY – The Diocese of Bacolod has signed an agreement with a group of young lawyers for free legal services to the poor who seek assistance from the Catholic Church here. ATTY. Carmela Yasay Feria (left) of the Young Lawyers Association of Negros Occidental (YLANO) and Bishop Patricio...
THE LEGAL FRONT (Part I) In my May 12 and 13 columns, I mentioned the days of disquiet and the healing that our Supreme Court had experienced. The passage of time was a critical factor in the healing; time softens feelings by allowing interactions, consultations, and dialogue. Changes in the...
THE LEGAL FRONT After the Court’s Quo Warranto ruling that vacated the Chief Justice position, the President appointed three Chief Justices in quick succession who all retired as compulsory retirement age successively overtook them. From hindsight, the President made a very good call as the new...
