The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, April 11, condemned the circulation of an alleged porn content linked to a member of her family and is studying legal options against those who fabricated them. Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media Bureau) Although Robredo’s spokesman Barry...
Poll watchdog Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) called on the youth on Monday, April 4 to refrain from using the term "fake news" to identify false information and instead use other terms such as "misinformation", "disinformation" or "malinformation". Lente Executive Director Ona Caritos...
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) party chaired by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte is looking into the implications of the data breach on Smartmatic, the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) service contractor for the upcoming May 9 polls. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (left) speaking with...
The Random Manual Audit Committee (RMAC), through the Commission on Elections (Comelec), will conduct the source code review for the automated random selection program starting this month. Photo Lente FB In a Facebook post, the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (Lente) said the review will start...
THE LEGAL FRONT Atty. Arturo D. Brion, Ll.B, Ll.M. The nation must be happy that COVID-19 now appears to be on the wane. Still, our elation must be guarded as the transition may not at all be that easy; we should realize that a favorable outcome will largely depend on whether we can continue to...
Veteran showbiz scribe Cristy Fermin is pursuing legal action against dancer-actress Dawn Chang's lawyer, Atty. Rafael Vicente Calinisan. This is what Cristy's legal team as led by Atty. Ferdinand Topacio, told PEP. Ph, recently, relating, “We’re now laying the groundwork for filing next...
Senatorial aspirant Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno has pieces of advice for those affected by the “Operation Baklas” of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) Diokno listed a few legal tips to help their volunteers and supporters...
Believing the country is at a pivotal moment, senatorial aspirant Chel Diokno on Monday, Feb. 14, told Filipinos to express their affection for the country because it needs the people’s love more than ever. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno addresses the crowd during the “Pink Sunday” rally on...
THE LEGAL FRONT (Part I) Atty. Arturo D. Brion, Ll.B, Ll.M. Much has been aired and written on the standards to apply in choosing our new President. The simplest (and perhaps the most authoritative) could be those drawn from our Constitution’s direct demands, from the roles the President is...
THE LEGAL FRONT Atty. Arturo D. Brion, Ll.B, Ll.M. Former Senate President Blas F. Ople (Ka Blas, to many) must have been smiling up there on his 95 th natal day last Feb. 3 as he viewed our recent national developments, his daily routine during his years as a public servant, journalist, and as a...
Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel 'Chel' Diokno said he would push for free legal aid in every barrio to provide ordinary citizens immediate access to legal assistance at no cost. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) During the CNN‘s “The Filipino Votes Senatorial Forum”...
The Legal Front Atty. Arturo D. Brion, Ll.B, Ll.M. COVID-19 came unannounced as the third decade of this century opened. It first broke out in China, a new and mysterious illness that initially baffled even the medical experts. The development was scary as China is practically a next-door neighbor....
