#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Last week the palace announced that Metro Manila will continue to be under MECQ until September 7, 2021. Based on news reports, aside from Metro Manila, the following areas will likewise be under MECQ : Province of Aklan Province of Apayao Province of Bataan...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Let me settle one of the most common questions asked of me once and for all: What happens if I failed to vote in the last two elections? Answer: You get deactivated as a voter and can no longer vote in the next elections. If you wish to reactivate your voting...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal What is the Pink Sun Rising? The pink sun is a symbol which I came up with a friend, Tom Yboa, a few years back. You’ll probably see the symbol in several places all over the Philippines. It’s usually in the rear windshield of a vehicle, or on bicycles and...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal A few days ago, a lawyer from Davao City, Atty. Sitti Gilda Mahinay-Sapie and her husband, Muhaimen Mohammad Sapie, were gunned down just right outside their home in a supposedly very secure subdivision. This adds to the growing number of cases of members of the...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal With less than three months to go before the deadline for people to register as voters, we need to remind our family and friends that if they haven’t yet applied as voters, they should do it as soon as possible. To help, the following are answers to FAQs...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal In one of the lectures I conducted last week, one participant had an interesting question. She started by describing the usual scenario in politics where voters have options but seem to be stuck with choosing, in her own words, “the lesser of two...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal There is good news this week! Starting May 10, 2021, the new voter registration schedule has reverted to Monday to Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Office of the Election Officer (OEO). This is a very good development. Before May 10, the schedule was from...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Just a few weeks ago, the number of people in the Philippines infected daily with COVID-19 was above 10,000. In recent days, the daily number of people infected hovered around 8,000 people. Earlier this week, Ryan Caybayab tweeted his experience talking with a...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal What is confirmation bias? Confirmation bias is defined as the “tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with one’s existing beliefs. This biased approach to decision making is largely unintentional and...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal The Mall of Asia Arena is located in Pasay City. It’s in the Mall of Asia shopping complex. It was officially opened on May 21, 2012. Based on information available online, it has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events, and a full house capacity...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Just recently, Japan and the UK announced that there was a new strain that they detected in their country. They found this in people who travelled from the Philippines. The new virus variant is now called the Philippine variant. We join the UK, South Africa,...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Many people are actively encouraging qualified Filipino citizens to register as voters. I’ve been discussing the process of applying as a voter in various parts of the Philippines, and I can already feel the increased interest people have in applying as a...
