Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal #ASKGOYO Last week saw the resumption of the processing of applications for voter registration all over the country. There have been some sporadic reports of some crowding outside the Comelec field offices, but a most of the reports were that there was an orderly...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal I wrote about the basic information people normally ask about when they plan to register as a voter. You can read up on those FAQs here: https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/31/are-you-ready-to-make-a-change/ One thing which I want to remind those below the age of 18, but...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Last Monday, I wrote down some reminders for those who will be applying as a registered voter for the upcoming May 9, 2022, presidential elections. On that day, Filipinos will be voting into office the following officials: President. Vice President. Senators....
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal It’s August 26, 2020, today. About seven months since the first official COVID-19 case in the Philippines. In Wuhan, China, where the virus supposedly originated from, they had a pool party last week where thousands of people attended. Though there’s been...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Comelec recently issued Resolution No. 10674, which ordered the resumption of the acceptance and processing of voter registration applications nationwide starting September 1, 2020, except in areas under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and/or Modified Enhanced...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal Today will be the last day of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine in Metro Manila and some other provinces. As of the time I wrote this, there has yet been no decision as to whether to extend the MECQ, or shift to a more relaxed form of quarantine, which is...
#ASKGOYO Atty. Gregorio Larrazabal On July 17, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11480, which states: “ The school year shall start on the first Monday of June but not later than the last day of August. Provided, that in the event of a declaration of a state of emergency or...
#ASKGOYO Last week was a terrible week for the country and our economy. We surpassed Indonesia as having the most COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia. We surpassed Indonesia, which has a population of almost 300% more than the Philippines. On the economic front, second quarter...
#ASKGOYO Yesterday, Metro Manila and nearby provinces reverted to a higher level of quarantine, the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ). This came after the joint statement of 80 different medical societies in the Philippines last week asking to “ reimplement stricter lockdown...
#ASKGOYO It’s August 3 today. Earlier this year, there were “officially” 84,000+ people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in China. Officially, because many dispute that number, and claim it should be higher. But since that’s what they officially released, for this reference, we’re...
#ASKGOYO (Part II) Last Monday, we discussed the Mandanas Ruling, and how the same can be implemented by simply passing a legislation, without need of amending the Philippine Constitution. If you missed it, you can click the link to read it...
#ASKGOYO (Part 1) There have been talks recently on the move to amend and revise the Philippine Constitution (1987). Some of what I’ve read anchor their arguments on two issues: 1. To institutionalize the Mandanas Ruling (Mandanas et al. vs. Ochoa, et al.; G.R....
