NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
Verba Legis and Ratio Legis: The Letter and the Spirit of the Law
In the interpretation of statutes, two Latin maxims occupy a fundamental place in legal reasoning: verba legis and ratio legis. The first directs the courts to the words of the…
Bryce McIntyre:
Sara Duterte on Trial: The Case Against the Vice President of the Philippines
While her father, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, remains in detention at the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity, his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, is fighting…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
“Ver Es Descansar”
There is something deeply moving about Simeon. We know very little about his life. We do not know his occupation, his family, or even how old he was. St. Luke…
burabod | efren ETASOR sorra:
KALAWANG
maski inanong papurupukpok martillo masakit nang mahinanos ang yerong rinulukot ning pilang bagyo, dangan napabayaan ning pilang taon sa sarong sugod, liyahon man uru-tru, rusguson ning crudo…
Isip-Isipon Ta | qui Tang Tacio:
Sisay daw ang matuga?
Diyan palan sa EBMC dialysis center, pigaabot na nin maaaga an mga pasyenteng gapalinig ning iridong katoy. Segun qui PBM Toto Mendoza, ang gaandar na sanang maquina anom imbes na…
Inside Page | Fernan A. Gianan:
Unified 911 and local responders
Early this month, Secretary Jonvic Remulla announced that the DILG) is set to roll out 1,500 firetrucks nationwide over the next one and a half years to address gaps in…
Happy days of dredging are here again
Sometime in 2001 at the start of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s nine years in Malacanang, somebody in the Department of Public Works and Highways had the bright idea of allocating…
MTC junks case vs. former Gov. Cua; Legal action eyed over mug shot posting
The Municipal Trial Court of Virac has dismissed the case filed in 2020 against former Governor Joseph C. Cua over the alleged violation of the National Building Code, citing the…
Former friends in Virac hacking over jealousy, past relationship
Virac police personnel apprehended a quarry helper last Saturday evening after he reportedly hacked a former friend whose wife had a past relationship with the suspect. Rogelio Pitajen Zafe, 51,…
Viga const’n worker stabbed after fistfight
A fistfight between two construction workers over a personal grudge degenerated into a stabbing last week in Viga town, the Catanduanes police reported. According to the report sent to Camp…