The recent case of People of the Philippines vs Ybo Lastimosa[1] discussed the historical development of the best evidence rule, to wit: The earliest iteration of the Best Evidence Rule…
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Bryce McIntyre:
The Battle Over Nickel Mining on Sibuyan Island
Sibuyan is a small island smack in the middle of the Philippines’ vast 7,641-island tropical archipelago. In 2023, residents formed a human wall across a road, trying to stop trucks…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
What Will There Be for Us?
“Then Peter said to him in reply, ‘We have given up everything and followed you. What will there be for us?’” — Matthew 19:27 The death of a fellow…
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SABWAG PA MORE: Or how the proposed anti-sabwag ordinance is anti-poor, Part 2
In the first part, w argued that the anti-sabwag ordinance being proposed before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan is short-sighted on the grounds that it attacks the symptom rather than the root…
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Bangsamoro Voters Head to Polls Next Month in First-Ever Parliamentary Election
In what some observers may come to view as a turning point in modern Philippine history, voters across the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, BARMM, will go to the…
Sacerdos Aeterum | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
Love Enough to Say No
My dear brothers and sisters, there is a very strong sentence in today’s Gospel that deserves our attention. Jesus says to Peter, “You are thinking not as God does, but…
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SABWAG PA MORE: Or how the proposed anti-sabwag ordinance is anti-poor, Part 1
There is a raging debate right now on the issue of the “sabwag” practice, about which an ordinance to make it illegal is being proposed by some brilliant representation in…
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
PLAZA MIRANDA BOMBING
Plaza Miranda – a historic public square located in the heart of Quiapo, Manila, directly in front of the world-famous Quiapo Church, formally known as Minor Basilica and National of…
Bryce McIntyre:
Philippines Ranks Near Bottom in Global AI Readiness; BPOs at Risk
It’s a matter of curiosity that the Philippines was selected as a hub for Pax Silica, given that the nation is, in some respects, underqualified to benefit from advances in…