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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Bryce McIntyre:
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…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
When God Seems Silent
One of the hardest experiences in our spiritual life is not when God says “No.” It is when God seems to say nothing at all. The Canaanite woman came to…
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
TRIAL OBJECTIONS
Trial objections are among the most important tools available to a litigator. Properly used, objections protect the rules of evidence, preserve issues for appeal, prevent inadmissible matters from reaching the…
Bryce McIntyre:
Pax Silica: Silicon Pipe Dreams and Sovereign Risks — The Philippines’ Big Gambit
Four thousand acres of land in Tarlac Province, an hour’s drive north of Manila and known for its sugar and rice plantations, have lately become the object of a peculiar…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
If I Were To Choose Again
(a reflection on the occasion of my 26th Sacerdotal Anniversary, August 22, 2026) Twenty-six years ago, I stood before God and His Church and allowed my hands to be…