TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN — From a Grade 1 boy in Catanduanes who dreamed of becoming a “legend” to representing the Philippines twice on the world’s biggest stage for competitive programming, EdRonn…
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OFFICE OF HON. JOSE “BONG” J. TEVES, JR. | Deputy Majority Leader Representative, TGP Party-List:
PRIVILEGE SPEECH (Urgent Public Concern: Basura at Baha)
OFFICE OF HON. JOSE “BONG” J. TEVES, JR. Deputy Majority Leader Representative, TGP Party-List PRIVILEGE SPEECH (Urgent Public Concern: Basura at Baha) SPEAKER, DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: …
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
SUBPOENA x SEARCH WARRANT
The exchange between Chel Diokno and Pia Cayetano during the Senate impeachment proceedings captured public attention because it highlighted a fundamental legal distinction that every law student, lawyer, and even…
Bryce McIntyre:
Tagalog vs. Filipino Debate: Tempest in a Teapot?
Every August, the banners go up, school programs are endlessly rehearsed, and somewhere a student is forced to recite the archaic poem “Florante at Laura” by Francisco Balagtas in a…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
“Save Me, Lord!”
Peter was already doing the impossible. He had stepped out of the boat and was walking on the water toward Jesus. Yet when he noticed how strong the wind was,…
NON EXCUSAT | Atty. Rene John M. Velasco:
BAIL IS NOT ACQUITAL
The release of former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. after the Sandiganbayan granted his application for bail in his pending criminal case has once again sparked widespread public debate. Predictably,…
Bryce McIntyre:
The Death of a National Icon: New Bilibid Prison’s Long Goodbye
For 86 years, New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa City has stood as the grim centerpiece of the Philippine correctional system — a sprawling reservation where the country warehouses everyone from…
Sacerdos in Aeternum (a priest forever) | Rev. Fr. Rommel M. Arcilla:
Memorial of St. John Mary Vianney (Patron Saint of Parish Priests)
One of the most beautiful lines in today’s Gospel is this: “His heart was moved with pity for them.” Before Jesus performed the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves,…