Of Sol. Gen. Calida’s and Sen. De Lima’s grades
Atty. Vincent S. Isles Solicitor-General Jose Calida took the 1973 bar examinations and garnered 83.25% average; he reportedly got 100% in Criminal Law. Sen. Leila Delima took the 1985 bar examinations and garnered 86.26%…
2016
Heart-cringing
Human trafficking is NOT a joke. Calling your chief aide as your official bugaw, as someone who picks women for you, is despicable, and it is heart-cringing to see hundreds…
Radyo Sogod: only a dream
Uncharacteristically of me, I spent an entire week conducting a feasibility study on a project, talking to people in the know, poring over boring data and going through more boring…
Thieves could be freshly bathed
As usual, motorcyclists from Ayala going to Capitol through Escario went forward, even as the traffic light at the Gorordo intersection went red. I stayed put, because I am generally…
3rd post from the center post (911 blues)
Tuesday last week and yesterday, I had opportunities to test the 911 system touted by supporters of this administration as a concrete success.
Protecting the rights of criminals?
This morning, 60 km from the city, 8-year rape with (frustrated) homicide case; victim is now with her own family, we are still on our fourth prosecution witness. This afternoon,…
Sure things under the Duterte presidency
It was not Mar Roxas who lost; it was Philippine democracy and public accountability. Sure things under the Duterte presidency: 1. Ferdinand Marcos would be buried in the Libingan ng…
Learn rather than just get a grade
To my dear students: Don’t worry so much that I only give you just 3.0 or 2.5 or 2.0. Years from now, or even just next semester, it won’t matter.…
Two years too long?
We were at the Suman House at Clarin, Misamis Occidental. In the horizon we could see the mountains of Misamis, the same mountains which are a home to those who…
RIP, Chief Alexander Nuñez
I got to know Police Chief Inspector Alexander Nuñez while I was working as a lawyer for the Children’s Legal Bureau, Inc. and he was the police chief of Cordova,…