A Letter to a Young Man Spurned by His Beloved
Atty. Vincent S. Isles Dear Young Man, Why are you distressed? She may have scorned you, but that is no reason to fret. You tell me you have lost something, you have lost everything.…
Atty. Vincent S. Isles
He might have loved you…
He might have loved you, but you were too big for him. It was not your fault that he left. It was not true that you did not have time…
On losing things
I was four or five years old when my parents brought me to the Basilica. Perhaps as a way to reward me for enduring the two-hour trip from Sogod to…
Growing up poor and never expecting things
We were born poor. (We are still poor.) When you grow up poor, you don’t expect things. For example, you do not come home during your birthday expecting that there…
Namikil ang silingan
At 4:30 this morning, the boarder at Room No. 2, Tampadong Apartments, L. Jayme St., Bakilid, Mandaue City, who refused to say his name when asked by me, aggressively approached…
Mipirma sa annulment; apelyido sa gimabdos; papun-an ang sustento
Maayong hapon. Kasado mi sa akong asawa ug naa mi usa ka anak nga lalaki nga naa niya karon. Naa na siyay ka-live in nga foreigner. Ang maong foreigner maoy…
Sustento gikan sa seaman; makigminyo sa minyo; makigbulag sa bana
Attorney, makapangayo ba og sustento gikan sa iyang amahan nga overseas nga seaman ang akong anak nga usa ka illegitimate apan recognized nga bata? Unya unsaon man nga may hurisdiksyon…
Infidelity of a man to a woman not his wife
Should the infidelity of a man to a woman not his wife be considered an act of violence against women and their children under Republic Act No. 9262? While the…
Affidavit of desistance; apelyido sa anak
Attorney, ang akong anak nabiktima sa usa ka langyaw nga nasuroy sa among dapit. Nadakpan ang langyaw Attorney sa mga taga-NBI ug gipasakahag kasong human trafficking. Karon kay giduol mi…
Prevention Myth
“Often after an affair comes to light, outside observers will speculate unfairly and ignorantly that the betrayed wife must have been reluctant or inadequate in the bedroom, or that the…