A Bill for COVID-19
Atty. Vincent S. Isles Public health emergencies do not abrogate our laws. A government response which could stand legal scrutiny could be as follows: Draft a bill specifically for this coronavirus emergency. Some of…
Commentary
Authority to order the quarantine of persons
Under Section 4(d) of Republic Act No. 9271, it is the Secretary of Health, upon the recommendation of the Director of the Bureau of Quarantine who has the authority to…
Authority of the province to restrict entry and exit of persons
Does a provincial government, assuming this is the act of the provincial government and not just the governor, have the authority to restrict the entry and exit of persons to…
Dereliction of duty of barangay captains?
Dereliction of duty (prevaricacion) occurs when a public officer who has a duty to prosecute or move to prosecute a crime MALICIOUSLY fails to do so. THE CRIME MUST BE…
On Philippine Depository Receipts or PDRs
I don’t think that ABS-CBN’s lawyers would be so stupid to allow foreign ownership of the corporation despite the clear prohibition in the Constitution of foreign ownership of mass media,…
On Mayor Magalong’s discounting of VP Leni’s comments on the drug war
Baguio City Mayor and former police officer Benjamin Magalong was probably sleeping during his statistics class If you have gone around and asked your constituents, collating their responses, then you…
Not yours to give
Oh no, that is not a power yours to give. The Constitution was precisely crafted so that there is a limit to what can be done, even by you elected…
On the National Historical Commission of the Philippines’ allegation of violation of the Flag and Heraldic Code
Extraterritorial application of our laws is the exception, rather than the norm, because obviously we will have difficulty implementing our laws abroad. Thus, unless the law is explicit that it…
Hot pursuit
With all due respect to the Consolacion Police Station, a suspect for a homicide incident on January 1, 2020 at around 7:30 P.M. cannot be the subject of a hot…
Misinterpreting Section 9 of R.A. No. 11332
This is misleading. The full text of Section 9, R.A. No. 11332 states: Section 9. Prohibited Acts. -The following shall be prohibited under this Act: (a) Unauthorized disclosure of private…