The Death Penalty: Death of the Dignity of the Filipino
Atty. Vincent S. Isles STATEMENT OF THE SILENT MAJORITY – CEBU May 19, 2017 We, the members of The Silent Majority – Cebu (TSM-Cebu), oppose the return of the death penalty in the Philippines.…
Statement of Support to VP Leni
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT OF THE SILENT MAJORITY – CEBU (TSM-CEBU) TO HER EXCELLENCY, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT MARIA LEONOR “LENI” GERONA ROBREDO April 2, 2017 We, the 1,700+ strong members of…
Cebu Daily News failed to print our reply to their malicious editorial
UPDATE 3/25/17 8:46PM: Apparently, CDN Editor-in-Chief Edra L. Benedicto messaged me yesterday at 5:03 P.M. that they could accommodate the reply only on Tuesday, 3/28/17 due to the opinion pages…
The Death Penalty: Death of the Dignity of the Filipino
STATEMENT OF THE SILENT MAJORITY – CEBU February 17, 2017 We, the members of The Silent Majority – Cebu (TSM-Cebu), oppose the return of the death penalty in the Philippines.…
On campaigning against the death penalty and representing clients
Somebody challenged me to put my practice where my mouth is, and defend pro bono the person accused of raping a 4-month old child in Carcar City. Somebody missed the…
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,…
Of Sol. Gen. Calida’s and Sen. De Lima’s grades
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%…
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…
Gihikap ang lubot Part 1
Yesterday, a former student of mine was unfairly and maliciously accused of touching and squeezing (“kumot”) someone’s butt. The lady, instead of having her complaint against my student lodged before…