Betrayal of public trust

Very much at the heart of the current impeachment proceedings is a search for a definition of “betrayal of public trust.” But as Justice Conchita Ca

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‘Bitin’

This is a re-posted opinion piece. After 34 days of trial spanning nearly three months, the Senate impeachment court recessed last March 22, even tho

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A dysfunctional court system

This is a re-posted opinion piece. First of two parts You only respect an institution if it deserves respect, you do not respect it of itself. An in

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Aquino’s killing fields

This is a re-posted opinion piece. Last Monday, President Benigno Aquino III stepped up his attacks on the Supreme Court following a virulent assault

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On the spot

This is a re-posted op-ed piece. As the Philippines watched enthralled the dramatic events surrounding the arrest of former President Gloria Macapaga

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Equality before the law

This is a re-posted opinion piece. Those of us who have known what it is like to be at the receiving end of unjust laws and official tyranny can only

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Bigger tasks ahead

This is a re-posted op-ed piece. People who smell a conspiracy to strike back at President Aquino in the Supreme Court’s recent decision mandating th

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Landmark decision

This is a re-posted opinion piece. For the farmers of Hacienda Luisita, the wait for justice was long. The Supreme Court decision was sweet neverthel

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