This is a re-posted op-ed piece. The world marks today the first International Day to End Impunity, and the focus of attention is the Philippines. Up
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. In what was a purely coincidental development, South Korea President Lee Myung-bak arrived in our country last Sun
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. It has been two years since the gruesome mass murder that took place on a lonely dirt road in Maguindanao shook an
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The Supreme Court is without doubt the most reviled Philippine institution next to Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. It has
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. In the dizzying developments in recent days, all parties concerned appeared to be racing against time, and even taki
Read MoreWarrant served in her suite at St. Luke’s Medical Center Seventeen months after stepping down from the presidency, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Frida
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling granting an “immediately executory” temporary restraining order against the
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The tug-of-war regarding the Supreme Court’s issuance of a temporary restraining order that would have allowed the
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - Hours after getting the Supreme Court’s approval to travel abroad, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband we
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government blocked former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her husband from leaving the country on Tu
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima rightly says: “To have [our legal system] depend on faith and on the goodwill of t
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. As one recalls, when Ninoy Aquino had to ask for permission to go to the US for a heart operation, he had already
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. Ah, how the tables are turned. In June 2010, then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo approved the issuance by Justice
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Department of Justice finally rejected yesterday former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s request to seek medical treatm
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. The government is correct in aiming for a higher conviction rate. In an interview last week, President Aquino cited
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino wants the Philippines to have a higher conviction rate than the 14 percent his predecessor had achieved. Thi
Read MoreHIGH PROFILE CASES FILED AT THE SANDIGANBAYAN As of September 30, 2011 FIRST DIVISION (Prosecution Bureaus I & VI)
Read MoreThis is re-posted article. The Supreme Court has sentenced the first elected regional governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - A fact-finding team composed of justice and elections officials is recommending charges of electoral sabotage against Rep. Glo
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