September 1, 2023
Republic Act 7160 also known as the Local Government Code of 1991 expressly provides for the creation and role of a Barangay. There are actually three important sections of the Local Government code that deals with the Barangay. Sections 385 and 386 deals with the manner of creating a barangay as well as the necessary […]
August 26, 2023
Whatever way you look at it the reported death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of Russia’s Wagner Group mercenary force, will not be a sad day to anyone, except perhaps to those who benefitted from his benevolence and wealth and agreed to do his bidding in terrorizing the rest of the world. If ever there will […]
August 19, 2023
Issues hounding the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa never seems to run out of steam and always comes out in the headlines especially when it comes to shenanigans inside the penitentiary or infidelities committed while watching over persons deprived of liberty (PDL). The recent missing PDL case, the alleged human cadaver found inside a septic […]
August 12, 2023
The Chinese government is slowly starting to realize that with the pivot of the Philippine government back towards the good old US of A their carrot and stick diplomacy with the country has begun to unravel. Their usually benign attitude towards our diplomatic protests over their continued violation of our sovereignty and territorial integrity is […]
August 5, 2023
SAGIP Party List representative Rodante Marcoleta, came out with both barrels blazing when he gave a ten-minute speech in Congress to assail statements issued by Baguio City mayor Honorable Benjamin Magalong alluding to the alleged inability of the members of Congress to let go of their pork barrel and issues of corruption surrounding it. While […]
July 23, 2023
“Gently in manner, firmly in action/deed”, this is the general translation of the title of this column and mentioned in the last sentence of the conclusion of an examination of the Philippines Anti-terror law passed previously as the Human Security Act of 2007 (HSA) by Brent H. Lew an author and lawyer in the US. […]
July 15, 2023
The recent decision by the Supreme Court (SC) striking down as unconstitutional RA 11953 entitled, “An Act Postponing the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 9164, as amended, Appropriating Funds therefor, and for Other Purposes” cleared the way for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to […]
July 8, 2023
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has recently ordered concerned agencies to investigate and put a stop to smugglers and hoarders of agricultural products resulting in artificial shortages and high prices of commodities such as onions. The President is quite empathic in stating during his appearance in the Livestock and Aquaculture Philippines Expo 2023 held in […]
July 1, 2023
The title of this column is not connected in anyway nor does it involve state parties such as the Philippines or its partners in South East Asia who may yet unite together in conducting joint maritime patrols in the contested South China Sea. Nor does the title of this column have anything to do with […]
June 24, 2023
There was this 2008 comedy movie in the US about bullying where three kids hired a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from a bully in their school. This was before bullying was even recognized by the government in the country as a detriment to the wholesome development and education of kids in school. It took […]