Mabini Hall

It was a marathon hearing alright and a few things came as a surprise. 1. The exchange was at least decent unlike the pre-E.O. 464 era when some questions were downright ‘bastos’. 2. You could tell who studied the case and got the facts and the law right. (Who?) 3. The full force cabinet was […]

On the eve of the verdict, most of us are still discussing on the political angle of the case. “Surely he has to be convicted!” “He will be pardoned, the question is when?” “My feeling is that he will be acquitted as part of a compromise deal.” “Overkill.” “National day of prayer is coincidental.”
Is anyone […]

The verdict on Erap’s case, the trial of the century, is expected to be promulgated on 12 September 2007. Watch out for our legal analysis based on the plunder law and the anti-graft and corrupt practices act.

Everyone is talking pardon and amnesty. Politicians and media people use them as if they were interchangeable. In law, the two is as different as black and white. What’s the difference?

Alamin ang inyong karapatan
POLICE/MILITARY
CHECKPOINT RULES
1. Ang lahat ng checkpoint ay kailangang isagawa ng mga unipormadong kagawad ng militar at pulisya, dapat din agad na matukoy ang kanilang pagkakilanlan. Ito ay dapat isagawa sa lugar na may sapat na liwanag.
2. Sa oras na paglapit sa checkpoint, hinaan ang inyong headlights, kung pinatabi, bahagyang buksan ang inyong […]

Know Your Rights
Checkpoint Checklist
(for police/military checkpoints)
 
1. Checkpoints must be well-lighted, properly identified and manned by uniformed personnel. Be alert.
2. Upon approach, dim headlights. If pulled over, open window three fourths down. Greet police officer, note nameplate and maintain eye contact.
3. Lock all doors. Talk to police officers only on one side of the vehicle.
4. Ordinary/routine […]

In my years of work experience, out of 10 cases of failed marriages, I can say that about six cases are because the husbands have mistresses, two cases the wives have lovers (gender equality!), one case the guy is actually not a guy and the last case, guys with no backbones. Surely there are more […]

Yet another dollar scam. We never learn. A mere five years from the Multitel/Baladjay series, the pyramiding scheme is hitting the headlines again. This article is about something else—a devious event the amount of which is mind-boggling but will never see the light of day.Leonida is a 45-year-old woman who looks older than her age. […]