Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Self-control

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Expanding on a previous article that I had posted, in the recent case of ATTY. ANTONIO G. CAÑEDA vs. JUDGE ERIC F. MENCHAVEZ, A.M. No. RTJ-0...
Saturday, March 28, 2009

Poverty

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In his recent speech entitled “Safeguarding the Poor in an Economic Crisis”, delivered on March 26, 2009 during the 12th National Convention...

Legislating morality

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The recent constitutional-law case of WHITE LIGHT CORPORATION, et. al. vs. CITY OF MANILA, et. al., En Banc, G.R. No. 122846, En Banc, G.R....

Judicial immunity

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Once in a while, the Philippine Supreme Court is constrained to repeat the old doctrine that “an administrative complaint is not an appropr...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Gross inefficiency

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It is not rare to find a situation in the Philippines where a retiring judge leaves the judicial service without acting on his pending cases...
Monday, March 23, 2009

Thieves in the courts

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Unknown to many Filipinos, millions of pesos are being lost yearly by reason of the dishonesty of the field-level clerks of court and other ...
Saturday, March 21, 2009

Voluntary bar associations

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LAS PINAS CITY BAR ASSOCIATION (LPBA), INC. Unit 15, Star Arcade, C.V. Starr Avenue Philamlife Village, Las Pinas City 1743, Philippines Tel...

Las Pinas Bar

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LAS PINAS CITY BAR ASSOCIATION (LPAB), INC. Email : clavelaw@yahoo.com; melvynlagasca@yahoo.com. Website : http://laspinasbar.multiply.com T...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Recantation

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X rapes V. X is indicted. Trial ensues. The trial court convicts X. He appeals to the appellate court. While the appeal is pending, V receiv...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Ombudsman

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LAS PINAS CITY BAR ASSOCIATION . Unit 15, Star Arcade, C.V. Starr Avenue Philamlife Village, Las Pinas City 1743, Philippines Tel/Fax: 87254...