Thursday, January 26, 2017

8 Tricks To Seamlessly Become Both A Business And Legal Professional | Above the Law

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See - 8 Tricks To Seamlessly Become Both A Business And Legal Professional | Above the Law John Orta is the General Counsel and Corporate S...

Reactions of Catholic Church leaders to Duterte’s latest foul-mouthed, unpresidential and disrespectful tirades and cusses against Catholic bishops and priests

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(1) “The Church would continue to criticize President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs…” (2) “The Church would continue to be understan...

Words of wisdom from the Chief Justice

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Excerpts from the speech delivered yesterday by the Chief Justice to the Management Association of the Philippines : (1) ...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Dear CJ Sereno » Manila Bulletin News

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See - Dear CJ Sereno » Manila Bulletin News "x x x. "Dear CJ Sereno" By Gemma Cruz Araneta Published January 23, 2017, 10:0...

Duterte's decision to re-investigate the Mamasapano Incident via an ad hoc presidential commission under his direct and indirect influence as the Executive, partakes of "political harassment" against Aquino and the Liberal Party.

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See - (102) In re: the 2015 Mamasapano Incident where Muslim... - Manuel Laserna Jr. In re: the 2015 Mamasapano Incident where Muslim rebels...
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

TENTH REGULAR FOREIGN INVESTMENT NEGATIVE LIST, 2015

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See - 20150529-EO-0184-BSA.pdf EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 184 PROMULGATING THE TENTH REGULAR FOREIGN INVESTMENT NEGATIVE LIST WHEREAS, Republic Ac...

Philippines - Licensing Requirements for Professional Services

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See - Philippines - Licensing Requirements for Professional Services | export.gov "x x x. On May 29, 2015, the Government issued Exec...

China's 9-Dash Line Claim Is Bogus - 10 Reasons Why

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"Most international law experts believe that China's so-called "indisputable sovereignty" over its maritime claim in ...

The international law principle of RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT should serve as a warning to Duterte.

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See -  Office of The Special Adviser on The Prevention of Genocide It is time for Duterte and his legal and foreign policy teams to study ...

"We found that support for international law and the ICC doesn’t mean support for ICC investigations at home."

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“x x x. People like the International Criminal Court — as long as it targets other problems in other countries By Terrence Chapman and Steph...
Sunday, January 22, 2017

IN NUMBERS: The Philippines' 'war on drugs' - 7,028 total number of people killed in #WarOnDrugs since July 1, 2016...and counting...

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See - IN NUMBERS: The Philippines' 'war on drugs' "x x x. From July 1, 2016 to January 22, 2017, there have been over 7,000...

Duterte appoints 11 new judges - The Manila Times Online

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See - Duterte appoints 11 new judges - The Manila Times Online "x x x. The latest appointments of 11 Regional Trial Court (RTC) judges ...

Judicial and Bar Council (JBC)

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See - Duterte appoints 11 new judges - The Manila Times Online "x x x. The Judicial and Bar Council, which shortlisted the latest appoi...

What would Machiavelli have taught modern leaders? Like Duterte.

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See - What would Machiavelli have taught modern leaders? | Inquirer Business "x x x. What would Machiavelli have taught modern leaders?...
Friday, January 20, 2017

Foreign Investment in the Philippines: Recent Developments - Lexology

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See - Foreign Investment in the Philippines: Recent Developments - Lexology "x x x. Legal Framework In common with a number of other AS...

An ominous indicator of the breakdown of rule of law under the Duterte administration

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See - ‘Korean kidnap-slay proves police behind death squads’ | INQUIRER.net "x x x. ‘Korean kidnap-slay proves police behind death squa...

"We need to know and understand the people's misery and poverty, and transform these into peace and prosperity. We need to empower people to become more upwardly mobile and expand the middle class. We need to use the principles of participatory democracy and solidarity, human rights and social justice, ecological wisdom and sustainability, and respect for diversity." - Sen. Kiko Pangilinan.

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"Across the world, the culture of democracy – tolerance, debate, and unarmed truth – is on the decline and authoritarian tendencies ...