AN EXPOSÉ ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN RESPONSE
Despite the increase in VAW cases globally, our country is having an alarming downtrend in cases reported. Considering the inadequate dissemination of information on where…
Category: Commentary
DIGGING FOR THE BURIED HATCHET: The Revocation of the Grant of Amnesty to Former LTSG Antonio Trillanes IV
“The CA held that the crux of the controversy of whether an amnesty may be revoked arises not from the substantive aspect of the conditional…
Legal and Practical Implications of Introducing Adolescents as Medical Decision Makers for Common Vaccines in the Philippines*
Legislators should strive to include healthcare workers in developing legislation that would allow minors to get vaccines for themselves without parental permission, all while preserving…
Scalpers, no scalping!
From the provisions of the Consumer Act, it appears that this law could be applied to regulating the conduct of scalpers. In fact, it might…
PUNISHING AN UNFAITHFUL HUSBAND: Jurisprudential Development of Marital Infidelity
In this regard, Araza made it a point that illicit relationships which causes mental or emotional anguish on the wife are addressed and penalized under…
The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusions Program 2 “TRAIN 2”: Is The Train Running Late, Again?
On 26 November 2020, the Senate has approved on the third and final reading the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentive for Enterprises Bill. It is…
Reforming the Special Education Fund under the LGC to Support New Normal Education
In this time of a national crisis, the spirit of bayanihan becomes more crucial. The essence of bayanihan, roughly translated as solidarity or civic unity,…
To Ban or Not to Ban: Constitutional Issues on the Deployment Ban of Filipino Nurses
However, albeit noble in its purposes, the ban seems to tread upon the brink of unconstitutionality. Thus, the question arises: Is the deployment ban of…
Political Satire in the Digital Age: Magnifying the Extent of Protected Speech
Political satire as a form of commentary on governmental affairs is not novel. Its existence throughout political history does not indicate a constant ill-will
Legislating Emergencies: The Philippine Model of Emergency Power Legislation
An emergency is the total opposite of the rule of law. While the rule of law blossoms and relies on a state of normalcy, emergency…