Philippine press was once one of the freeest – if not the freeest – press in the world. Not anymore. Today, freedom of the press, as we once knew it, is a relic of the past. Members of the Fourth Estate would defend their freedom like they would defend their own lives. Indeed, 72 journalists have been killed… Read More »
Incitatus was a horse. Not an ordinary horse. Aside that he belonged to Caligula, or Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, the Emperor of Rome from 37 AD to 41 AD, he also was appointed to the Roman senate. Caligula known for his eccentricities treated his horse in many extraordinary ways. It was said that the horse’s stable was… Read More »
The recent controversies involving Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and former DILG Undersecretary Rico Puno exposed two obvious weaknesses in the administration of President Aquino – the apparent lack of trust in his senior Cabinet officials and the lack of consistent and coherent direction in government policies. The lack of trust first became evident when Aquino said that Puno… Read More »
There comes a time in a mind’s winter years when the need to be assured of its vigor must be faced with gallantry instead of trepidation. If only to bolster confidence that Mr. Alzheimer is yet far albeit lurking in the distant horizon. A way to do that is by recalling decades before events and people in one’s… Read More »
As the title suggests unequivocally, this piece or any its part is not to level criticisms to either or both of the Philippine Senators as they take positions in the current China question. The academic perspective always seek if not lead to further illumine the issue. Senator Enrile cries treason. While Senator Trillanes claims to be only a… Read More »
Frustrated by the continued proliferation of jueteng in the Philippines, retired Arhbishop Oscar Cruz once said: “There are three things that are exempted in the President’s matuwid na daan: Jueteng, Hacienda Luisita and the KKK (kaklase, kaibigan, kabarilan).” President Aquino has yet to disprove his allegations. Hacienda Luisita, owned by the President’s relatives, continues to defy court orders… Read More »
Q. Dear Atty. Wong, I read your column in the Balita – Fil-Canadian Community Newspaper so, I took this opportunity to seek your views on a legal issue. I know that Philippine law has a ‘prescription period’ for legal cases. However, what I wanted to know is if it applies to ALL cases especially family law. Sometime 1999,… Read More »
Similarities? They are opposite poles in society’s standards. There are more differences than likenesses between the two. But that is why I’d like to focus on how they are alike. In a democratic setting, the Haves and the Have-nots are supposed to be equal. They have the same rights before the law; that is, if the law is… Read More »
It’s bad enough when two colorful senators throw insults at one another but when it leads to an international crisis – involving the president no less – it gets ugly… very, very ugly. Yes, no less than the indomitable Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile is involved in the “word war” at one end. At the other end is… Read More »