July 24, 2012 · Posted in: General
MORALE AMONG officials and employees of the Philippine judiciary plunged immediately after the impeachment and conviction of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, says one of the aspirants for the position of Chief Justice. Lawyer Katrina...
July 24, 2012 · Posted in: General
THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE of the Supreme Court must make sure that ordinary people have access to justice, the courts, and legal advice, says Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chair and SC nominee Atty. Jose Manuel Diokno. During his interview by members...
July 24, 2012 · Posted in: General
JUSTICE SECRETARY Leila de Lima says she wants to "inculcate" the values of President Benigno S. Aquino's "Matuwid na Daan" slogan in the Supreme Court if she is chosen to be the country's next Chief Justice. De Lima made the statement even as she...
July 23, 2012 · Posted in: General
FOR every peso of pork funds that legislators have awarded to NGOs from 2003 to 2011, up to 20 centavos involved their favored fly-by-night or bogus non-government organizations. Most of the time, according to Social Welfare and Development Secretary...
July 22, 2012 · Posted in: General
When President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his third state of the nation address today, he is expected to again lay claim to the crafting of a legacy of new politics and clean governance. But as has been shown in the previous three parts of a PCIJ...
July 20, 2012 · Posted in: General
Advocates of the long-delayed Freedom of Information Act urged mediamen and the general public to wear red and black ribbons to symbolize rage and grief on Monday, July 23, as President Benigno S. Aquino III delivers his third state of the nation...
July 17, 2012 · Posted in: General
On Monday, July 23, President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III will deliver his third state-of-the-nation address and usher in the last three years left for him to bring the country to the path of “daang matuwid.” But can we, in fact, walk the...
