With coffee enjoying a new cult status among the young these days, and with coffee shops like Starbucks being considered a hip place to hang out in to be seen, it is amusing … [Read more...]
The Catholic population has no monopoly on artistic standards
August 12, 2011 By 42 Comments
I would have commented earlier but the controversial "Kulo" art exhibit was closed before I could go and see it. Sam happened to be at the Cultural Center of the Philippines … [Read more...]
My husband, my marriage and the divorce bill
June 8, 2011 By 38 Comments
Before I put up that section that Sam wants, the family conversations "too hilarious not to be shared with the entire world," I want to say something about Speedy. And I want … [Read more...]
Bad news come in threes
June 7, 2011 By 17 Comments
It's good to be back. I traveled through hell, you know, and made it back. Here. It started exactly a month ago. I was doing some geeky things to the food blog, did … [Read more...]
It’s not about whether you’re rich or poor; it’s about whether you knew you were breaking the law
February 22, 2011 By 24 Comments
For days, I've been reading and watching the news about the government's efforts to stay the execution of the three Filipinos who had been sentenced to death for smuggling … [Read more...]
About poppy seeds: a case of doing one’s homework or not
February 19, 2011 By 18 Comments
When Speedy told me the other night that someone was proposing some law to ban poppy seeds in the Philippines, I couldn't believe my ears. Really? What the heck? I thought … [Read more...]
Still on Angelo Reyes’ death: where’s the slug?
February 11, 2011 By 46 Comments
There. I said death, not suicide. Lots of reasons. I had to read all the new reports I could find after agreeing to do a TV interview. And, to answer a reader (on the FB page … [Read more...]
Failure to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt
December 15, 2010 By 61 Comments
The crime was committed in June 1991 when Estrellita, Carmela and Jennifer Vizconde were killed at their house. Suspects were arrested, confessions were signed but the case … [Read more...]
Strange cases of U.P. Law Dean Marvic Leonen and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
December 9, 2010 By 48 Comments
Dean Marvic Leonen was at the forefront of a call for the resignation of Supreme Court justice Mariano del Castillo for plagiarism. The Supreme Court itself absolved Del … [Read more...]
As the last bastion crumbles
October 26, 2010 By 48 Comments
Much as I'd like to write about something -- anything -- else, I can't seem to do it. I had a birthday party over the weekend and we talked about the plagiarism in the Supreme … [Read more...]
Trillanes amnesty and other shockers
October 12, 2010 By 26 Comments
First of all, an amnesty is not a pardon. You have to be be convicted first before getting pardoned. Erap was pardoned. But this isn't about Erap. This is about Antonio … [Read more...]
Carlos Celdran: Machiavellian, no doubt
October 1, 2010 By
So, Carlos Celdran of the Intramuros walking tour fame is in jail. Wearing a Jose Rizal costume, he walked up to the church altar during a mass holding a placard that says, … [Read more...]
Annulment and bigamy
September 28, 2010 By 28 Comments
Not to indulge in gossip but, as a lawyer, I don't get it. If, as their oldest daughter claims and as the wife confirms, "The details of the annulment of Robin Padilla's … [Read more...]
The case of the abandoned children
September 13, 2010 By 25 Comments
It's all over the news. A Gulf Air passenger gave birth somewhere between the Middle East and Manila, and she decided to leave the baby in the trash can of the comfort room. … [Read more...]
The Supreme Court, law schools and intellectual dishonesty
September 3, 2010 By 18 Comments
If you haven't heard yet, a Supreme Court justice is in hot waters for publishing a decision where portions were lifted verbatim from three different sources. From the column … [Read more...]
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