Last night's episode of Journo (Probe Productions, Channel 5) on Angelo Reyes' death brought out a related issue that, I think, is worth discussing some more. Just what … [Read more...]
Edited footage (or what’s the need for live media coverage of Congressional inquiries)
February 16, 2011 By 18 Comments
The suicide wagon
February 8, 2011 By 34 Comments
Former Defense Chief Angelo Reyes died from a gunshot wound to the heart, no one knows what gun was used, autopsy has not been performed but media have already concluded it's … [Read more...]
The public’s right to know
August 25, 2010 By 25 Comments
In the wake of a House Bill proposing media blackout "on all delicate police and military movements in times of crisis or emergency" the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkasters sa … [Read more...]
Correction, please: Supreme Court did not “uphold” journalists
May 18, 2010 By 10 Comments
Relative to the trial of the damage suit against Mike Arroyo stemming from various libel suits he had filed against reporters in the past, two news outfits reported that the … [Read more...]
Dinner with the U.S. ambassador
April 30, 2010 By 49 Comments
A day after I handed my notice to Manila Standard Today, there was an e-mail from a member of the paper's staff with the phone number of someone from the U.S. embassy. … [Read more...]
About the newspaper columns
April 19, 2010 By 27 Comments
In July, 2005, my first opinion column was published in Manila Standard Today. Because it was an offshoot of A sassy lawyer in Philippine suburbia blog, the name "Sassy … [Read more...]
Sometimes, it’s okay not to be the first
January 26, 2010 By 19 Comments
In the age of mass media, and the internet, people have developed the “scoop” mentality. Everyone wants to be the first. Media outfits will pay good money to get the scoop … [Read more...]
Nearer 50 than 40, and having a ball
October 20, 2009 By 53 Comments
Everyone said you start feeling old after your 20s but I felt nothing like that when I turned 30. I was enjoying raising two young girls and having a ball. Everyone said that … [Read more...]
The 4th ASEAN Quiz competition
September 22, 2009 By 9 Comments
Quite by chance, I was able to watch the telecast of the national finals of the ASEAN Quiz competition last Sunday. I don't know if it was a live telecast or if the contest … [Read more...]
Free legal and medical advice
August 6, 2009 By 25 Comments
I've often been asked why I don't use the sassylawyer.com and sassylawyer.net domains for blogging. The answer is simple and it's related to why my main website is now called … [Read more...]
Her 9th and last Sona
July 28, 2009 By 13 Comments
On Sunday evening, I thought about asking my editor if I could submit my column later on Monday afternoon so I could watch the President's state of the nation address first … [Read more...]
Electoral campaign
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It has often been said that the Philippines has the longest Christmas celebration in the entire world. When the first “ber” month begins, Filipinos can already taste … [Read more...]
The anatomy of a rumor
June 25, 2009 By 60 Comments
After writing a few articles about my firstborn who is now a college freshman, an obviously curious reader e-mailed me asking why my daughter was taking up a vocational … [Read more...]
Play to win
May 6, 2009 By 17 Comments
[Note: The following article was published in Code Red magazine. I wrote it a couple of months ago and I wasn't really planning on republishing it here, but I am in the midst … [Read more...]
The evening news, some two years ago
April 29, 2009 By 3 Comments
This video has been in YouTube for over two years having been originally uploaded in February of 2007. I've never seen it until a fellow lawyer shared it in Facebook. It … [Read more...]
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