Killings, Politics, Federalism, Elections and the Catholic Church of the Philippines

Posted by JoeAm on August 6, 2018 · 69 Comments 

By JoeAm For the life of me, I cannot figure out the Catholic Church of the Philippines. The Church and killings The Church is a moral voice that is extraordinarily strong . . . as when Pope Francis visits or when battling Reproductive Health initiatives. And it is shockingly ineffectual, divided, and quiet about the … Continue reading →

Category Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics, Religion

Groupthink in the Supreme Court

Posted by edgar lores on August 3, 2018 · 94 Comments 

  By Edgar Lores   “The most important qualification of a judge is independence, not brilliance.” – Justice Antonio Carpio – Introduction – Of Progressives and Retrogressives American politics is governed by two isms, Liberalism and Conservatism. In the US Supreme Court, justices belong to either of the two persuasions. And their respective persuasions form … Continue reading →

Category Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Human Rights and the Duterte Federalism Constitution

Posted by JoeAm on August 1, 2018 · 74 Comments 

By JoeAm A couple of weeks ago, I retweeted a meme that compared the 1987 Constitution with the proposed Federalism Constitution. Here it is: A reader argued that this was not accurate. He claimed the proposed new Constitution is even stronger on human rights. He said: Radon86‏ @radongrafix Jul 22 #BeFullyInformed read the draft Human Rights is mention … Continue reading →

Category Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

“What the nation needs is honest lawyers, if there are any.”

Posted by JoeAm on July 27, 2018 · 91 Comments 

By JoeAm I recently wrote about how self-destructive the Philippines tends to be. I won’t go back over that. You can just read the article or look around to see for yourself. You won’t have to look far. There are solutions for this. It is possible to run a decent, straight-dealing, competent government that serves … Continue reading →

Category Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Ano Nga Pala ang Nangyari sa Mga Adik?

Posted by Wilfredo G. Villanueva on July 20, 2018 · 38 Comments 

ni Wilfredo G. Villanueva Ginoong Pangulo, Naniwala sila sa inyo. Ang mga magulang at ibang loved ones ng mga drug addicts, bumilib po sa inyo nung sinabi ninyong maglulunsad kayo ng drug war kung maging pangulo kayo. Buong akala po kasi nila nalinis ninyo ang Davao. Ito ang panimulamo po. Kaya po kayo nanalo, h’wag … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Education, Family/Parenting/Children, Laws and Ethics