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[OPINION | Deep Dive] What the GCTA law is and what it needs
While the GCTA is a good idea, the question of determining whether conduct falls under 'good conduct' to merit the GCTA may be arbitrary sans any objective standards to measure, assess, and rate such
[OPINION | Deep Dive] Why the Senate race mattered so much
The shutout of the opposition makes the targets of charter change, federalism, return of the death penalty so much easier now because of the looming supermajority in the Senate
[ANALYSIS | Deep Dive] The problems with the list
It cannot be denied that the drug list is simply another 'Order of Battle,' which is unlawful
[ANALYSIS | Deep Dive] Finally, EJKs defined
A new law, RA 11188, now defines extrajudicial killings – a significant step forward in providing justice to many victims
[ANALYSIS | Deep Dive] Maria Ressa case and the big chill
Why the charge against Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr is unconstitutional
[ANALYSIS | Deep Dive] Game changers
No one laughs at the President's jokes, and the Supreme Court becomes supreme again. Why not?
[ANALYSIS | Deep Dive] Community legal aid service: Too much, too soon?
What the Supreme Court may consider is putting together a pool of lawyers it deems qualified to provide legal assistance to indigent litigants and, in specific cases, let the courts require these lawyers to handle specific cases pro bono
[ANALYSIS | Deep Dive] Is Bong Revilla innocent?
In acquitting Revilla, the court simply cited the 'failure of the prosecution to establish beyond reasonable doubt' his guilt for plunder. It did not use the words 'absolutely failed.'
[ANALYSIS] Deep Dive | Draft constitution: Surgical precision, not blunt force
Resolution of Both Houses No 15, or RBH, is nuanced and quite strategic. It does not look like it's dead in the water.
[ANALYSIS] Deep Dive | What's the big deal about seniority in selecting the Chief Justice?
Appointing the judiciary’s head, whether the most senior or not, is the only way by which the President may legally exert influence over the judiciary
[OPINION | Deep Dive] What's the big deal about the bar exams?
The bar exams – whose results are much-awaited and covered by the media – are, at best, simply a measure of a particular year’s test takers, nothing more
[ANALYSIS | Deep Dive] Will Imelda go to jail for 77 years and other impertinent questions
Old age is relevant only in determining the existence of a mitigating circumstance but is not a factor in the determination of criminal liability, the sentencing, and the service of sentences
[ANALYSIS | Deep Dive] Does the President really need so many lawyers?
Because the burden of the presidency is heavy, with multifarious demands all having legal implications and consequences, the President is expected to secure the best legal advice available
