Today, Dec.7 is the 25th year anniversary of the raid of We Forum, the forerunner of Malaya, by Marcos soldiers for publishing articles on his fake medals. Sen. Joker Arroyo,Makati mayor Jejomar Binay, Rene Saguisag were some of the lawyers who helped WEe Forum/Malaya foudner Jose Burgos, Jr. assert freedom of the press. The situation today is as bad, even worse, than during the Marcos dictatorship.
Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, who is PDP Laban national president, yesterday expressed confidence that the Supreme Court will once again uphold press freedom as it did in its ruling on the case of Jose Burgos Jr. and other journalists who were arrested on sedition charges by the military 25 years ago.
In a raid on Dec. 7 1982, the military also closed down the offices of We Forum and its sister publication Metropolitan Mail, and seized all its printing machines, vehicles, equipment, and assorted documents and items.
“Twenty five years ago, press freedom came under siege from a despotic regime intent on suppressing the exercise of Constitutional rights. In ruling against the military, the Supreme Court firmly upheld the importance of a free press and admonished the authorities for imposing prior restraint on the exercise of press freedom,” Binay said.
The Makati mayor, who was one of the legal counsels for Burgos and his co-accused, added that it is unfortunate that 25 years after the closure of We Forum, “press freedom is still under siege from a regime that obviously abhors a free and independent press.”
“At this time when we face yet another crisis involving the exercise of Constitutional rights, I am very confident that the Supreme Court will once again display its judicial activism and stand squarely on the side of the Constitution,” he said.
Binay added that despite the restoration of democracy in 1986, there are still people in government “who are either dismally uninformed or refuse to acknowledge the right and duty of journalists to cover events.”
“In the case of Burgos, the authorities did not distinguish Joe as a journalist from the people that he covers, which was exactly what happened to the journalists who covered the Manila Peninsula incident,” Binay said.
Exactly! GMA is more worst than Marcos tinalo niya sa record ang lahat ng naging Presidente ng Pinas.
Naala-ala ko tuloy si Jayjay. Ano na kaya ang nangyari sa batang Burgos at sa 2 UPians?
Ang mga nawawala at pinapatay ng usual suspects sa ilalim ng maitim na rehimeng Pidal ay tuluyan na yatang maglalaho…parang sila ay ipinanganak lang at nawala!
800+ victims of extra-judicial killings under Gloria and she was given a “human rights award” for championing human rights in Pinas by the equally ignoramus King of Spain!
Trully, Gloria is a loyal subject of the King and Queen of Spain, a true sipsip to her gullible king! You deserve each other…ruler and subject!
Somebody should send a copy of the Alston’s Report in Spanish to their embassy to be forwarded to the King of Spain.
There’s more to the story than the King’s willingness to make such a reckless statement, don’t you think?
All the moves taken were and are foreplays — A Prelude to Martial Law!
Akala ko ay sa Pilipinas lang ang tanga sa pag sunod sa batas. Talaga pala galing tayo sa kastila at tanga rin pala ang HARI at REYNA ng Spain.
Hindi ba nila alam na maraming humahangal sa hinayupak na ARROYO na ito.
Tanga ang universidad sa SPAIN.. “CHAMPION IN HUMAN RIGHT”.
B*llsh*t kayo dapat ay “CHAMPION IN CORRUPTION” ang binigay ninyo.
Hi vonjovi2,
Dapat we need to change Philippines namesake (coz’it was taken from King Philips II of Spain)to any name. Bakit kamo, di ba ang Espanya ang nagbenta sa atin kay uncle Joe after 300-years colonization.
Ang masakit dito eh tawagin pa tayong INDIO, ang sakit di ba! Ngayon naman eh bigyan si Tita Glo ng parangal bilang Champion ng Human Rights. Grabe talaga itong mga Kastilaloy na yan, binabastos na talaga ang lahing Pinoy, except GMA kasi MAKAPILI yan.
Akalain mo ba naman, Champion sa HR! Pwede dahil master naman sa extrajudicial killings, ayon sa UN HRC!
Sino ba ang nagsasabi ng totoo, baka naman pera pera lang yan. Ayon kay Chi eh 800+ ang kaluluwa na humihingi ng katarungan.
Breaking the record, tinalo pa si Marcos.
“Exactly! GMA is more worst than Marcos tinalo niya sa record ang lahat ng naging Presidente ng Pinas.” -balweg.
Today, the journalist has many options. It can file charges with the Commission on Human Rights Philippines which can recommend to Congress needed changes in laws. It can file administrative charges with the National Police Commission which can result to removal of police from the service. It can petition the Supreme Court to clarify legal issues on police vs press at the scene.
These avenues were non-existing during Marcos martial law. During that time, the Judiciary was clamped down with powerful presidential decrees. Today’s Supreme Court removed the power of Gloria Arroyo in EO64. There is simply no basis that Gloria Arroyo is worst than Ferdinand Marcos. There was virtually no breathing room for the press and free speech during Marcos years.
“I am very confident that the Supreme Court will once again display its judicial activism and stand squarely on the side of the Constitution” – Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay
Even the lawyer Binay has faith in Supreme Court which struck down Gloria Arroyo EO64. This supports that the justice system is working in the Philippines and again today is not worst when the country was under Marcos martial law.
However, Binay overestimated press freedom over inherent police power of state. There is a settled ruling in 1972 US Supreme Court on Branzburg v. Hayes that an area is off limits to the public, the media have no right to gain access to crime scenes or sites. Philippine SC oftentimes refers to settled jurisprudence in US SC.It will be most interesting if the Philippine SC will make a departure from police right on crime area.
NCRPO chief General Geary Barias gave the order to arrest journalists covering the Nov. 29 Peninsula Manila standoff. He is a half-baked copycat of then MISG chief Col, Rolando Abadilla. Mr. Barias needs re-education in the Bill of Rights and should be demoted three ranks below. Media men should file arbitrary arrest and detention against Barias, DILG and PNP. Arbitrary arrest and detention are characteristic of a police state. The rule of law is dead under the corrupt and abusive Arroyo regime.
Klasmayt d0dong,
Never mentionedd again our Supreme Court please!
Eh sila ang violator ng Constitution natin! Sino ba nag nagpanumpa kay GMA? Hay naku, walang iba si CJ Davide po.
Again, who promolgated that Erap resigned from office? Dios ko po! Eh di ba si CJ A. Puno.
Wala ng moral ascendancy ang Supreme Court, ibalik muna nila kung ano yong para kay Erap kasi ang Masang Pilipino ang naghalal dito at ikulong sina GMA, Tabako and co., 100% babalik ang tiwala ng taong-Bayan sa Korte Suprema.
Ofcource our existing laws are enough to guide us in all our undertakings but the problem is GMA, siya ang ugat ng lahat ng problema na ating kinakaharap.
Yong mga Abogago natin (NOT ALL) eh bobo pala sa batas na kanilang pinag-aral, kasi di naman sila ang gumawa eh kundi yong mga corrupt na Tongresman at Senador (di lahat).
Pag kaso na ang pinag-usapan eh butas-butas ang batas, kasi ito ay ginawa para lang sa mahihirap at pag sila ang naka-gawa ng krimen eh, NOT GUITLY kasi po pera pera lang ang pang pasak sa butas-butas nating mga batas.
Yan ang ating Korte Suprema.
Dodong,
Right you are: “Today, the journalist has many options. It can file charges with the Commission on Human Rights Philippines which can recommend to Congress needed changes in laws.”
So, journalists (those who haven’t been killed yet) take note!
By the way, friends, in you opinion, would I be really maligning our excellent, law-abiding, absolutely blameless, wonderful police if I too believed that there could have been a “rub out” (of Lim and Trillanes and their guards) without the presence of some members of media at the Manila Pen?
What do you personally think? Is that too farfetched?
Klasmayts,
Nothing personal sa mga Magigiting nating Abogado (i honor and salute them from their brabery and honesty), exempted sila sa aking comments! E ka nga, kung sa eskwela pagdating ng 4th grading nagbibigay ng exemption ang professors para di na kumuha ang student ng exam sa final di ba.
Favorite ko kasing mag-online sa SWS at ipa bang int’l institutions na nagmomonito sa takbo ng isang bansa.
Pasensiya na lang sa Korte Suprema, MAGPAKATOTOO MUNA SILA SA PAGGAWAD NG BATAS. KAYA NGA TIMBANGAN ANG KANILANG SIMBULO EH PARA PANTAY ANG PAGHATOL AT PAGGAWAD NG BATAS MAGING IKAW MAN AY MAYAMAN o MAHIRAP.
Sa America eh bow ako sa kanilang batas kasi for sure paggumawa ka ng kasalan o nagviolate ka sa anumang batas doon eh kalaboso ang bagsak mo o kaya community service. Pagsobrang bigat ng kasalanan eh capital punishment.
Sa Pinas gumawa ka ng mabuti para sa bayan, bagsak mo sa Munti. Pag gumawa ka ng mali eh sa Malacanang ang pwesto mo,
maging Secretary ka, o kaya Chief of Staff ng AFP, maging Justices ka ng Supreme Court, etc. etc.
Pag sinuswerte ka eh may 500T, 1M o kaya trip to Europa.
Hahahahah! Talagang dead on ang analysis mo Balweg…
“Sa Pinas gumawa ka ng mabuti para sa bayan, bagsak mo sa Munti. Pag gumawa ka ng mali eh sa Malacanang ang pwesto mo,
maging Secretary ka, o kaya Chief of Staff ng AFP, maging Justices ka ng Supreme Court, etc. etc.
“Pag sinuswerte ka eh may 500T, 1M o kaya trip to Europa.”
Hahahaha!
There is a settled ruling in 1972 US Supreme Court on Branzburg v. Hayes that an area is off limits to the public, the media have no right to gain access to crime scenes or sites.
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Branzburg v Hayes 408 US 665 is about compelling a newspaperman to appear before a grand jury. The newspaperman was compelled by a state trial judge to appear and answer questions; the Supreme Court upheld the lower court order. There is nothing in the case about crime scenes and media access to them.
Parang lottery ang implementation ng governance sa pinas di ba?
Si Gloria, gumawa ng coup d’état kasama ni Angie Reyes, approve siya kay Chief (In)Justice Davide, itong si Gen Lim, nakipagusap kay Gen Senga tungkol sa restiveness sa military over the 2004 presidential elections cheating ni Gloria, walang signed and formal charges, pasok siya sa kulungan!
Re: Today’s Supreme Court removed the power of Gloria Arroyo in EO64
What? Malacanang had issued the same gag order. Nothing has changed. The Davide-led Supreme Court installed Gloria Arroyo as president of the republic contrary to the 1987 Philippine Constitution provisions on presidential succession. Chief Justice Davide invented ‘constructive resignation’ provision as the basis for installing Gloria Arroyo. The Supreme Court can be partly blamed on the present mess and sufferings under the corrupt and abusive Arroyo regime. Corrupt judges and prosecutors and rascal policemen have contributed to the Philippines’ rotten justice system. Trial courts are under administrative jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. It may take light years before we see a truly reformed justice system in the Philippines. Gloria Payola rewarded Mr. Davide a UN diplomatic post.
Hi clasmayt AdeBrux,
A wonderful question?
What do you personally think? Is that too farfetched?
Far-fetched, means, Not readily believable because of improbable elements therein”. (Taken from The Free Dictionary.)
I do believe, still there are some good guys in the Police force, but a big BUT, if the corrupt Generals still in their uniforms, i don’t think so!
Remember, Gen. A. Razon, & Barrias were the Stand-off movie director in this event at PEN, “ATAKIHIN ng TANGKE, TIRGASIN at PAPUTUKAN ng Bala the movie, starring AT4/Gen. Lim and co., supporting casts, VP Guingona, Bishop Labayen, Father Robert Reyes, et al. Contrabida: SWAT boys.
Thanks loads balweg for the answer.
So, there was a probability that Lim or Trillanes or some of their guys could have been “rubbed out” had media not been around…
Ah so, in effect, I wouldn’t be maligning our our excellent, law-abiding, absolutely blameless, wonderful police if I assumed that…
Thanks.
Doon sa lugar sa malayo na bansa,sa distansiyang isang araw na liparin ng eroplano ni Lucio Tan, nakatira ang ina ni Mikey at ni Datu, asawa ng isang lalaking walang puso, ang babae ay nagsisikap mangurakot upang mamuhay milyonaryo ang kanyang mga anak habang ang asawa ay pamandu-mandu at may number tho. Ang pagkikita nilang mag-asawa ay madalang ngunit palaging may pananakit ng ataki sa puso. Nilustay unti-unti ng lalaki ang nakurakot na maraming alahas ng asawa upang may maisunod sa masamang bisyo at nang ang mapagtiis na si Gloria ay marami nang anumang maipasunod sa layaw ng asawa ay sinimulan ang pagmamalupit sa kanya.Mahina ang loob at bato ang puso pati sa kanyang ulo, ay wala siyang nalalaman kundi sumunod at mangurakot na lamang. Diyos niya ang kanyang asawa na pamangkin ni santa Abila; ang kanyang mga anak ay siya niyang mga demonyo sa kongreso. Ang lalaki na nakakaalam kung gaano ang pagmamahal at pag-ibig sa kanya, ay umaasal nakagaya ng mga diyus-diyusan: sa araw-araw ay nag-iibayo sa kabangisan, kalupitan at paggawa ng bawat maibigan.
Nang sabihin sa kanya ni Gloria, minsang dumalaw na ang mukha ay higit pang galit kaysa sa karaniwan,Fatsu kinudeta na tayo ni Lim at Trillanes kasama ang mga sundalo mong baliktaran.Binalak nila na ipasok sila sa Muntinglupang bilanguan hindi sumagot ng oo ni hindi, at walang itinanong kundi kung sina Jaloslos at Manero ay lalaya ba at papardonan sila. Ang babae ay hindi nangahas na ulitin, nguni’t sa kanyang kasalatan at pagnanais na ang mga sundalo ay makasuhan ay napilitang sundin ang balak. Ang asawa ay hindi rin kumibo.Dahil may balak palang sumama kay number wan sa Espanya.
Hi clasmayt Diego K. Guerrero,
Re: Today’s Supreme Court removed the power of Gloria Arroyo in EO64. This is ONLY a props of our unrespected Supreme Court.
Mostly of our Kababayang Pinoys ignored their double-talk and rubber stamp decisions.
Double-talk- means, a way of speaking that confuses people in order to avoid telling them the truth.
rubber stamp-means, n.
1. A piece of rubber affixed to a handle and bearing raised characters used to make ink impressions, as of names or dates.
2. also rub·ber·stamp (rbr-stmp)
a. A person or body that gives perfunctory approval or endorsement of a policy without assessing its merit.
b. A perfunctory approval or endorsement.
Isang Klasikong noble, hango sa panulat ni klasmayt Cocoy.
Pare nadali mo, pwedeng maging subaybayang noble iyan at ipalathala natin sa Ellenville magazine.
Dapat magpa-Contest tayo kung ano ang magandang Title ng iyong nobela.
Good luck!
“Branzburg v Hayes 408 US 665 is about compelling a newspaperman to appear before a grand jury” – atty36252
You are pointing the application in grand jury testimony. The substantive basis is relevant. Writing for the majority, Justice Byron White declared that the petitioners were asking the Court to grant newsmen privilege that other citizens do not enjoy. “This we decline to do.” Justice White acknowledged the argument that refusing to recognize such a privilege would undermine the ability of the press to gather news.
Atty36252, maybe you can compel the Philippine Supreme Court to rule on the issue because DILG sec Puno is using the ruling to support the arrest of press claiming privilege to gather news.
“I am very confident that the Supreme Court will once again display its judicial activism and stand squarely on the side of the Constitution” – Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay
Even the lawyer Binay has faith in Supreme Court which struck down Gloria Arroyo EO64. This supports that the justice system is working in the Philippines and again today is not worst when the country was under Marcos martial law.
Eto ang sabi ni Erap: “I am confident that the Sandiganbayan will exonerate me.”
Later: “I will no longer appeal my case to the Supreme Court, hindi na nila babaligtarin yung desisyon ipinilit nila sa akin nung 2001”.
Even a defective car, a seriously dilapidated one will work. At least Marcos first made the law then used it for his personal gain.
Gloria simply looked for the loopholes and exploited them.
Justice system is working? The last time I checked, the Justice system still includes the lower and appellate courts. If it is the Supreme court that is the only one left functioning most of the time, my technical training tells me it is time to repair and restore the whole machinery up to specs and if it is impossible to do so, replace it with a new one.
Vonjovi, “Akala ko ay sa Pilipinas lang ang tanga sa pag sunod sa batas. Talaga pala galing tayo sa kastila at tanga rin pala ang HARI at REYNA ng Spain.” Malay natin, baka naman inuuto lang nila si aling Gloria, naniwala naman ang gaga. Meron na kasi siyang sasabihin pag uwi sa pinas, “see, sinabi ko na sa inyo – MOVE ON on na tayo mga kabayan!”
Yang kasong iyan, ang puno’t dulo, parehong Puno!
“Mostly of our Kababayang Pinoys ignored their double-talk and rubber stamp decisions.” – balweg
Your logic is appreciated. But that means you have more to replace not only Gloria Arroyo but the majority of Congress and the entire members of Supreme Court. That is daunting task. I wish you good luck.
Re: Remember, Gen. A. Razon, & Barrias were the Stand-off movie director in this event at PEN, “ATAKIHIN ng TANGKE, TIRGASIN at PAPUTUKAN ng Bala the movie, starring AT4/Gen. Lim and co.
In case the Magdalo soldiers at the Manila Pen are armed with RPG launchers, then, APC armored vehicles are blown like a balikbayan cargo boxes. The risk of frontal armor attack is high. Puno, Razon and his bara-bara boys does not care the loss lives. Are they ready to die to save their payola Queen Gloria?
the petitioners were asking the Court to grant newsmen privilege that other citizens do not enjoy.
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That is in relation to refusing to obey a court order to appear before a grand jury. Walang sinabi doon tungkol sa crime scene. Masyadong elastic ang interpretation mo.
Yung challenge sa Supreme Court, puwede lang kung may actual violation. Kaya lang, pinakawalan naman ni Puno, so moot and academic na. Ano? Natiyope? Kung talagang bilib sila sa argumento nila, they should have followed up the arrest with a charge against the media. Gumamit pa sila ng siyoking term, processing. Wala namang CPU ang utak ng mga pulis heads, anong processing?
Laos nang gimmick yang lumabag, tapos atras, para moot and academic. Wala ba kayong value added sa worn out tactics ni Macoy? Na-mi-miss ko na nga ang gago. In his time, masarap lumaban, dahil competent si Macoy and his gang – Titong Mendoza, Chief Justice Fernando, et al. They gave Peping Diokno, the Grand Old Man Tañada and Jovy Salonga a good workout.
Ngayon, you have si raulo and merceditas versus Rene Saguisag. Parang Mike Tyson versus Rene Requiestas. Harapan niyo naman kami ng magaling.
Why don’t you compare Macoy’s constitutional ratification case, Javellana v. Executive Secretary against the constructive resignation decision in favor of Glo? Sino ang mas plausible ang palusot.
Yung manipis na palusot, nakaka-insulto. Parang kasing tanga ng nagpapalusot ang mga taongbayan.
atty36252,
I asked you a question in an earlier thread not knowing there is this discussion here. I heard on radio that CIDG is threatening to slap ABS-CBN’s news chief Maria Ressa with contempt if she fails to hand them the raw videos of the stand-off. I’m not a lawyer but it’s the first time I heard an investigative police office subpoena evidences and also have the power to penalize. All-in-one justice system! Definitely worse than Marcos’ martial law!
And it’s working, daw.
“I heard on radio that CIDG is threatening to slap ABS-CBN’s news chief Maria Ressa with contempt if she fails to hand them the raw videos of the stand-off.”
Akalo ko Court lang ang puwedeng mag cite ng contempt (of course, nandiyan ang Senate)…
Tongue:
sinagot ko yung other thread. Court lang, Congress, and some quasi-judicial bodies (SEC) have contempt powers.
Ang galing naman ng mga pigs, talo pa ang congressman; they amended the law. Talo pa nga ang cha-cha, because tinamaan din ang Constitution.
“I too believed that there could have been a “rub out” (of Lim and Trillanes and their guards) without the presence of some members of media at the Manila Pen” – Anna
This is the argument that Amando Doronilla of Inquirer is espousing the media as the protector of Trillanes from massacre. This is double edge sword. If the media is taken in active capacity as protector, then it can be charge in aiding and abetting rebellion which is not the case if the media is only covering from safe distance. It is also ignore the fact that US and Australian government will send their own forensic experts (cannot be influenced by Philippine authorities) in case of massacre because they provide aid to the Philippine military.
Klasmayt d0d0ng,
2010 is coming very soon! Ito ang tamang oras to share our talents and resources to educate our families backhome.
More than 2-years are enough to teach our family, friends, and neighbors about the truth of GMA regime. Ellenville International University can help us a lot to enlighten our Kababayan and openly supporting our aims to change the dirty political atmoshpere at home.
It’s our change to choose the best, honest, God-fearing and the brightest leaders this coming 2010 National Election.
Continue our struggle till we reach our aim! Change GMA regime and ALL TRAPO and BALIMBING by new breed of leaders.
We need to help and support AT4/Gen. Lim in their quest to liberate our country from the hand of corrupt Politicians and their cohort.
This is double edge sword. If the media is taken in active capacity as protector, then it can be charge in aiding and abetting rebellion which is not the case if the media is only covering from safe distance.
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There is no aiding and abetting any crime if you are protecting the life of another. If the media allowed the rubout, that is aiding and abetting the salvaging.
Besides, walang armas si Trillanes, so no rebellion, dahil walang taking of arms.
UNLESS
May hawak siyang steak knife, or was cutting a cake.
Yung mga media women. May naka-sexy boots ba? Deadly weapon din ang matalas na boots. Yung nguso ni si raulo, ALWAYS deadly weapon yan. Muchacho kayong lahat.
Maám ELLEN and fellow Klasmayts time to sleep na, see you tomorrow!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL! and BEST REGARDS.
Dodong: “..Supreme Court which struck down Gloria Arroyo EO64.” You mean, EO 464?
Then, why this Malacanan defiant attitude:
“Palace to invoke EO 464 again”
By Juliet Labog-Javellana
Inquirer
Last updated 05:07am (Mla time) 08/23/2007
“MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita Wednesday said Malacañang would invoke Executive Order No. 464 when the Senate invites Cabinet and military officers to its investigation into the “Hello Garci” scandal.
“Ermita said Executive Order 464 was not entirely voided by the Supreme Court and that its valid provisions would govern the appearance of officials to be summoned to any Senate inquiry.”
And didn’t they use it again to prevent Neri and others during the ZTE deal gone bad?
Please tell us – without the legalese – the basis of the Ermita (and Malacanan’s) reading that EO 464, or some of its provisions, are still in effect? Was it struck down completely, partially or what?
Maybe that’s why Balweg used “double speak.”
“Kaya lang, pinakawalan naman ni Puno, so moot and academic na. Ano?” – atty36252
O Attorney, inamin mo panalo naman si Puno. Ano ba nangyari dyan sa lahat na brilliant opposition lawyers?
Baka ang toothpick kasama sa ebidensya. Ang kaso toothpick-armed rebellion.
O Attorney, inamin mo panalo naman si Puno. Ano ba nangyari dyan sa lahat na brilliant opposition lawyers?
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Panalo sa atras. Hindi naman humarap sa court. At least si Macoy humaharap.
Humaharap paminsan-minsan. Lumaban nga sa snap elections.
Thanks, atty36252, galing mo talaga. And I noticed that it helps that lawyers are witty/humorous cuz it throws the opponent off. I’m not impressed by the overly-serious types and I find them boring. However valid their arguments are, they don’t seem to be meaningful. But of course, it’s different in the written pleadings.
Thank you atty for bearing with us. You will get your due in some other ways, I’m sure. But for the moment pro-bono muna heheh.
Thanks, dOdOng for “This is the argument that Amando Doronilla of Inquirer is espousing the media as the protector of Trillanes from massacre.”
Didn’t know; have always thought that Doronilla is a Gloria pet.
Ooops, forgot, he now doesn’t like her very much for not honouring her promise to her that she would make him an ambassador after he fought for her in his write ups before and after Gloria’s overthrow of Erap.
Tongue:
Salamat sa complements. Humor is the only weapon, kung wala kang baril at walang kang pera.
“Besides, walang armas si Trillanes, so no rebellion, dahil walang taking of arms.” -atty36252
Attorney paki-check lang po, dahil yung rebellion charges ay tuloy-tuloy na yon hanggang tatanda si Trillanes sa bilibid.
atty36252, ok ung explanation mo dun sa atras-abante, urong-sulong at Tyson vs. Requiestas. Dyan magaling si Gloria, Puno at Sir Raul O. atbp.
Tawag ng iba dyan, squid tactic. Lalabuin ng lalabuin para hindi maintindihan.
Gustong gamitin ang macoy strategy, tapos ayaw naman mag ala Macoy sa bakbakan (snap election)! Galing talaga, saludo ako sa kalukuhan!
Attorney paki-check lang po, dahil yung rebellion charges ay tuloy-tuloy na yon hanggang tatanda si Trillanes sa bilibid.
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I’m talking of the evidence. Of course nakasampa na ang kaso. But can they make it stick?
Theodore Te v Velasco. I will bet my measly paycheck. Todohan. All of my penurious bank account against all of Pidal’s money.
Anna, on Amando Doronilla. Me too, I thought the guy was a Gloria stooge. Then, he sounded like a tiger attacking the master.Urong-sulong, left-right, pro-anti-pro then anti again. Ahhh! I stopped reading the guy.
Don’t know, maybe it’s a new brand of envelopmental journalism. I prefer to read Randy David, Raul Pangalangan, Bishop Cruz, and others who stick to their guns.
Atty36252, tanong lang po naniwala ka ba na ang siyam na hustisya sa korte suprema na nag-aral sa UP ay kakulay (katsutsu at iba pa) ni gloria arroyo? salamat po.
“Theodore Te v Velasco. I will bet my measly paycheck. Todohan. All of my penurious bank account against all of Pidal’s money.”
That is a good point. I will just take it that you are an exceptional lawyer if you will be proven right. Thanks.
Ayaw kong mag generalize. Give me the names, at saka ako mag-co-comment.
Caveat. I know them by what they wrote. Hindi ako naka-appear before them, dahil maraming hindi career jurist. Puro pulot sa labas.
Naka-appear ako before Marina Buzon of the Court of Appeals. Magaling, efficient, fair.
Karamihan ng nagpa-bilib sa akin, retired na, like Delilah Vidallon Magtolis, Judge Tria Tirona…..
Tindi mo atty, buong bank account mo ipupusta mo, ako yung maingay na kapitbahay ko lang ang lagi kong ipinupusta dito. Someone else here, I forgot whom, had wagered with his mother-in-law as ante.
With your assurance that it won’t stick, I can rest with that thought in mind.
“Ermita said Executive Order 464 was not entirely voided by the Supreme Court and that its valid provisions would govern the appearance of officials to be summoned to any Senate inquiry.” – hawaiianguy
That is correct. There is also a statement to that effect by Senator Miriam Santiago.
“Ayaw kong mag generalize. Give me the names, at saka ako mag-co-comment.”
We have 9 justices from UP College sitting in Supreme Court including the Chief Justice Reynato S Puno. The other members are Leonardo Quisumbing, Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Antonio Carpio, Ma Alicia Austria-Martinez, Conchita Carpio-Morales, Minita Chico-Nazario, Cancio Garcia and Presbitero Velasco Jr.
Thank you.
On EO 464… Hell, looks like it is still being re-interpeted to be valid, even those provisions that are not supposed to apply. See how this guy bends the rule –
Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez believes the military could invoke EO 464 and snub the planned Senate hearing. “I think the military can invoke that. That is sustained by the Supreme Court,” Gonzalez told reporters. (“Palace to invoke EO 464 again” By Juliet Labog-Javellana, Inquirer, Last updated 05:07am (Mla time) 08/23/2007).
And go to SC again, to check if Malacanan is “correct”?
Paikot-ikot lang. Nothing has changed!
Has anyone in here knows Aristotle’s Principles of Persuasion?
2300 years ago, Aristotle, in his Discourse on Rhetoric reduced the principles of argument to four major points. Examination of these four points reveals that they serve those of us who labor in the vineyards of litigation as well today as they have served Aristotelian scholars for 23 centuries.
Aristotle’s first principle: Well dispose your audience to you and ill dispose them to your enemy.
Second : Maximize your salient points and minimize your weaknesses.
Aristotle’s third principle: Refresh the memory of your audience frequently. Napoleon Bonaparte, who was a great orator as well as a military genius said that only one rhetorical device was needed to persuade: “repetition, repetition and repetition”. Repetition as used in the context of litigation means developing themes, and the messages inherent in the themes, and embedding the themes and messages throughout the trial through thematic repetitions from various evidentiary directions.
Aristotle’s fourth principle: Execute the required level of emotion. This is probably the area in which juries are most disappointed by trial attorneys. Forensic psychologists tell us that the one word which would be most often used by jurors to describe jury service is “boring”.
Unless, you understand this principles you can not be good and clever lawyer.
Ellen,
Re “Antonio Carpio,”
They say a leopard doesn’t change spots. Carpio is said to be an excellent jurist, maybe he is and good on him. But when he was legal adviser to FVR, he was corrupt and I don’t mince my words (if Carpio wants to sue me for saying this, fine! I’ll counter sue him in the EU!)
No major contract with FVR’s govt could go through without his OK if you didn’t put something on the table (up to you to imagine what it is); even if the contract was aboveboard, had been scrutinized at every level and approved by the end user, it will be rejected not by Tabako but by Carpio without a bribe.
An anecdote: Until a few years ago or before Carpio was elevated to the SC by Gloria, Carpio used to contribute articles to a broadsheet against a project (defence).
He would write a series articles AGAINST/ATTACKING the project then out of the blue — it’s all over and the defence project he attacked/wrote against will be implemented.
ADB, modus operandi na iyan ng almost lahat ng nasa gobyerno. Kung nangyayari sa pinakamataas na antas ng gobyerno, lalo na sa mas mababa. From municipalities, to districts, to regional offices up to the head offices, ganyan ang nangyayari, lagayan. Abah, hindi ka magiging director ng region, kung hindi ka maglalagay sa mga boss sa itaas. Para makapagbigay ka sa kanila, kailangan mayroon ka ring kukuhanin na mga lagay. Maramimg sources ng lagay. The higher your rank and more affluent your agency is, mas malaki lagayan. Iyan ang sinasabi nila na ‘lagay muna bago pirma, ang lagay eh’. Down the line ganyan ang modus operandi. Mas malaki ang kurakot mo, mas malaki ang mailalagay mo sa mga boss, mas maganda ang posisyon mo. Nuong araw ang kurakutan ay libo libo lang, ngayon bilyones na, naku po! My point? Hindi mo na maaalis iyan, kung baga, imbeded na, or institutionalised na in the govt system. The words of Erap,’weather, weather lang’ speaks volume. He is resigned to that idea, so probably he bears no real rancor against Gloria.
Sa ngayon, ganyan din naman ang nangyayari, kahit mga oposisyon dakdak ng dakdak, maya maya, tahimik na. Eh ano pa? Nagkaayusan na. Tayo na lamang dito sa blog ni Ellen ang dakdak ng dakdak, wlang katapusan. Wala pang umaayos dito? Lol. Kung tayo kaya ang lagyan din. OK kaya sa inyo basta dollars din hah, hindi peso, ano poor? Do not abuse me for this, just a piece of my mind.
Anna, but Tony Carpio has shown independence from Malacañang in a number of very important decisions. The most notable was the Cha-Cha.
“Tony Carpio has shown independence from Malacañang in a number of very important decisions. The most notable was the Cha-Cha.”
With all the forces playing in Philippine landscape, I hold out on the judiciary because high court decisions are not predictable to consistently favor a side.
Ellen,
Re: “Tony Carpio has shown independence from Malacañang in a number of very important decisions.”
Yes, I’m aware that he’s done that… maybe a leopard changes spots after all.
“Tayo na lamang dito sa blog ni Ellen ang dakdak ng dakdak, wlang katapusan. Wala pang umaayos dito? Lol. Kung tayo kaya ang lagyan din. OK kaya sa inyo basta dollars din hah, hindi peso, ano poor? Do not abuse me for this, just a piece of my mind.” — martina
Hahahahah!
Poor martina! I understand your frustration…
For so many years we are poorly governed. Thats what I glean from the blogs. Now, lets look from the other end of the telescope. For that equal number of years, we allowed to be poorly governed that way. We enjoy it so much we dont try to change it. Thats the demand of the majority anyway.
Anna: maybe a leopard changes spots after all.
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Only when it feels it is expedient and necessary in order to survive in the jungle where the rule is the survival of the fittest. In the Philippines, however, it looks like it is more survival of the unfit! 😛
yuko, anna,
mas ang katulad niya sa HUNYANGO na nakakapagpalit ng kulay na katulad ng sa alinmang nitong makapitan o madikitan.
HEY GUYS, ang nag order na arestuhin lahat ng media men na andun sa loob ng Pen e si Barias kasi nga ngpalakpakan daw sila nung itinaboy siyang palabas nung 2 magigiting na Magdalo soldiers. Napikon siya kaya ayun nataranta ang mama iorderan nya ung APC na mg fire indiscriminately. If there is one person who should have to pay all the damages, it should be Barias.
the title above, “Nothing has changed”.
a lot of changes had effected.
it’s very clear, from worse to WORST courtesy of the present unwanted administration!
Hi Mrivera,
RE: “Nothing has changed”.
Well, as you mentioned: “from worse to WORST courtesy of the present unwanted adminstriation!
Dapat kasuhan na natin ng PANGDARAMBONG + rebellion con conspiracy AGAINST ERAP gov’t. 7-years na yang WANTED eh kaya dapat ma citizens arrest na silang lahat.
blackdiamond;
Ang ibig mo bang sabihin ay kinapon ng mga MEDIA si Barabas kaya siya nagalit?Hehehe!
Co2y,
Kita ko nga eh! Biglang nawala…sumbong pala Gen. Esmiron.
Pagbalik TANGKE, TIRGAS, at BULLETS at isang tambak na KABISKAWTS ang bitbit. AKALAIN MO!
Duwakang pala itong si Barrias kasi nga overkilled yong mga pobreng Magdalo eh iilan na nga lang. Ang siste nito, yong isang Magdalo na nakawig eh PEKE daw, biglang nawala… yuppieee… General B. nasa Big Brother Haus. Beeehhhhhhhh.
balweg;
Nagpalabas nga ng man hunt sina Barabas doon sa naka-wig.Parang sinderila stori na naiwanan ang sapatos.Ayun napulot ng kabskawt ni Razon.Ang ginagawa nila ngayon para malaman kung sino ang may ari sa gabi nagsosona sila sa mga kalbo at isinusukat,sa araw naman lahat ng chemo department sa ospital ay ipinasuskat nila sa mga pasyenti.Kaya nga natatawa na lang si Kojak dahil palpak ang SUKO operation ng maka-asul.
“(if Carpio wants to sue me for saying this, fine! I’ll counter sue him in the EU!)”
for your own sake, do not underestimate the founder of The Firm