ATTY. By Farah G. Decano   SINCE three weeks ago, the 2019 bar passers have started taking the final step in becoming full-fledged lawyers by signing the roll of attorneys. To be enlisted in this roll is a remarkable privilege reserved only for the few who were able to successfully…

The indirect approach       By Farah G. Decano   ON July 12, 2016, the Philippines gained a favorable decision from the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) against a superpower, China. The latter’s nine-dash line claim over the West Philippine Sea was declared invalid for two reasons: 1) The United Nations Convention…

“Well Done” By Farah G. Decano   THE speech of Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen delivered during the virtual oathtaking of the 2019 bar passers circulated extensively over different social media platforms. With carefully chosen powerful words, his discourse was an audacious mirroring of present realities that encapsulated his…

Truth Chasers By Farah G. Decano   HEARD of storm chasers? Well, they happen to be individuals who are roused by the sight of a tornado. To them, these violent clashes of hot and cold winds resulting to a beautiful coil of whirling clouds are a sight to behold; a…

On digital video wills and the viral Faceapp By Farah G. Decano   DURING the enhanced community quarantine period all over the country, uncertainty about the future and the children’s welfare besieged the minds of most medical front liners.  This is understandable because their exposure to the CoVid-19 Virus was…

Anti-Terror Bill and the International Humanitarian Law By Farah Decano   The State has no reason to sit and watch things go by as hundreds and hundreds of innocent people are killed due to terror attacks.  It must shield itself from these violent elements that threaten the nation’s very existence….

For justice to take flight By Atty. Farah G. Decano   “You need a pair of wings to take flight.” WITH the effectivity of the Amended Rules of Civil Procedure and the Amended Rules on Evidence, Court of Appeals Associate Justice Monette Singh is persuaded that the disposition of cases…

Justice with wings By Farah G. Decano     ARE we finally seeing a ray of sunshine that breaks the sluggish darkness of medieval justice on chariots? With the effectivity of the 2019 Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Procedure (A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC) and the 2019 Amendments to the Revised…