By Farah G. Decano   TO the world, Spoliarium is Juan Luna’s famous painting that won first place in the 1884 Exposicion National de Bellas Artes in Madrid.  Depicting fallen gladiators being dragged out of the arena by Roman soldiers before spectators coveting the dead warriors’ armor and weapons, the…

By Farah G. Decano   IT was just around six months ago when I wrote about some Generation Z terminologies in the dating scene.  I talked about situations, caspering, benching, and many more. Little did I know that there was already a bunch of new terms brewing that time from…

By Farah G. Decano   AS a lawyer, I do not just listen to the legal issues of clients. Sometimes, I become their sounding board on other matters such as personal and family issues.  They spill out their thoughts, opinions, and feelings about their circumstances.  While I have no formal…

By Farah Decano   MY nephew, Mike, has owned an assembly of toy robots and superhero action figures since childhood. Already in his mid-thirties now, he has not stopped collecting them, much to the chagrin of his parents.  “Peter Pan complex,” they probably thought. I guess Mike is just someone…

By Farah G. Decano   ATTY. Glenn Bauzon entered the Dean’s office passing by the College of Law Secretary’s desk and the Faculty Lounge where gifts were being wrapped.  He heard the yuletide songs of Andrea Bocelli being played audibly in my work area when he blurted, “I already feel…

By Farah G. Decano                   IN celebration of International Human Rights Day, the Lyceum Northwestern University College of Law through its Legal Education and Advocacy Discourse (LeadDTALKS) program recently invited the fearless Queen of Bardagulan herself,  Atty. Rowena “Bing” Guanzon of the P3pwd partylist.  Her topic was, “Human Rights, Online…

By Farah G. Decano   LOOKS like Vice President Sara Z. Duterte has gotten herself a formidable support from the bloc-voting Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC). The INC did not merely release a statement of opposition against  her supposed impeachment. Rather, the INC issued a threat of nationwide rallies. Thirteen years…

By Farah G. Decano   THEY say that Philippine politics on the national scene is high level. In the academic sense, high-level politics tackle issues about international relations and national security. This concept, however, has earned a new connotation in our country to mean the involvement of powerful and influential…

By Farah G. Decano   A group of restaurant owners in Manila recently asked the government for assistance and relief from the dilemma that they are now confronted with. They complained that regular paying customers of their establishments are now the minority.  And that the majority are those who present…

By Farah G. Decano   THE Quad Committee of the House of Representatives has so far earned a better reputation than the Senate.  Representatives Jinky Luistro, Rodge Gutierrez, Raoul Manuel, and Paolo Ortega have been receiving praise from Filipino observers because of the firm but calm manner they propound valid…