By Farah G. Decano   THERE is so much fuss about which one is the better movie between the musical “Katips,” or the drama “Maid In Malacanang.”  Famas Awards has spoken.  “Katips” won hands down. If you wish to be simply entertained by “Mariteses” then you may consider the “Maid”…

By Farah G. Decano   I am now writing my column just after the occurrence of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Northern Luzon.  Like any typical Filipino, I am helping myself cope with this devastating and stressful situation by finding humor in other issues which have caught national attention due…

By Farah G. Decano   I am grateful to the Lyceum-Northwestern University for entrusting to me the position of Dean of the College of Law.  I also wish to express my kudos to Atty. Manuel Manuel, my predecessor, for a job well done.  Under his able watch, he has produced…

By Farah G. Decano             LAWYERS are affected too by the economy.  The more vulnerable ones are those in private practice as solo practitioners.  Because the costs of maintaining offices, paying wages of staff and purchasing of equipment and supplies rests on the lone shoulders of these lawyers, some had…

By Farah G. Decano             THE prohibitive filing fees in courts surely pose an obstacle to the Filipino’s access to justice, especially the middle class. The so-called poor can always file for free because they may present themselves as pauper litigants while the rich will not mind the expense.  It…

By Farah G. Decano   CONGRATULATIONS to Mayor Belen T. Fernandez, Vice Mayor Bryan “BK” Kua, and their team.  There is no doubt that you can deliver to fruition the vision that Dagupeños collectively dream for our city. *          *          *          * For democracy to be alive, governments must be…

By Farah G. Decano   WE have become a nation of multiple alternate realities. This is mainly due to the algorithm of our social media accounts on which we are dependent for news and opinion. What is wrong with the algorithm?  The information that abounds us is restricted by programmed…

By Farah G. Decano   GOOGLE recently ordered one of its engineers to go on a paid leave.  Blake Lemoine was suspended after he published an article claiming that the Large Language Model (LLM) or chatbot he was developing became sentient.  In other words, he claimed that his invention has…

By Farah G. Decano   THERE is so much buzz circulating in social media nowadays about the recent split of local music industry’s power couple, Moira and Jason.  Weren’t they the same couple who wrote heartwarming love songs together?  Wasn’t their wedding filled with scenic pictures of the groom tearfully…

By Farah G. Decano   THAT the rainy season started early should no longer surprise the Filipinos and their government.  Our country has been battered by numerous atmospheric and tectonic disturbances that this deviation in schedule should not be so much of a concern. It should not be.  Really.  Due…