By Farah G. Decano   WHEN individuals lack sleep, they usually develop black rings around their eyes, sport dishevelled hair, wear unkempt clothes and are likely to be in a catatonic state. They chant unintelligible words and convey incoherent messages. They seem to be lost in their own meanderings and…

By Farah G. Decano   I  could not fathom how much deep pain Vice President Sara Z. Duterte is in right now.  Her father, the former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, is most likely seething in anger while blabbering, “I told you so.” Four years ago, she was merely keen on…

By Farah G. Decano       BELOW is an annotation by Atty. Daphne Areola of a Supreme Court decision penned by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. With her permission, I thought of sharing this here. “The family is considered an inviolable social institution in the Philippine Constitution, symbolizing its importance in society….

By Farah G. Decano   THE presence of strong opposition must not be feared by our populace. It is when there is no open resistance at all against our government policies that our democracy is in serious danger.  This could only mean that our liberties are restrained by some force…

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…