By Farah G. Decano THE result of the 2022 elections in Dagupan City was a surprise. No one expected that the brilliant and hardworking Councilor Michael Fernandez would slide from his usual position in the top three down to the last spot for councilors. We cannot say that Councilor…
By Farah G. Decano WHEN I first ran for Councilor in 2001, some concerned relatives informed me that this political exercise was also a competition among angkans or clans. Those who were “mabuleg” or have a lot of kin members were more likely to win. Candidates must not only…
By Farah G. Decano I cannot help but continue to laugh at this ad hominem attack hurled at me online by a lawyer during the height of the Carlos Yulo family saga. The Olympian publicly faulted his mother of theft. This co-alumnus of the UP College of Law claimed…
By Farah G. Decano IN observation of Law Week this September, the Lyceum Northwestern University (L-NU) College of Law was honored to have the online presence of former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio. He spoke on Philippine Island Territories in the West Philippine Sea. Justice Carpio started…
By Farah G. Decano VICE President Sara Z. Duterte released a video last week clarifying some issues regarding her behaviour during the congressional budget hearing of the Office of the Vice President. In her explanation, VP Sara revealed that the fund hearing was all for show because there were…
By Farah G. Decano THE House of Representatives (HOR) did not terminate its hearing on the proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) despite the matter being set already for the second time around. Afterward, the Lower House came under fire from the Duterte camp because…
By Farah G. Decano THERE is a current online battle of political posts and memes trying to gain supremacy over social media: Shimenet vs. Code Blue. “Shimenet” came a week ahead. It was culled from Vice President Sara Duterte’s now famous reply to the members of the House of…
By Farah G. Decano FOR someone who puts much value to ties of friendship or alliance, Vice President Sara Duterte probably felt the diminishing support of her allies as soon as somebody else became more powerful than her family. This was likely her inspiration behind her much-criticized children’s book,…
By Farah G. Decano THE personal tragedy of 2024 Olympian Carlos Yulo touches our core as human beings and our culture as Filipinos. We tend to weigh on these issues based on the totality of our experiences. Arriving at a resolution may be tricky if we do not detach…
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