Share(Full text of President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address [SONA] delivered on 26 July 2010 before the Congress of the Philippines, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City. Official English translation courtesy of the Office of the President. Original Filipino version here.)
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State of the Nation Address of President Benigno Aquino III (Official English Translation)
Published by July 26th, 2010 in Obiter/News. 3 CommentsPresident Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino Inaugural Speech
Published by June 30th, 2010 in Elections and Constitutional Law. 0 CommentsShareFull English text of the Inaugural address delivered by President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on June 30, 2010. Vice-President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay also took his office before Pres. Aquino.
30 June 2010 a Special Non-Working Holiday (Proclamation 2085)
Published by June 28th, 2010 in Litigation and Labor Law. 0 CommentsShareJust in case you still don’t know it yet — June 30, 2010 (Wednesday) is a national special non-working holiday for the inauguration of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and Vice-President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay. Here’s the full text of Proclamation No. 2085 (see also full inaugural speech of President Noynoy Aquino).
Revised Rule on Children in Conflict with the Law
Published by November 27th, 2009 in Criminal Law and Litigation and Labor Law. 0 CommentsShareAdministrative Matter No. 02-1-18-SC REVISED RULE ON CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW Section 1. Applicability of the Rule. – This Rule shall apply to all criminal cases involving children in conflict with the law. A child in conflict with the law is a person who at the time of the commission of the offense [...]
Eid’l Adha (November 27-28): Regional Holiday
Published by November 1st, 2009 in Corporate and Investments and Litigation and Labor Law. 2 CommentsShare(Malacanang earlier issued Proclamation 1808, declaring November 27 and 28, 2009 as “national holidays”, in observance of Eid’l Adha, one of Islam’s greatest feasts. Many were wondering why it’s a national holiday, when RA 9492 provides that it’s a regional holiday. Proclamation 1808-A was subsequently issued, providing that Eid’l Adha is a regional holiday in [...]
Eid’l Adha as National Holiday: Computation of Holiday Pay for November 27 and 28, 2009
Published by October 29th, 2009 in Corporate and Investments and Litigation and Labor Law. 2 CommentsShare(Malacanang declared November 27 and 28, 2009 as “national holidays”, in observance of Eid’l Adha, one of Islam’s greatest feasts. Many were wondering if “national holiday” means a regular holiday or a special holiday. This is clarified in the Labor Advisory issued by DOLE. The full text of Proclamation No. 1808 and the DOLE Labor [...]
Dam Operator liable for Negligence in Flooding
Published by October 14th, 2009 in Corporate and Investments and Family and Property Law. 1 CommentShareThe recent flooding recently caused by the heavy rainfall brought by Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng has caused tremendous damage to life and property. Also recently, there are threats to sue the dam operators who were allegedly negligent in releasing water too late and without sufficient warning.
ShareOur condolences to the family of our beloved former President Corazon Aquino. Tita Cory, as she is fondly called, passed away on 1 August 2009, at 3:18 a.m.
State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2009
Published by July 27th, 2009 in Elections and Constitutional Law and Obiter/News. 8 CommentsShare(Full text of the 2009 SONA. The State of the Nation Address or “SONA” is given by the President before a joint session of both houses of Congress, pursuant to Article VII, Section 23 of the 1987 Constitution, which reads: “The President shall address the Congress at the opening of its regular session. He may [...]
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