One of the bigger issues for the past couple of days is the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Ancestral Domain (for the Bangsamoro People in certain parts of Mindanao) between the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). Petitions have been filed with the Supreme Court assailing the validity of the MOA, so [...]
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Primer on Ancestral Lands and Ancestral Domains
Published by August 14th, 2008 in Elections and Constitutional Law. 1 CommentRA 9184 or The Government Procurement Reform Act of 2003: Boon or Bane?
Published by March 28th, 2008 in Corporate and Investments, Elections and Constitutional Law and Special Projects. 0 CommentsBy: ACA Nimfa Cuesta Vilches*
The procurement (acquisition of goods, services and contracting for infrastructure project) law was enacted to lay down rules and regulations and to modernize, standardize, and regulate the procurement activities of the government. It is a response to the clamor of the citizenry to provide value for taxpayer money (P147.662 billion capital [...]
Extradition procedures and principles in the United States
Published by February 28th, 2008 in Elections and Constitutional Law and Litigation and Labor Law. 0 CommentsIn one of the Senate hearings in relation to the NBN investigation, a point was raised regarding a request for extradition of potential witnessess allegedly in the United States of America. Extradition is a big word for non-lawyers who watched the Senate investigation, so it may be helpful to have a brief discussion on [...]
The Writ of Habeas Data (by Chief Justice Reynato Puno)
Published by February 23rd, 2008 in Elections and Constitutional Law. 0 Comments(This is a speech delivered by Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno on 19 November 2007, at the UNESCO Policy Forum and Organizational Meeting of the Information for all Program (IFAP), Philippine National Committee.)
EDSA I and EDSA II: The Legal Distinctions
Published by February 21st, 2008 in Elections and Constitutional Law. 3 CommentsThe 22nd anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution will be celebrated this coming Monday, 25 February 2008, a non-working holiday. This, of course, is the celebration of the first People Power, also known as EDSA I. There’s an EDSA II and some say there’s an “EDSA Tres,” but since “EDSA Tres” was not successful, [...]
Effect of pending cases on the Senate’s power to conduct investigation in aid of legislation
Published by February 19th, 2008 in Elections and Constitutional Law and Obiter/News. 0 CommentsThere’s a radio commentary discussing the possible effect of the pending complaints filed with the Office of the Ombudsman on the Senate hearings in connection with the aborted $329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal with China’s ZTE Corp., with Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada, Jr. as the central witness. The commentary cited the case of Bengzon, [...]
Pandacan oil depot must go: Social Justice Society vs. Atienza case digest
Published by February 15th, 2008 in Elections and Constitutional Law and Obiter/News. 0 Comments(Just the other day, the Supreme Court affirmed the authority of Manila City to issue — and enforce — an Ordinance reclassifying certain areas within the city. The reclassification adversely affected the oil companies, which are now forced to relocate their oil terminals in Pandacan. This is a digest of Social Justice Society vs. Atienza, [...]
Writ of Habeas Data: Questions and Answers
Published by February 2nd, 2008 in Elections and Constitutional Law and Obiter/News. 2 CommentsWhat is the writ of habeas data?
It is a remedy available to any person whose right to privacy in life, liberty or security is violated or threatened by an unlawful act or omission of a public official or employee, or of a private individual or entity engaged in the gathering, collecting or storing of data [...]
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