“Coffee is life”, this columnist declared, to break the ice during his meeting with some law students who had gathered to map out their strategies in helping bar reviewees prepare for the upcoming bar exams slated this November. Being a coffee drinker since forever, this columnist likes his coffee
August 26, 2022
FBI agents recently raided Donald Trump’s home in Florida as part of a criminal investigation relative to the January 6, 2021 siege on Capitol Hill. To recall, the attack led to scores of deaths and injuries and precipitated the second impeachment of erstwhile President Donald Trump. Known to be
August 18, 2022
“No man is an island” as an aphorism does not apply to the Philippines when speaking of divorce. Our country is the only one in the world (save for the Vatican that is mostly comprised of men) without a divorce law up to today. We stand in isolation as
July 7, 2022
Despite the easing up of the stringent Molina guidelines that stifled couples from crawling out of their loveless marriages, the term “psychological incapacity” still eludes a clear definition up to today. For the uninitiated, the term “psychological incapacity” as envisaged under Article 36 of the New Family Code had
June 18, 2022
As the pandemic-induced restrictions begin to ease up with cases of infections steadily on the decline, life’s return to normalcy beckons. Pupils in various schools nationwide trickle in as the school gates slowly open. But before daily life returns to normal, the hazards that used to plague children on
June 10, 2022
“When guns are outlawed only the outlaws will have guns” is a popular quote from Louis L’Amour that gun enthusiasts often invoke. In the wake of the recent killing of 19 young children and two adults by an 18-year old gunman at a school in Uvalde, Texas, US policymakers
June 2, 2022