To say that most people within my circles were disappointed with the results of the 2022 elections would be an understatement. All the work that was done to restore and maintain a constitutional democracy in this nation felt undone. However, while this is a piece reminiscing about the elections, I
January 6, 2023
Law school batches here in Iloilo, as I realized while teaching, tend to be compositionally more or less the same. Even in spite of the pandemic causing perhaps previously legally uninterested people to try their luck at becoming a lawyer, any particular year level of law students will usually be
December 29, 2022
It was Kobe Bryant’s birthday a few days ago, which brought back memories of when I first knew of the late legend. It was 1996. The Chicago Bulls had just finished what was arguably the most dominant season in basketball history, anchored by Michael Jordan’s first full season from
August 25, 2021
As of this writing, the Taliban is now exercising effective control of Afghanistan under the name of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. It has managed to control the seat of government, Kabul, and almost all of Afghanistan, except for the northeastern province of Panjshir, which is still controlled by the
August 23, 2021
Like most Filipinos, I enjoy watching basketball. My favourite NBA team, the Milwaukee Bucks, became NBA champions a month ago. Apart from the fact that they won the championship, what I liked was the strategy they implemented as to how to win it. One of the reasons why the NBA
August 19, 2021
Yesterday, I was tasked to interview applicants for law school. I asked the usual “Why did you want to become a lawyer?”, “Why did you choose our law school?” and “Why do you think you have the skills necessary to succeed in the legal profession?” And they responded adequately, for
August 12, 2021
One of the most common questions law students will encounter in their examinations is one where they are being asked to define. Not “define the relationship”- although there will be instances when students will have to do that during law school- but, rather, define the legal concept. To illustrate what
August 6, 2021
(Atty. Ricardo Escanlar III is a faculty member of the College of Law of the University of San Agustin. He is also a geologist by training with extensive industry experience) The joke among geologists is that we only find ourselves in the news when something bad happens. When a disaster
July 27, 2021
(Atty. Ricardo Escanlar III is a faculty member of the College of Law of the University of San Agustin and a geologist who has extensive industry experience) I just finished my first year of teaching law. The current pandemic has made the start of my career as a law school
July 24, 2021