In Legal Terms
The Headstrong Pacific
December 17, 2022
THE Pacific Ocean is 64 million square miles in size and lies between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines, and so vast is this body of water that if you relocate the seven continents and 15 subcontinents and put them inside the Pacific Ocean, you will still have sufficient space for navigation.
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December 10, 2022
CONTRARY to popular belief, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague did not sit in judgment in the arbitration caseof Philippines vs China.
Why Captain America may not come to our rescue
December 3, 2022
PRACTICALLY, the whole of Asia was once colonized by Western and European Powers. The Pacific Ocean was known as the Lago Española or the Spanish Lake until the signing of the Treaty of Paris when it became the American Lake. The colonization of Asia draws my attention to the question of treaties.
Of Filipina OFWs and Diplomatic Slavery
November 19, 2022
WHETHER paid in British pounds, US dollars or Saudi riyals, a slave is still a slave.
In the 21st century, human trafficking is the third most illegal activity in the world after gun smuggling and drug trafficking. According to the International Labor Organization, an estimated 3.4 million domestic workers render services in circumstances indicating forced labor, and when the total of their salaries are compared to those working freely, there is a difference of nearly $8 billion.
Tweets, Likes, Shares, et. al.
November 13, 2022
WHAT is the liability of a person who checks on his/her Facebook account “Like,” or makes a “Comment,” or taps “Share” or “tweets” and “retweets” a post made by another person?
Other defenses against libel and freedom of the press (Penultimate Part)
November 5, 2022
WE now proceed to the other kind of privileged communication which is conditionally or qualifiedly privileged communication. If a defamatory statement is qualifiedly privileged, maliceis not presumed and must, therefore, be proved.
Defenses in Libel (Second Part)
October 29, 2022
IN my previous article, I mentioned that the crime of cyber libel is libel punishable under the Revised Penal Code. The crime becomes cyber libel if a computer or the internet or information and communication technologies are used.
Libel and Cyber Libel (First Part)
October 22, 2022
I HAVE read that there is a bill pending that would repeal our libel and cyber libel laws.
But before we repeal them and start insulting each other with criminal impunity, I believe that we must first know what they are about. The law on libel is in the Revised Penal Code (RPC) while cyber libel is punished with a higher penalty by Republic Act (RA) 10175.
The Singapore Lesson
October 15, 202
SINGAPORE is a dynamic city-state. It knows how to anticipate problems and look for solutions. It has one of the most technologically advanced military in the world. It has museums that threaten to rival the bigger and more famous modern art repositories in Europe.
Interpol, the Red Notice and Philippine Extradition Treatis
October 8, 2022
THE Interpol (International Police) was founded in Vienna, Austria in 1923 and is now based in Lyon, France. It is also known as the International Criminal Police Organization, an international organization that facilitates cooperation between the criminal police forces of, as of today, more than 194 member countries.