Flowers for Lolas: Filipina comfort  woman Lola Estelita dies at 94

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 12/03/2024

The number of last surviving Filipino “comfort women” dwindled further with the  death of 94-year old Lola Estelita Dy last November 24, 2024 after suffering cardiac arrest. Like other Filipina comfort women, Lola Estelita died still fighting without…

Amicus Curiae: Exploring PH’s cultural diversity in APAA 2024

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 11/29/2024

As a predominantly Catholic country, it is a belief that if you do not want it to rain on a special day, then offer eggs to the miraculous Sta. Clara or other churches. Perhaps prayers spared from…

Amicus Curiae: Manila hosts APAA 2024 conference

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 11/21/2024

The Philippines has  the 4th highest number of new intellectual property rights (IPR)  filings and registrations in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) reported that there were 71,623 new IPR filings in the…

FLOWERS FOR LOLAS: ’Pulang Araw,’ Filipina comfort women’s call for justice

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 10/30/2024

The stories of Filipina comfort women became viral due to airing  of the locally produced television drama series entitled “Pulang Araw,” produced by GMA Entertainment, which is also streamed in Netflix. Set during World War II, “Pulang Araw”…

Indigenous Peoples Rights Act and struggle for self-determination

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 10/17/2024

Despite  the enactment of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) or R.A. No. 8371 twenty-seven years ago, conflicting laws and policies have made the implementation of this law quite challenging. This was the pronouncement of the Catholic Bishops’…

UAAP  Season 87 opens with the theme ‘Stronger, Better, Together’

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 09/11/2024

  The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 commenced last weekend  at the Smart Araneta Coliseum with the theme “Stronger, Better, Together” . “The University of the Philippines opens the Season 87 as host by…

‘Balota’ pays tribute to teachers during election day

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 08/13/2024

  The Cinemalaya entry “Balota” pays tribute to teachers and poll watchers who toil and risk their lives and health every election day. “Paulit ulit na lang, P*T@NGiN@!”, the line which Marian Rivera, as teacher Emmy, considers…

Cebu as holder of most wins for Reyna ng Aliwan

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 07/04/2024

Cebu remained the holder of the most wins in the Reyna ng Aliwan pageant with the recent crowning of Mia Loureen Tamayo as Aliwan Reyna for 2024. Tamayo of Pasigabro sa Sugbo Festival is the successor of…

VAWC and child support

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 04/18/2024

Even if the marriage is declared void, the obligation to give support to a minor child subsists. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court in the case of Wilfredo Ruiz v. AAA (GR 231619 November 15,…

Flowers for Lolas: Remembering the 1945 Rape of Manila

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 02/28/2024

“The non-combatant victims of that tragic battle will remain forever in the hearts and minds of the Filipino people”. This is part of the inscription penned by  Nick Joaquin, National Artist for Literature, on the “Memorare Manila…

Ukuleles, bamboo instruments and kudyapi reverberate in CCP Pasinaya  2024

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 02/08/2024

The scorching heat did not stop Barangay Ukulele  from performing the song “Raining in Manila” of Lola Amour during the  2024  Pasinaya Open House Festival  at the front lawn of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)…

Traslacion as procession of Catholic faith

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 09/12/2023

There are two popular festivals in the Philippines that have procession called “Traslacion,” which in Spanish means “passage” or “moving something from one place to another”: the Black Nazarene  in Manila and Penafrancia in Naga City, Bicol.…

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