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.…

The mystical Lake Tabeo of Benguet and indigenous people’s rights

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 01/10/2023

KABAYAN, Benguet — It was in the early 1990s when I first climbed Mount Pulag, which is considered as Luzon’s highest peak at 2,928 meters (9,606 ft) above sea level (asl) covering an area of 11,550 hectares…

The Filipino women’s suffrage rights and UPink fight

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 04/26/2022

Eighty five (85)  years ago, Filipino women would not find their names in the voting list until a plebiscite was held on April 30, 1937. That day marked the first time women in the country exercised suffrage…

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