Films on Mindanao conflict win major Cinemalaya awards

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 08/16/2022

Films on troubled relationships and shattered dreams due to the Mindanao conflict won  major awards for this year’s Cinemalaya  Independent Film Festival: The Baseball Player, 12 Weeks and Bula Sa Langit.  “The Baseball Player” by Carlo Obispo won as best film…

Love where no spoken words exist

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 08/09/2022

“Sa edukasyon, magkakaroon sya ng  boses.” (In education, he will have a voice). One of the lines by mute teacher Miguel (JC DeVera) to the mother of a deaf child (who is a young talented visual artist)…

Cinemalaya through the years

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 08/02/2022

I have been watching Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival since it started in 2004, or 18 years ago, which is held annually at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and various cinemas. The films, often called “indie…

Amicus Curiae: Loyalty and honesty in the practice of legal profession

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 07/26/2022

A lawyer, in some instances, is confronted with tricky cases that will test one’s knowledge of the law and the willingness to compromise honesty. Extraordinary Attorney Woo is a Korean series that revolves around Woo Young-woo (Park…

Our Lady of the Sea

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 07/19/2022

Faith is the most powerful weapon in overcoming difficult emotional or even dangerous conditions and in making life at sea bearable in many ways.  Prayers for safe voyages is the driving force behind the construction of Basilica…

Immorality and disbarment 

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 07/12/2022

Passing the “best bar ever” for the new 8,241 lawyers is not enough: they have to be reminded of the highest standards of morality expected from members of the legal profession. Discussion on disbarment is an interesting…

Roe vs Wade and abortion debate in the Philippines

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 07/05/2022

Aside from politics, nothing has polarized nations than the issues of population growth control, abortion and contraception and their perceived consequences. Abortion again became viral in social media with the recent overturning by the US Supreme Court…

Devotion to Our Lady of Caysasay and Ma-Cho, Chinese patron saint of seafarers

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 06/28/2022

Paying homage to Lady of Caysasay in Batangas and Ma-Cho in La Union is a confluence of tradition practiced by both Filipinos and Tsinoys in simultaneous Christian and Chinese rituals. Dr. Christina Lee, Ph.D, presented the linkage between…

A job of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 06/21/2022

“A job of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park.” I usually cite this  quote from the Supreme Court case of Oriental Ship mgt. vs. Bastol (G.R. No. 186289 June 29, 2010) as an opening statement…

Close encounters with 2022 National Artists awardees

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 06/14/2022

“Walang himala! Ang himala ay nasa puso ng tao, nasa puso nating lahat! Tayo ang gumagawa ng himala, tayo ang gumagawa ng mga sumpa at ng mga Diyos, walang himala!” These are famous lines popularized by Nora…

Breach of  a promise to marry

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 06/07/2022

A mere breach of a promise to marry is not an actionable wrong as long as it is not of such extent as would palpably and unjustifiably contradict good customs. In any case, the party seeking to recover damages must have acted…

LEGAL BYTES: Absence of receipts in illegal recruitment case

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 05/31/2022

The absence of receipts issued by the accused in an illegal recruitment case is not fatal to their conviction if the prosecution establishes, through credible evidence, that the accused has engaged in illegal  recruitment. The Supreme Court…

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