Lady Justice

Raymund Fernandez 01/24/2017

It makes sense that the symbol of justice we abide by is a blindfolded woman with a sword and a balance scale, one respectively for each hand. This symbol makes perfect sense. The symbol incorporates a woman…

Sushmita Sen leads stellar lineup of judges for Miss Universe

Apple Ta-as 01/21/2017

A FORMER Miss Universe will be flying to the Philippines to join the pool of judges that will choose this year’s Miss Universe on January 30. Sushmita Sen, the first Indian to win the crown, is set…

MAO BA?

Editorial 12/19/2016

PRICE GAFFE A woman sorting through the grocery shelves saw two bottles of hand soap marked with a “buy 1, take 1” tag and priced at P99. The woman decided to buy them but on check out…

20 finalists for youth and barangay dance contests

Morexette Erram 11/30/2016

Twenty finalists will vie for three titles in the Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan and Sinulog sa Barangay in the 2017 Sinulog Festival that organizers hope will bring to the audiences, as well as the judges, fresh…

Carpio: let’s resolve South China Sea dispute with lawfare and diplomacy

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/20/2016

War against China is never an option in pursuing the Philippines’ claim to the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday reiterated this position as…

MTCC Courtroom: Pokemon Go players to be slapped with contempt

Izobelle T. Pulgo 08/11/2016

  POKEMON hunters, beware. Hunting down Pokemons inside the courtroom of Judge Yvonne Cabaron Artiaga of Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Branch 3 is strictly prohibited. Violators will either be fined or jailed. The court can…

Judge Econg now a Sandigan justice

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/08/2016

CEBUANA judge Geraldine Faith Econg was recently appointed by President Benigno Aquino III as one of six Sandiganbayan justices. Econg, former presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court Branch 9 in Cebu City, is among the six…

Huwes nakadumbol kay nakainom?

Lloyd Suarez 01/06/2016

Nakadawat ko’g text message kagahapon sa buntag samtang nagsuwat ko ning akong lindog. Ang reklamante nagkanayon: “Gud am sir loyd. Puede ko ngayo nmu openyun sir. Nvolve ko ug vehicular acc dec 27 with judge Dacanay, sa…

The charcoal vendor

Simeon Dumdum Jr. 11/08/2015

We don’t see them anymore, not in the city. But I suspect that with their baskets they still foot the roads in the country to sell charcoal. Mostly elderly women with no other source of income, they…

Judge asks City Hall for more ‘compensation’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 04/06/2015

More work should mean more compensation. With this in mind, Regional Trial Court (RTC) Executive Judge Soliver Peras wrote Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama requesting for the allowance previously allotted to RTC branch 21 presiding judge Eric…

Additional judges for Cebu City courts

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/22/2015

Three Cebu lawyers, two prosecutors and a clerk of court were among the 24 new judges recently appointed by President Benigno Aquino III. Lawyers Dakila Dante Barcenas, Yvonne Cabaron Artiaga, and Ferdinand Rafanan were named judges of…

‘Don’t forget Talisay courts’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 01/09/2015

The Talisay City courts need help, too. Judges were already appointed to two Regional Trial Court (RTC) branches, but they can’t do much without staff. Executive Justice Gabriel Ingles of the Court of Appeals-Cebu said this needs…

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