Court junks ACT’s case against Rama

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 06/09/2015

Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has pulled off an easy victory over Asian College of Technology International Educational Foundation, Inc. (ACTIEF). A trial judge dismissed the civil charges filed by the private school against Rama due to…

Mandaue city jail: Most congested in Central Visayas with over 1,000 excess inmates

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 05/11/2015

Journey behind bars Why Cebu’s jails remain overcrowded   At 68 years old, Andronico Tol knows time isn’t on his side. After four years in the Mandaue city jail, the carpenter is  still waiting for his criminal…

Unfortunate doctrine

04/27/2015

It’s high time that Congress and the Supreme Court revisit the so-called Aguinaldo doctrine in light of Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay’s escape act from the suspension imposed on him by the Ombudsman. The Aguinaldo doctrine was…

Dolphins win: Tañon oil exploration ‘unconstitutional’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Marian Z. Codilla 04/22/2015

A novel lawsuit filed by Cebu lawyers on behalf of dolphins, whales and other  marine mammals to protect  the Tañon Strait seven years ago  scored a victory. The Supreme Court in a unanimous decision yesterday struck down…

Groundbreaking rules for environmental cases

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 04/13/2015

The Supreme Court under then Chief Justice Reynato Puno promulgated A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC, the trailblazing Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases (the “Rules”) on April 13, 2010. American author and lawyer Elizabeth Barrett Ristroph acknowledges that “In…

Priest passes bar, says profession is ‘about truth’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/26/2015

Fr. Domingo “Dan” delos Angeles burst into tears when he found out he passed the bar exams. “I could not help but cry. I could not contain the joy I felt. How good You are, Lord. I…

Cebu’s female bar topnotcher gets car, recognition

03/26/2015

Cebu’s bar topnotcher said she still couldn’t believe the results of the bar exams released today by the Supreme Court. “I just did what I could para dili ko makonsensiya, whether makapasar ko or dili,” said Michelle…

Cebu Gov’s eldest daughter passes bar exam

Victor Anthony V. Silva 03/26/2015

The eldest daughter of Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III found it hard to believe that she would pass the 2014 Bar Examination. Patricia Janelli, known by her nickname “Paje,” said she still doesn’t know what to say…

UC’s Liao gets 5th place in Bar

03/26/2015

(Second Update, March 26, 2014, 2:33 pm) Only 1,126 out of 5,984 who took the 2014 Bar exam passed the test given last September. Topping the examination was Irene Mae Alcobilla of San Beda College-Manila who garnered…

‘Cebu deserves a modern, comfortable Hall of Justice’

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/20/2015

In the not too distant future, Cebu City’s courthouse will be “modern, high-tech and comfortable.” That’s the vision of Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno  were it not for budget constraints that kept the Supreme Court from fulfilling…

SC frees 286 due to delayed trials

12/31/2014

Amid the scandal over convicted criminals living lives of luxury in prison, the Supreme Court decided to free in time for Christmas almost 300 inmates who had been left in detention by delayed trials. About 286 inmates…

Judgment Day in Cebu

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 11/26/2014

The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday brought “Judgment Day” to Cebu in an attempt to decongest jails and decrease case load of trial courts. Some judges handed down the rulings of up to seven cases while some chose…

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