
Devastating flood of lingering impunity
The Palace assures us that investigations are ongoing. But where are the convictions? Where are the jail sentences?
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The Palace assures us that investigations are ongoing. But where are the convictions? Where are the jail sentences?

Heads, they win. Tails, they still win. Coin lands on its edge? They need a bigger budget to investigate the coin.

The idea is not new here. Anti-racketeering bills have been filed since the 1990s but they lapsed for want of urgency.

What kind of world are they preparing to survive — and why are they spending billions of dollars to build an escape hatch instead of…

It is projected that continued conflict in the Middle East could push an additional 20.9 million people into poverty across 20 developing…

If a lawyer knows a witness will hurt his case, he keeps that witness off the stand.

Even if a political crisis or a national security issue compresses the legislative calendar, the law provides a clear path forward rather…

Filipinos don’t need Remolona’s lecture on humility. We need paychecks that survive contact with the grocery, the rent and the tricycle…

Set beside the Erap impeachment trial, the Corona trial of 2012 looked, on its surface, like vindication: A chief justice accused of hiding…

Escudero has reminded the Vice President that she is covered. Good. Now we wait to see what enforcement actually looks like.

The cumulative effects of climate change, poor land management, and environmental neglect have painted a reality we can no longer ignore.

On the matter of corruption, it escapes comprehension why some administrative cases come first while more compelling ones are just frozen…

Some members of our legislature might also be wishing they were lawmakers in India, so they cannot be labeled ‘crocodiles,’ ‘betrayers,’ or…

Nature does not stop for our convenience, and certainly, we cannot control the rain. But we can control how vulnerable we are every time it…

The bill already passed third reading in the Senate. That was seven months ago. It has also cleared committee in the House. It waits on…

This is why he — Marcos —- chooses relief projects, which he can take credit for, albeit in reality they do not provide a permanent panacea.

Nepal reminds us that nature does not wait for governments to finish studying, arguing or stealing.

The most significant innovation is the Court’s formal recognition of electronic service — a mode attuned to modern communications.
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Set beside the Erap impeachment trial, the Corona trial of 2012 looked, on its surface, like vindication: A chief justice accused of hiding…

Escudero has reminded the Vice President that she is covered. Good. Now we wait to see what enforcement actually looks like.

The cumulative effects of climate change, poor land management, and environmental neglect have painted a reality we can no longer ignore.

On the matter of corruption, it escapes comprehension why some administrative cases come first while more compelling ones are just frozen…

Some members of our legislature might also be wishing they were lawmakers in India, so they cannot be labeled ‘crocodiles,’ ‘betrayers,’ or…

Nature does not stop for our convenience, and certainly, we cannot control the rain. But we can control how vulnerable we are every time it…

The bill already passed third reading in the Senate. That was seven months ago. It has also cleared committee in the House. It waits on…

This is why he — Marcos —- chooses relief projects, which he can take credit for, albeit in reality they do not provide a permanent panacea.

Nepal reminds us that nature does not wait for governments to finish studying, arguing or stealing.

The most significant innovation is the Court’s formal recognition of electronic service — a mode attuned to modern communications.