Donald Trump can be labeled as the “best-suited” President of the United States (Potus) with more than 700 lawsuits filed against him and/or his actions in various US courts since he assumed office on Jan. 20, 2025. About 30 of these, per the New York Times, have been appealed to the Supreme Court of the…
For years, the prescriptive period for cyberlibel has befuddled magistrates, legislators, lawyers, journalists, and the public. In Tolentino v. People (Aug. 6, 2018, per J later CJ Teresita Leonardo-de Castro), the Court’s First Division, through an unsigned extended resolution, held that the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 or Cybercrime Law—in relation to Art. 90, par….
Three years ago, my wife Leni passed from this world. Since then, I have continued living more deliberately while drawing strength from my children and the people around me. Just when none of us anticipated it, the fragility of life struck again with the passing of our lovely balae, Linda Manuel Mañalac. She passed to…
Last March 23, 2026, I wrote about three super ladies—Cecile Licad, Lea Salonga, and Lisa Macuja-Elizalde—whose talents have carried the Philippine flag onto the global stage of the performing arts. Despite their achievements, none of them had been formally recognized as a “National Artist (NA).” Thus, I looked into the law and jurisprudence involved in…
Last week, United States President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran via social media, boasting that “a whole civilization [would] die tonight, never to be brought back again” if Tehran failed to meet his deadline. Shortly after, a two-week ceasefire was announced alongside Iran’s reopening of the Strait of Hormuz—a chokepoint for roughly…
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