Pity the Supreme Court justices. Their clogged dockets are being crowded further by numerous new “transcendental” cases. Most, if not all, involve constitutionality issues that are elevated to the banc and invariably need time-consuming oral arguments. Several refer to “gravely abusive” acts of the Commission on Elections. Many others involve the constitutionality or validity of…
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights recognize and proclaim the integrity of the family and the sanctity of marriage. So do our Constitution, Family Code, and other laws, and the decisions and rules of our Supreme Court….
Last Feb. 4, the Supreme Court held oral arguments on the petition filed by Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and others against the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Department of Finance (DOF), the Executive Secretary, and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Similar petitions—that were consolidated with the Pimentel case—were also filed by Bayan Muna…
In litigations between the parents, the children’s interest is paramount. Even while abroad, the mother is still preferred over the father in the sole custody of children under seven years of age. Since her work abroad as an overseas contract worker (OFW) is temporary, she can (as she did three times in this case) visit…
Among the hundreds of executive orders (EOs) signed on Jan. 20 by United States President Donald Trump, the EO which unduly limits birthright citizenship—the inherent right to American citizenship of those born in the US—is plainly disadvantageous to the Fil-Ams (and many other nationals) and ultimately to the Philippines. Why? Because Fil-Ams remitted a whopping…