I guess it' not my day :(
1. Orientation of the freshies- I said "Please get it to..." instead of "Please get it FROM...". The only consolation, Dean was not yet there to correct me. Whew!
2. While waiting for our Constitutional Law Review prof, I saw Hernani Perez in front of our classroom. I may have looked dumb-stricken coz he said... "don't worry, 'di ako prof nyo..." (malay ko ba?!)
3. When I was asked by Dean to recite the Senate Presidents who also became the Deans of the Institute, I was able to recite Salonga's name and totally forgot Neptali Gonzales. Guess what my excuse was... "e Dean, Si Salonga lang po nakitang nag-guest dito so you can't blame me for forgetting Gonzales..." ( that was sooooo lame)
Oh well, c'est la vie.
Life is one big debate tournament. You travel for out-of-town venues, do foodtrips along the way, party during break nights, get disappointed for missed opportunities, cheer during victorious moments, cry over bad adjudication or wrong decisions, but you only need your friends and loved ones to make everything tolerable.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Monday, June 12, 2006
Some Ombudsman pics...
OMB dominatrix! haha 
tension-filled case presentation 
with the director of Preliminary Investigation and Adjudication Bureau Atty. Amante (also a proud tamaraw)
during my case presentation to the panel (atty. amante and atty. golez)
welcome to my birthday party. kidding... UST law, FEU law and Arellano law (anniv week) 
with ate Cres (arellano law) and anna (OMB staff)Ignorantia Legis Non Excusat
“Ignorantia Legis Non Excusat”
Ignorance of the law excuses no one from the compliance therewith. This has been a well-settled rule that traces its roots back from the Old Civil Code. It entails that nobody can invoke the defense of “ignorance” insofar as exonerating an individual from his liability is concerned. Hence, neither the laws’ complexity/simplicity nor one’s familiarity/non familiarity are enough to warrant his or her acquittal.
This strict construction of the law should be correlated with the maxim, “dura lex sed lex”. With all the problems encountered by the Philippine Judicial System, the notion that “The law maybe harsh but it is still the law” is the most appropriate response in order to justify such strict construction.
I came to know about the development of the Garcia Case on my way to the Office of the Ombudsman. I was utterly disappointed with the news that Garcia’s case involving Perjury was dismissed by the court. The justification did not make me feel any better. Honest Mistake.
I was never fond of critiquing the courts’ decision be it the inferior courts’ nor that of the higher magistrates’. But this time, I feel that something was wrong with regard to the appreciation of evidences and the justification for the said dismissal. If Honest Mistake is justifiable, then why do we have to create the principle of non-justification of “ignorance” insofar as enforcement of laws is concerned? The higher tribunal should be mindful of every step that they’re going to take. After all, they are accountable to the public. Hence, no scintilla of doubt should cloud such sensitive case.
Ignorance of the law excuses no one from the compliance therewith. This has been a well-settled rule that traces its roots back from the Old Civil Code. It entails that nobody can invoke the defense of “ignorance” insofar as exonerating an individual from his liability is concerned. Hence, neither the laws’ complexity/simplicity nor one’s familiarity/non familiarity are enough to warrant his or her acquittal.
This strict construction of the law should be correlated with the maxim, “dura lex sed lex”. With all the problems encountered by the Philippine Judicial System, the notion that “The law maybe harsh but it is still the law” is the most appropriate response in order to justify such strict construction.
I came to know about the development of the Garcia Case on my way to the Office of the Ombudsman. I was utterly disappointed with the news that Garcia’s case involving Perjury was dismissed by the court. The justification did not make me feel any better. Honest Mistake.
I was never fond of critiquing the courts’ decision be it the inferior courts’ nor that of the higher magistrates’. But this time, I feel that something was wrong with regard to the appreciation of evidences and the justification for the said dismissal. If Honest Mistake is justifiable, then why do we have to create the principle of non-justification of “ignorance” insofar as enforcement of laws is concerned? The higher tribunal should be mindful of every step that they’re going to take. After all, they are accountable to the public. Hence, no scintilla of doubt should cloud such sensitive case.
Monday, June 05, 2006
I'm home...
I just got back from Pangasinan. What a relaxing/dramatic trip.
We were able to visit my granny's twin sister. I would pay just to see her smile once again. My favorite book in the Bible, the Book of Job, will sum up how I feel. Again, everything is God's will...
We also did some chilling with my family. We went to Manaoag, did some night swimming, played with our dogs (chummie and chuckie) and made dozens of smores :)
Now that I'm back, I have to set aside the concept of having fun and go back to business. Reig, RC and I got the Constancia of our case in legal aid. Hearing's on the 15th of June. I also have to do an inventory of my case digests and focus on CBO.
We were able to visit my granny's twin sister. I would pay just to see her smile once again. My favorite book in the Bible, the Book of Job, will sum up how I feel. Again, everything is God's will...
We also did some chilling with my family. We went to Manaoag, did some night swimming, played with our dogs (chummie and chuckie) and made dozens of smores :)
Now that I'm back, I have to set aside the concept of having fun and go back to business. Reig, RC and I got the Constancia of our case in legal aid. Hearing's on the 15th of June. I also have to do an inventory of my case digests and focus on CBO.
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