"I'm scared. Really, really scared... I don't know what will happen after 5 pm. I just hope things will go our way. I fervently hope and pray that the lord will touch the hearts of those people who hold our fate in their hands. That God will give them the gift of compassion, understanding and consideration. As of the moment, the only thing that we can do is to pray... pray that we will leave no man behind."
The gloomy post did not materialize thanks to my two best buds Joevz and Lucky. They managed to keep me sane during those times when i was about to cross that thin line of sanity to insanity. After I got my grades, I was able to thank every person who helped me through law school. Whew! I guess, I tend to worry too much. Nonetheless, I'm very thankful because the wait was more of delaying my joy rather than prolonging my agony :0
Gotta rush to another batch gig, will post longer next time. teehee
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.
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Thursday, March 15, 2007
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Some flick and i wishes...
I watched Blood Diamond yesterday with some law pals (vanj, she, joy, marlyn and reig) at shangri-la. It was a very nice movie. We also did some shopping and had some nice convo over a java and booze. Best part of it? I was able to browse my codal while waiting for the guys. GEEK! haha. Ok. I'm no-spoiler but I am really recommending it :) Also saw two guys during our gig. Kuya Sonny somewhere in Shang and Brian at Temptasians. It was a nice all girls gimik (of course, with the exception of she who gamely tagged along Zara, Chocolate and other girly stores. hehe) It was actually our last gig before taking a week-long hiatus for the midterms. Boo!
In a few days I'll be celebrating my 24th birthday. Yuck! Im getting old. Opps. Make that I'm getting FABULOUSLY old. haha. So, there. I did some thinking last night for my "wishlist" but my mind was kinda blah because of the booze so I only came up with a few.
* tons of greeting cards
* letters
Hay... I realized that making me happy is very easy. I'm not a big fan of material things. Basta, I just want tons of letters. I enjoy reading/ knowing what other people feel/think about me. But of course, I also appreciate really cool stuffs like * Indian-inspired accessories (you know those bracelets/ anklets with a connecting ring)
* Best of the following artists (Neocolors, The Company)* tickets for a show (ie. blue rep. hehe) and gerbera daisies.
This blog is not THAT public anyway because only selected and equally busy friends know my site so this is not a public plea to make me happy on the 27th but just a matter of creating an additionally relevant post. haha
In a few days I'll be celebrating my 24th birthday. Yuck! Im getting old. Opps. Make that I'm getting FABULOUSLY old. haha. So, there. I did some thinking last night for my "wishlist" but my mind was kinda blah because of the booze so I only came up with a few.
* tons of greeting cards
* letters
Hay... I realized that making me happy is very easy. I'm not a big fan of material things. Basta, I just want tons of letters. I enjoy reading/ knowing what other people feel/think about me. But of course, I also appreciate really cool stuffs like * Indian-inspired accessories (you know those bracelets/ anklets with a connecting ring)
* Best of the following artists (Neocolors, The Company)* tickets for a show (ie. blue rep. hehe) and gerbera daisies.
This blog is not THAT public anyway because only selected and equally busy friends know my site so this is not a public plea to make me happy on the 27th but just a matter of creating an additionally relevant post. haha
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Give me back my GI!!!
Insurmountable happiness was very apparent in the faces the Filipino people when the rape case filed by Complainant Nicole was adjudged against Smith. It was considered as a success not only of the Complainant but the Philippines’ rule of law as well.
However the order of Judge Pozon detaining Smith in the custody of the Philippines disregarding the “agreement” entered into by US and our government raises a question on the viability and legality of the said order.
In my opinion, it is but proper to uphold Judge Pozon’s Order of Detention. The argument of Smith that Judge Pozon resorted into his own interpretation of the Visiting Forces Agreement does not hold water in this case. What we should take into consideration is the fact that US already submitted Smith to the jurisdiction of the Philippine Courts as embodied in the VFA. It is then proper to assert that the logical implication of the same is to allow the Philippine Courts to take cognizance of the case based on our very own Criminal Proceedings and Rules of Cout. Meaning, it goes beyond the hearing of the case per se because it is inclusive of other matters appurtenant thereto ie. confinement of the accused pending appeal. It is then improper on the part of Smith to now claim that the Order of Detention was improperly laid because he is already estopped from asserting the same.
They say that the VFA entered into by the two countries has the presumption of regularity based on the Principle of Jus Cogens followed under the International Law because it is presumed that countries enter into an agreement or treaty in good faith. However, a deeper understanding can only be had if we transcend the technicalities. We must analyze what are the implications of submitting Smith’s custody to the US as well as the decision of the Court of Appeals mooting the said issue because of the so-called existence of a “new agreement”.
I believe that what the Executive department did was a supposedly shrewd political attempt to salvage US-RP relationship disregarding the fact that it would undermine not only our rule of law but the best interest of the Filipino people as well. On the other hand, I can say that the “so-gay” decision of the Court of Appeals upholding Judge Pozon’s judgment and at the same time rendering the transfer of Smith to US embassy moot and academic was a status quo decision that fails to make a very clear stand on the matter.
Sadly, the Court of Appeals failed to anticipate the repercussions of the said decision. The fact that Smith’s custody is in the US embassy presupposes the fact that the Philippines already lost jurisdiction over the person of Smith. In effect, the execution of judgment on the case would be an exercise in futility because I don’t think that US is imperceptive enough to surrender Smith to be penalized by the Philippines. Furthermore, rendering it moot and academic due to the existence of a new agreement between the two countries is a manifestation of blatant disregard to our domestic law insofar as treaty enforcement is concerned. It is because, for a new agreement to be valid, it must first be ratified by the Senate because it purports a new intention of the parties separate and distinct from the original.
I am not a big fan of Nicole because personally, I still believe that there was no rape (but then again that warrants another post). But when a public officer mandated to protect and serve the people is the same individual maligning the rule of law and betraying his countrymen, then that is something or someone worthy of a blog rant.
However the order of Judge Pozon detaining Smith in the custody of the Philippines disregarding the “agreement” entered into by US and our government raises a question on the viability and legality of the said order.
In my opinion, it is but proper to uphold Judge Pozon’s Order of Detention. The argument of Smith that Judge Pozon resorted into his own interpretation of the Visiting Forces Agreement does not hold water in this case. What we should take into consideration is the fact that US already submitted Smith to the jurisdiction of the Philippine Courts as embodied in the VFA. It is then proper to assert that the logical implication of the same is to allow the Philippine Courts to take cognizance of the case based on our very own Criminal Proceedings and Rules of Cout. Meaning, it goes beyond the hearing of the case per se because it is inclusive of other matters appurtenant thereto ie. confinement of the accused pending appeal. It is then improper on the part of Smith to now claim that the Order of Detention was improperly laid because he is already estopped from asserting the same.
They say that the VFA entered into by the two countries has the presumption of regularity based on the Principle of Jus Cogens followed under the International Law because it is presumed that countries enter into an agreement or treaty in good faith. However, a deeper understanding can only be had if we transcend the technicalities. We must analyze what are the implications of submitting Smith’s custody to the US as well as the decision of the Court of Appeals mooting the said issue because of the so-called existence of a “new agreement”.
I believe that what the Executive department did was a supposedly shrewd political attempt to salvage US-RP relationship disregarding the fact that it would undermine not only our rule of law but the best interest of the Filipino people as well. On the other hand, I can say that the “so-gay” decision of the Court of Appeals upholding Judge Pozon’s judgment and at the same time rendering the transfer of Smith to US embassy moot and academic was a status quo decision that fails to make a very clear stand on the matter.
Sadly, the Court of Appeals failed to anticipate the repercussions of the said decision. The fact that Smith’s custody is in the US embassy presupposes the fact that the Philippines already lost jurisdiction over the person of Smith. In effect, the execution of judgment on the case would be an exercise in futility because I don’t think that US is imperceptive enough to surrender Smith to be penalized by the Philippines. Furthermore, rendering it moot and academic due to the existence of a new agreement between the two countries is a manifestation of blatant disregard to our domestic law insofar as treaty enforcement is concerned. It is because, for a new agreement to be valid, it must first be ratified by the Senate because it purports a new intention of the parties separate and distinct from the original.
I am not a big fan of Nicole because personally, I still believe that there was no rape (but then again that warrants another post). But when a public officer mandated to protect and serve the people is the same individual maligning the rule of law and betraying his countrymen, then that is something or someone worthy of a blog rant.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
To join or not to join?
Last week, the public was utterly disgusted with the unabashed disregard of the House of Congress to the doctrine of bicameralism enshrined in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. The same was manifested when they misrepresented and maligned the true meaning of the provision effecting the change of the Constitution via constitutional assembly. Ironically, the injudicious act came about right after the Supreme Court, under the Chairmanship of former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban, adjudicated the Lambino Case on People’s Initiative with finality against the petitioners. Nonetheless, the goal of the petitioners and that of the majority party in the Congress is the same, to bring about Constitutional Change.
This post is not all about the viability of such change but rather the legitimacy of the act of the Lower House in invoking that voting of the Congress in connection to the establishment of a Constitutional Assembly should be done jointly with Senate. But before anything else, let us analyze the implication of allowing joint voting vis-à-vis separate voting. In the former, the play of numbers has a very, very significant role. The fusion of the two chambers will disregard the power of the Senate to have a voice in the issue due to the obvious advantage of the Lower House insofar as membership is concerned. In my most humble opinion, the Lower House failed to contextually analyze the language of the law as well as the intent of the framers of the 1987 Constitution. It seems that there is only one instance wherein the Congress is allowed to have joint voting and that is only in the case of martial law. The purpose of the limited power is in order to uphold Bicameralism. In Bicameralism, separation of powers is the thrust of the framers in requiring that public power be symmetrically divided between the House of Congress and Senate. This is a borrowed principle from the United States which was carried on in the 1935 and the 1987 Constitution. This is actually a response to concentration of powers. The intent of the framers is to effect participatory and direct democracy. Applying it to the two chambers, we see that every power vested to the Lower House has a counterpart in the Senate. For example, the House of Congress has the authority to initiate the General Appropriation’s Act because proximity wise, they are expected to know firsthand the needs of their constituents, Senate on the other hand, must assent with the proposal since it is a national institution which is expected to have a greater institutional competence to reflect the interest of the nation; House of Representatives is the only one vested with the power to file an impeachment complaint against the president, Senate for its part is responsible with the trial. This shows the fact that they are co-equal even though the House of Representatives is more numerous.
Moving on, it will then appear that the act of excluding Senate is a sui generis exemption to the Constitutional mandate of separate voting. The more pressing question now is what is needed to be done by the Supreme Court? I believe that they must issue a Preliminary Injunction to enjoin the Congress from proceeding with the Constitutional Assembly due to the fact that it is presumptuously illegal. The House of Congress might invoke that it is a political question; however, it is an issue that involves great public interest which, in effect, justifies court intervention
At the end of the day, we have to look back and learn from our past mistakes. Let us be reminded that the same thing happened during the Marcos regime when Senator Taňada’s request for injunction was denied not because it was not meritorious but because the Constitution was already signed by President Marcos rendering the said issue moot and academic which became prejudicial to the Filipino people. It is a technical detail that will surely place Chief Justice Puno into test. Jose De Venecia will possibly count on the new Chief Justice for a 7-7 voting outcome which is insufficient to declare the act as unconstitutional. But there is always hope. History should tell us that people have lied so many times in the past. Hence, we have to be vigilant in protecting our collective right to live in a safe place by upholding the rule of law.
This post is not all about the viability of such change but rather the legitimacy of the act of the Lower House in invoking that voting of the Congress in connection to the establishment of a Constitutional Assembly should be done jointly with Senate. But before anything else, let us analyze the implication of allowing joint voting vis-à-vis separate voting. In the former, the play of numbers has a very, very significant role. The fusion of the two chambers will disregard the power of the Senate to have a voice in the issue due to the obvious advantage of the Lower House insofar as membership is concerned. In my most humble opinion, the Lower House failed to contextually analyze the language of the law as well as the intent of the framers of the 1987 Constitution. It seems that there is only one instance wherein the Congress is allowed to have joint voting and that is only in the case of martial law. The purpose of the limited power is in order to uphold Bicameralism. In Bicameralism, separation of powers is the thrust of the framers in requiring that public power be symmetrically divided between the House of Congress and Senate. This is a borrowed principle from the United States which was carried on in the 1935 and the 1987 Constitution. This is actually a response to concentration of powers. The intent of the framers is to effect participatory and direct democracy. Applying it to the two chambers, we see that every power vested to the Lower House has a counterpart in the Senate. For example, the House of Congress has the authority to initiate the General Appropriation’s Act because proximity wise, they are expected to know firsthand the needs of their constituents, Senate on the other hand, must assent with the proposal since it is a national institution which is expected to have a greater institutional competence to reflect the interest of the nation; House of Representatives is the only one vested with the power to file an impeachment complaint against the president, Senate for its part is responsible with the trial. This shows the fact that they are co-equal even though the House of Representatives is more numerous.
Moving on, it will then appear that the act of excluding Senate is a sui generis exemption to the Constitutional mandate of separate voting. The more pressing question now is what is needed to be done by the Supreme Court? I believe that they must issue a Preliminary Injunction to enjoin the Congress from proceeding with the Constitutional Assembly due to the fact that it is presumptuously illegal. The House of Congress might invoke that it is a political question; however, it is an issue that involves great public interest which, in effect, justifies court intervention
At the end of the day, we have to look back and learn from our past mistakes. Let us be reminded that the same thing happened during the Marcos regime when Senator Taňada’s request for injunction was denied not because it was not meritorious but because the Constitution was already signed by President Marcos rendering the said issue moot and academic which became prejudicial to the Filipino people. It is a technical detail that will surely place Chief Justice Puno into test. Jose De Venecia will possibly count on the new Chief Justice for a 7-7 voting outcome which is insufficient to declare the act as unconstitutional. But there is always hope. History should tell us that people have lied so many times in the past. Hence, we have to be vigilant in protecting our collective right to live in a safe place by upholding the rule of law.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Trial Court class rocks because...
We get to simulate court proceedings and play the part that we like/dislike i.e. counsel, witness, rapist, adultress, murderer hehe
My classmates are so fab they exude this aura of I'm-so-cool-you-wouldn't-believe-me-if-I-tell-you-I'm-in-law school thing :) 
We all look so damn gorgeous in suits :p
We get to pose in the moot court with a real Judge.
"THE FIRM"Here, we can dream big and hopefully consummate something bigger...
Monday, December 04, 2006
Detachment
Being a law student opened my eyes to things which are only susceptible of being understood by someone who experienced the same. At first, I thought that legal profession was all about being heartlessly technical and apathetically mechanical... doing what is right regardless of one’s plea of mercy. I guess I was wrong.
A professor of mine once said that lawyers are very emphatic. They don’t settle for short, brief and concise statements. Instead of saying that the contract is void, lawyers will say that the contract is null and void. Others just say sell but for lawyers it must be sell, transfer and convey. For the myopic minds of other people, these are just plain verbal diarrhea used by those in the legal profession to crow, but I say otherwise. For me, strong conviction is the thrust of resorting to verbosity. It is a glaring manifestation of one’s passion relative to his/her claim. Because those who are in this profession don’t believe in the concept of spontaneity, they plan. That is one thing that I imbibed in law school. I now plan in order to conquer the insuperable and consummate what is imaginable. And this, I should say, is not mutually exclusive to law school. I do plan even as to the execution of minor things such as hanging out with friends, giving out presents and even allocating my scanty free time bonding with the members of my family. That is the reason why I find it very hard to accept things that don’t go my way. Why it is very difficult for me to bounce back from failure and disappointment. Why I always resort to isolationism when I am hurt. I guess being overly passionate about things can be painful. Why? Because there are certain things that you really can’t control. But then again, absence of any willful and deliberate intent from other people to spoil what has been planned is just an artificial refinement insufficient to shield you from getting hurt in the end. Luckily, law school also taught me one good thing- the art of concealment. It is the ability to exude vim and perkiness discounting the fact that you feel otherwise. That is the reason why the Rose Lyn that people know is a far cry from the leaden and desolate lady when her efforts are ignored, heart broken and plan advertently or inadvertently crushed.
A professor of mine once said that lawyers are very emphatic. They don’t settle for short, brief and concise statements. Instead of saying that the contract is void, lawyers will say that the contract is null and void. Others just say sell but for lawyers it must be sell, transfer and convey. For the myopic minds of other people, these are just plain verbal diarrhea used by those in the legal profession to crow, but I say otherwise. For me, strong conviction is the thrust of resorting to verbosity. It is a glaring manifestation of one’s passion relative to his/her claim. Because those who are in this profession don’t believe in the concept of spontaneity, they plan. That is one thing that I imbibed in law school. I now plan in order to conquer the insuperable and consummate what is imaginable. And this, I should say, is not mutually exclusive to law school. I do plan even as to the execution of minor things such as hanging out with friends, giving out presents and even allocating my scanty free time bonding with the members of my family. That is the reason why I find it very hard to accept things that don’t go my way. Why it is very difficult for me to bounce back from failure and disappointment. Why I always resort to isolationism when I am hurt. I guess being overly passionate about things can be painful. Why? Because there are certain things that you really can’t control. But then again, absence of any willful and deliberate intent from other people to spoil what has been planned is just an artificial refinement insufficient to shield you from getting hurt in the end. Luckily, law school also taught me one good thing- the art of concealment. It is the ability to exude vim and perkiness discounting the fact that you feel otherwise. That is the reason why the Rose Lyn that people know is a far cry from the leaden and desolate lady when her efforts are ignored, heart broken and plan advertently or inadvertently crushed.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
What have I done to deserve this?!
This will be my last post before I transfer school or worse, exile to Timbuktu.
Ok, so it was a little bit exaggerated but that’s exactly how I felt last Tuesday night.
Law Building, 8:50 pm, Remedial Law class…
I was busy memorizing Rule 7 of Civil Procedure because of fear to be haunted by the curse of being the last one to be called in recitations when my professor said “cross-claim”. I don’t know if it was my inattentiveness or due to other insuperable cause but I swear, he said it in a manner wherein one could’ve easily mistaken it as “Rose Lyn”. Looking like a lost and befuddled senior, I stood up and waited for the commencement of my curse. After five seconds of deafening silence and amused stares from my classmates, the class burst into fits of laughter. Of course, I did not end my moment there because I even had the audacity to naively ask why. To make the long story short, I just had the most embarrassing night of my life. Well, if you would exclude the time when our Associate Dean caught me performing like a trying-hard-amateur-theater-actress-in-a-musical-play or the time when I screamed like a big baby after tripping in the middle of a busy street or the time when... Aw, forget it! I guess I must have done a lot of embarrassing-stupid or stupid-embarrassing things in the past to consider Tuesday’s event to be permissible but my last antic will really go down memory lane especially with my ever-so-supportive classmates who recently baptized me as what do you… CROSS-CLAIM!
Ok, so it was a little bit exaggerated but that’s exactly how I felt last Tuesday night.
Law Building, 8:50 pm, Remedial Law class…
I was busy memorizing Rule 7 of Civil Procedure because of fear to be haunted by the curse of being the last one to be called in recitations when my professor said “cross-claim”. I don’t know if it was my inattentiveness or due to other insuperable cause but I swear, he said it in a manner wherein one could’ve easily mistaken it as “Rose Lyn”. Looking like a lost and befuddled senior, I stood up and waited for the commencement of my curse. After five seconds of deafening silence and amused stares from my classmates, the class burst into fits of laughter. Of course, I did not end my moment there because I even had the audacity to naively ask why. To make the long story short, I just had the most embarrassing night of my life. Well, if you would exclude the time when our Associate Dean caught me performing like a trying-hard-amateur-theater-actress-in-a-musical-play or the time when I screamed like a big baby after tripping in the middle of a busy street or the time when... Aw, forget it! I guess I must have done a lot of embarrassing-stupid or stupid-embarrassing things in the past to consider Tuesday’s event to be permissible but my last antic will really go down memory lane especially with my ever-so-supportive classmates who recently baptized me as what do you… CROSS-CLAIM!
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
One more sem to go...
It is definitely funny how we love to embrace the inconsistencies present in our daily lives. One moment we are joining the chants against some good for nothing politicians, the next we are lashing out those who advocate truth and fairness in the microcosm of our society- our school.
I am a strong believer of fairness and honesty in all my dealings. Primmish as it may sound, but I never really find the idea of compromising my intergrity in order to advance my interest as something that's invigorating. My non-conventional belief always gets the raised brows from my colleagues who perceive me as manang and so backward-ish (with my regular party mode and fashion-focused attitude, I do get that comment, you know). I guess, this was embeded during my formative years and was reinforced when I had my education in St. Jo. For some, it's too much to handle. But for me, I'd rather get the ire of those who hate boat rockers than not be able to sleep soundly at night because of the continuous bugging of my conscience.
Ok, enough with the rant. I was silent for quite some time due to ubiquitous stuffs that I had to accompish ie. study for finals and cbo- related activities. Nonetheless, the latter part of the sem turned out really great and interesting. Some highlights...
1. Supreme Court Oral Argument. Seeing the gods of our judicial system was fabulous. Of course, watching them excoriate the luminaries in the legal profession during the oral argument in their of-so-cute robes with all the works was purely divine.
2. Usual dinner with some close friends in the institute. I know, we had a lot dinners this sem but I do consider them as crazy moments in law school. A nice walk in our very own "Central Park" (coined by Piolo) while donning on court attires after pigging out at Estero and raiding Eng Bee Tin is our idea of chilling out.
3. Phone/text marathons. I never thought that I'm still capable of making telebabad after highschool. My 6 hours phone marathon with a classmate was really cool. What started as the usual "Do you have a landline?" question ended with a very long convo. Well, that's the effect of our torture criminal law finals. argh!~
4. Shopping with the girls. It started during our Supreme Court gig. After that, a trip to the mall with Vanj and Reig became a ritual. Haha
5. CLASE common prayer time. I just love the idea of praying with your friends. I still have this belief that god will heed our prayes if there are a lot of us praying for the same thing. I just hope our prayers as regards our taxation law grade will not be left unanswered *sigh*
I am a strong believer of fairness and honesty in all my dealings. Primmish as it may sound, but I never really find the idea of compromising my intergrity in order to advance my interest as something that's invigorating. My non-conventional belief always gets the raised brows from my colleagues who perceive me as manang and so backward-ish (with my regular party mode and fashion-focused attitude, I do get that comment, you know). I guess, this was embeded during my formative years and was reinforced when I had my education in St. Jo. For some, it's too much to handle. But for me, I'd rather get the ire of those who hate boat rockers than not be able to sleep soundly at night because of the continuous bugging of my conscience.
Ok, enough with the rant. I was silent for quite some time due to ubiquitous stuffs that I had to accompish ie. study for finals and cbo- related activities. Nonetheless, the latter part of the sem turned out really great and interesting. Some highlights...
1. Supreme Court Oral Argument. Seeing the gods of our judicial system was fabulous. Of course, watching them excoriate the luminaries in the legal profession during the oral argument in their of-so-cute robes with all the works was purely divine.
2. Usual dinner with some close friends in the institute. I know, we had a lot dinners this sem but I do consider them as crazy moments in law school. A nice walk in our very own "Central Park" (coined by Piolo) while donning on court attires after pigging out at Estero and raiding Eng Bee Tin is our idea of chilling out.
3. Phone/text marathons. I never thought that I'm still capable of making telebabad after highschool. My 6 hours phone marathon with a classmate was really cool. What started as the usual "Do you have a landline?" question ended with a very long convo. Well, that's the effect of our torture criminal law finals. argh!~
4. Shopping with the girls. It started during our Supreme Court gig. After that, a trip to the mall with Vanj and Reig became a ritual. Haha
5. CLASE common prayer time. I just love the idea of praying with your friends. I still have this belief that god will heed our prayes if there are a lot of us praying for the same thing. I just hope our prayers as regards our taxation law grade will not be left unanswered *sigh*
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Dogmas...
What's with the last barops that made me and anoi instant celebs? I guess the idea of some seniors having a fun night was too much for other bummed out singles to bear. As for me, I just don't wanna miss this opportunity to syndicate abbey's blog for fear of letting such cheesy and involuntary-smile-causing post form part of my memoirs :) But before that, I just wanna say that the first Doctrine's (initially for me and another guy) a MISCONCEPTION. If a guy is always with you the entire duration of the activity, so what? Well, ok. I don't want to be estopped or anything so here's the post.
Abbey writes...
Rose Lyn and Annoi, all things being equally jaded, have formulated two bar-month dogmas, FEU Law style.
The Doctrine of Unspoken Language of Love:
Typical FEU-IL set-up, Pseudo-BF-GF. Girl loves boy, boy loves girl. Neither of them is doing anything about it. They're always together and inseparable in such a way that seeing one without the other impairs the essence they represent as a whole. Not a fling, not together, probably not true love, but like I've already said, neither is doing anything about it. The love is so painfully obvious to everybody else but them.
The Doctrine of Deliciously Romantic Evening:
Involves four instances: (1) Boy is taken, girl isn't; (2) Girl is taken, boy isn't; (3) boy and girl are both taken; (4) both are single.
Whichever of the above applies, it can only be reduced to this: whatever magic or spark existed between them, it was only for a particular moment or evening. After that, it's back to reality, life goes on, and it is as if nothing happened. Casual-Casualan lang.
If you've ever crushed on someone from school, or work, or wherever, you know you have fallen prey to either of the two.
I am anxiously waiting next bar Saturday's incidents. Until then!
Abbey writes...
Rose Lyn and Annoi, all things being equally jaded, have formulated two bar-month dogmas, FEU Law style.
The Doctrine of Unspoken Language of Love:
Typical FEU-IL set-up, Pseudo-BF-GF. Girl loves boy, boy loves girl. Neither of them is doing anything about it. They're always together and inseparable in such a way that seeing one without the other impairs the essence they represent as a whole. Not a fling, not together, probably not true love, but like I've already said, neither is doing anything about it. The love is so painfully obvious to everybody else but them.
The Doctrine of Deliciously Romantic Evening:
Involves four instances: (1) Boy is taken, girl isn't; (2) Girl is taken, boy isn't; (3) boy and girl are both taken; (4) both are single.
Whichever of the above applies, it can only be reduced to this: whatever magic or spark existed between them, it was only for a particular moment or evening. After that, it's back to reality, life goes on, and it is as if nothing happened. Casual-Casualan lang.
If you've ever crushed on someone from school, or work, or wherever, you know you have fallen prey to either of the two.
I am anxiously waiting next bar Saturday's incidents. Until then!
Three days of fun,fun and lotsa fun
A lot of things happened for the last couple of days.
I attended EA’s despedida last Friday. It was a very rainy evening but the party was uber-fun. Met up with some of my college pals and it was a very memorable night. I’m praying that EA will have a fabulous life in Australia i.e. achieve his dream of becoming an ambassador. Last words/bilin from EA…”Rose Lyn, pagbalik ko, lawyer ka na.”
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I definitely enjoyed our hotel ops. My batch mates and I had a lot of bonding moments. New personalities were discovered and new friendships were made. I just love the idea of talks over any kind of drink. It’s very revealing and relaxing at the same time. With a no non-sense chum, you wouldn’t go wrong. I also did some chillaxing with my newly discovered goofy friend. Teehee…
Some witty seniors came up with two Doctrines/Principles considered as apropos for the hotel ops…
a.) Principle of Deliciously Romantic Evening; and
b.) Principle of Unspoken Language of Love
(Oh brother! Haha)
Watching the cheering competition with them was a blast! It was like Janice Dickenson with her gang critiquing some America’s Next Top Model hopefuls. Well, you know what I mean. Haha.
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I woke up pretty early last Monday to meet my 9 am call time. I was asked to judge an extemporaneous speech competition together with lucky and mark and it went ok. I also got some nice chats with my friend, lucky. Oh, I saw joeven and he was like…”Friend, I’m very unfortunate…”. His cellphones and digicam were stolen. CRAP! Too bad the only comforting words I was able to utter were… “Joevz, Shit happens.” . That’s double crap for me. BUMMER!
I attended EA’s despedida last Friday. It was a very rainy evening but the party was uber-fun. Met up with some of my college pals and it was a very memorable night. I’m praying that EA will have a fabulous life in Australia i.e. achieve his dream of becoming an ambassador. Last words/bilin from EA…”Rose Lyn, pagbalik ko, lawyer ka na.”
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I definitely enjoyed our hotel ops. My batch mates and I had a lot of bonding moments. New personalities were discovered and new friendships were made. I just love the idea of talks over any kind of drink. It’s very revealing and relaxing at the same time. With a no non-sense chum, you wouldn’t go wrong. I also did some chillaxing with my newly discovered goofy friend. Teehee…
Some witty seniors came up with two Doctrines/Principles considered as apropos for the hotel ops…
a.) Principle of Deliciously Romantic Evening; and
b.) Principle of Unspoken Language of Love
(Oh brother! Haha)
Watching the cheering competition with them was a blast! It was like Janice Dickenson with her gang critiquing some America’s Next Top Model hopefuls. Well, you know what I mean. Haha.
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I woke up pretty early last Monday to meet my 9 am call time. I was asked to judge an extemporaneous speech competition together with lucky and mark and it went ok. I also got some nice chats with my friend, lucky. Oh, I saw joeven and he was like…”Friend, I’m very unfortunate…”. His cellphones and digicam were stolen. CRAP! Too bad the only comforting words I was able to utter were… “Joevz, Shit happens.” . That’s double crap for me. BUMMER!
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Freaks!
Have you ever had that ultra-weird day that every single thing seemed well, freakish? I just had mine yesterday.
I was so damn tired last sunday so I wasn't able to wait for the Political Law bar questions til evening. So when Ken called me up yesterday and said that there was a freak question, I was kinda disappointed/excited. Disappointed coz I wasn't there to share the bumfest mood of the barristers when they went out of la salle and excited coz no matter how freakish the question was, it's still, you know, a bar question.
Moving on, Ken called to discuss some stuffs regarding our gradpics. The convo was like that for a couple of minutes when he asked me if I was able to read the bar freak question. I said no but naturally, I also asked what it was. Here's the question. Who is the current head of the International Court of Justice and what is his/her nationality (well, to that effect). When I heard the question, I nearly screamed " she's a girl from europe! Rosalyn Higgins!!!!!". He was like, how the hell did you happen to know her?! I just said that I love international law and fond of international relations cum current events. Pretty freakish of me huh?! *grin*
The second freaky thing was the news on the death of a famous crocodile hunter because he was stung by a stingray. What the... Now that's freakish. In the first place, what the hell was he doing underwater when he was supposed to be in a swamp dealing with some crocodiles? Secondly, well a crocodile hunter dying because of a sting ray's just plain... strange!
Oh well, I hope i'll have a more normal day with equally normal news to listen to.
I was so damn tired last sunday so I wasn't able to wait for the Political Law bar questions til evening. So when Ken called me up yesterday and said that there was a freak question, I was kinda disappointed/excited. Disappointed coz I wasn't there to share the bumfest mood of the barristers when they went out of la salle and excited coz no matter how freakish the question was, it's still, you know, a bar question.
Moving on, Ken called to discuss some stuffs regarding our gradpics. The convo was like that for a couple of minutes when he asked me if I was able to read the bar freak question. I said no but naturally, I also asked what it was. Here's the question. Who is the current head of the International Court of Justice and what is his/her nationality (well, to that effect). When I heard the question, I nearly screamed " she's a girl from europe! Rosalyn Higgins!!!!!". He was like, how the hell did you happen to know her?! I just said that I love international law and fond of international relations cum current events. Pretty freakish of me huh?! *grin*
The second freaky thing was the news on the death of a famous crocodile hunter because he was stung by a stingray. What the... Now that's freakish. In the first place, what the hell was he doing underwater when he was supposed to be in a swamp dealing with some crocodiles? Secondly, well a crocodile hunter dying because of a sting ray's just plain... strange!
Oh well, I hope i'll have a more normal day with equally normal news to listen to.
Monday, September 04, 2006
1st weekend of bar season
12:00-12:30 pm (saturday)
* had a quick lunch with vanj, james and andy
* bought some stuffs for the hotel operations ie. chocolates for my buddy (beryl) and the latest copy of cosmo mag (ok, it's definitely not part of the barops but i need it to destress)
12:30-1:15 (saturday)
* checked on the things that we're bringing to the hotel
* tried to talk to some barristers
1:15-2:00 (saturday)
* motorpool committee started decorating the cars while the barristers had their peptalk with Dr. Echauz, Dean Bautista, Associate Dean Paguirigan and Ate Rica err Atty. Rica :p
2:00- 3:00 (saturday)
* mass for the barristers
* organized peeps for the send-off
* introduced kuya sonny (atty. santiago) to the "haggads"
3:00-3:15 (saturday)
* school send-off
* accompanied kuya sonny and vanj in seeing to it that the motorpool was ok (total of 20 cars plus the barrister bus)
3:15- 3:50 (saturday)
* travel to century park hotel
3:50-5:00 (saturday)
* arranged the room assignments and CBO room at Banahaw function room
5:00- 8:00 (saturday)
* arranged the volunteers' dinner
* acads got comfy in the CBO room
* went to shopwise with JM and Louie for some styro cups (coffee)
* dinner
8:00- 10:30 (saturday)
* Atty. Pagui's room rounds
* freshmen inflated some balloons for the sunday send-off
* acads started sweating for the last minute tips.
* had a chat with my buddy
* went to ate joan and kid's room twice for ate joan's stuffs
* saw the result of our zone 5 test shots
* saw john fajardo (former ads debater at the lobby). he's a brod of kulas in UP. he's now very active in law school (frat and student government)
10:30- 3:00 (saturday-sunday)
* saw judge paras and atty. gatcho at the hotel lobby
* went out with andy, kulas and loiue to get some band goodies
* greeted sherwin (it's his b-day)
* freaked out for lack of send-off site
* got pissed with some volunteers
* announced that not one will drink (liquor, i mean)
* went to our send-off site with the troop
* saw my former co-apprentice from UST
* almost had an altercation with a much older and much bigger guy from god-knows-where law school
3:00- 4:00 (sunday)
* went back to the hotel
* harrassed acads to deliver the last minute tips
* asked some seniors to go to the send-off site to change duties with the freshmen
* bastardized some tv shows
4:00-5:00 (sunday)
* had another shower
* mobilized everybody for the send-off
* had my first coffee
* ate some junkies
5:00- 7:00 (sunday)
* organized site send-off
* fun, fun, fun
* send-off
* saw franco larsina (he's now taking the bar)
7:00- 8:00 (sunday)
* practiced some songs for the mass
8:00- 9:00 (sunday)
* mass at the bar site
9:00- 11:00
* talked to the band leader
* saw ate- atty. des :p
* went back to the hotel
* had some breakfast
11:00-2:30 (sunday)
* played crimsonland
* hotel check-out
* had some food
* went to the bar site
* met atty. garing (one of the founders of my org)
* had a chat with kuya-atty. cyrus and kuya-atty. jet (my sibs)
* went home with darlene and gian
* had a quick lunch with vanj, james and andy
* bought some stuffs for the hotel operations ie. chocolates for my buddy (beryl) and the latest copy of cosmo mag (ok, it's definitely not part of the barops but i need it to destress)
12:30-1:15 (saturday)
* checked on the things that we're bringing to the hotel
* tried to talk to some barristers
1:15-2:00 (saturday)
* motorpool committee started decorating the cars while the barristers had their peptalk with Dr. Echauz, Dean Bautista, Associate Dean Paguirigan and Ate Rica err Atty. Rica :p
2:00- 3:00 (saturday)
* mass for the barristers
* organized peeps for the send-off
* introduced kuya sonny (atty. santiago) to the "haggads"
3:00-3:15 (saturday)
* school send-off
* accompanied kuya sonny and vanj in seeing to it that the motorpool was ok (total of 20 cars plus the barrister bus)
3:15- 3:50 (saturday)
* travel to century park hotel
3:50-5:00 (saturday)
* arranged the room assignments and CBO room at Banahaw function room
5:00- 8:00 (saturday)
* arranged the volunteers' dinner
* acads got comfy in the CBO room
* went to shopwise with JM and Louie for some styro cups (coffee)
* dinner
8:00- 10:30 (saturday)
* Atty. Pagui's room rounds
* freshmen inflated some balloons for the sunday send-off
* acads started sweating for the last minute tips.
* had a chat with my buddy
* went to ate joan and kid's room twice for ate joan's stuffs
* saw the result of our zone 5 test shots
* saw john fajardo (former ads debater at the lobby). he's a brod of kulas in UP. he's now very active in law school (frat and student government)
10:30- 3:00 (saturday-sunday)
* saw judge paras and atty. gatcho at the hotel lobby
* went out with andy, kulas and loiue to get some band goodies
* greeted sherwin (it's his b-day)
* freaked out for lack of send-off site
* got pissed with some volunteers
* announced that not one will drink (liquor, i mean)
* went to our send-off site with the troop
* saw my former co-apprentice from UST
* almost had an altercation with a much older and much bigger guy from god-knows-where law school
3:00- 4:00 (sunday)
* went back to the hotel
* harrassed acads to deliver the last minute tips
* asked some seniors to go to the send-off site to change duties with the freshmen
* bastardized some tv shows
4:00-5:00 (sunday)
* had another shower
* mobilized everybody for the send-off
* had my first coffee
* ate some junkies
5:00- 7:00 (sunday)
* organized site send-off
* fun, fun, fun
* send-off
* saw franco larsina (he's now taking the bar)
7:00- 8:00 (sunday)
* practiced some songs for the mass
8:00- 9:00 (sunday)
* mass at the bar site
9:00- 11:00
* talked to the band leader
* saw ate- atty. des :p
* went back to the hotel
* had some breakfast
11:00-2:30 (sunday)
* played crimsonland
* hotel check-out
* had some food
* went to the bar site
* met atty. garing (one of the founders of my org)
* had a chat with kuya-atty. cyrus and kuya-atty. jet (my sibs)
* went home with darlene and gian
Monday, August 28, 2006
Riders...
Five days left before the start of the annual bar operations and I'm suffering from pre-week jitters. This is like the culmination of a year long preparation. This was realized when we had our briefing/seminar last week at Century Park Hotel (FEU-CBO's official hotel). Damn!
I'm hoping for a nice weather this saturday for our send-off and a hell lot easier bar exams for a higher passing rate this year. To personally condition myself for the barops, I'm trying to hit the sack earlier than usual for a couple of days now (I know I won't be getting any sleep for four weekends). I'm also taking vitamins in a popcorn basis hehe.
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Our ultra-fabulous-escada-wearing Associate Dean gave me some bar pointers. She said that I have a very good writing style but sorta literary for the bar. I have to make my answers shorter for those bummed out examiners that will check my booklet. I also have to refrain from using complex terms.
Her concern made me feel important and well-taken care off.
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I have to have my derma treatment this week and mom was kind enough to have it set tomorrow (tuesday). That way, I won't be having plastic-like face on Saturday. *grin*. I also have to prepare my defense for Dr. Leuenberger's sermon. The last time, she picked on my bad sleeping habit and helluva of stress as the causes of my skin break-outs. I can't blame her though.
My parents have been very generous with my treatments. I tried to save some moolah for my next treatment but I only managed to save more than 2 grand (approximately half of the treatment cost). So I guess, I'll be depending on my mom's wallet for my next treatment. Bummer!
I'm hoping for a nice weather this saturday for our send-off and a hell lot easier bar exams for a higher passing rate this year. To personally condition myself for the barops, I'm trying to hit the sack earlier than usual for a couple of days now (I know I won't be getting any sleep for four weekends). I'm also taking vitamins in a popcorn basis hehe.
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Our ultra-fabulous-escada-wearing Associate Dean gave me some bar pointers. She said that I have a very good writing style but sorta literary for the bar. I have to make my answers shorter for those bummed out examiners that will check my booklet. I also have to refrain from using complex terms.
Her concern made me feel important and well-taken care off.
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I have to have my derma treatment this week and mom was kind enough to have it set tomorrow (tuesday). That way, I won't be having plastic-like face on Saturday. *grin*. I also have to prepare my defense for Dr. Leuenberger's sermon. The last time, she picked on my bad sleeping habit and helluva of stress as the causes of my skin break-outs. I can't blame her though.
My parents have been very generous with my treatments. I tried to save some moolah for my next treatment but I only managed to save more than 2 grand (approximately half of the treatment cost). So I guess, I'll be depending on my mom's wallet for my next treatment. Bummer!
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Rant
I just feel sad because instead of coming up with something really nice to write in my blog (part of my belief that anything positive invites positive vibes), I have to rant on what one of the best legal minds in the country said in his PDI column.
I have high respect and adulation to former Justice Cruz for his great contributions in our legal system. As a matter of fact, I never missed any of his articles in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. I even lauded his strong conviction against the Law system of a particular school. However, he went overboard with his article about queerness. This is a clear manifestation of bigotry against those queers. At the onset, I was outranged because he particularly singled out fab 5 that my sister and I super adore. I mean, what is so damn wrong with using “queerness” as one’s tagline? What the group did is not mutually exclusive with the concept of stereotyped gays. They made a significant mark in the food business, grooming section, interior design industry and fashion world that everyone surely benefited from. They’re not just some good-for-nothing screaming fags. They made a difference.
Yes, we are all entitled to our own opinions. We have the right to express such which the fundamental law of the land strictly protects. But let us also be wary of the things that we say. For no amount of individual rights is more supreme than the basic virtue of respect. Respect that encompasses everybody guys, girls, queers and what-not.
I have high respect and adulation to former Justice Cruz for his great contributions in our legal system. As a matter of fact, I never missed any of his articles in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. I even lauded his strong conviction against the Law system of a particular school. However, he went overboard with his article about queerness. This is a clear manifestation of bigotry against those queers. At the onset, I was outranged because he particularly singled out fab 5 that my sister and I super adore. I mean, what is so damn wrong with using “queerness” as one’s tagline? What the group did is not mutually exclusive with the concept of stereotyped gays. They made a significant mark in the food business, grooming section, interior design industry and fashion world that everyone surely benefited from. They’re not just some good-for-nothing screaming fags. They made a difference.
Yes, we are all entitled to our own opinions. We have the right to express such which the fundamental law of the land strictly protects. But let us also be wary of the things that we say. For no amount of individual rights is more supreme than the basic virtue of respect. Respect that encompasses everybody guys, girls, queers and what-not.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Midterm hiatus...
We're having our midterms this week so there is a pretty high chance of icebucks taking a hiatus from blogging. I'll start my "incommunicado" status tomorrow, err, later (i forgot it's almost 1:30 am).
I've been reading for like majority of the day so I'm taking a break from Reyes, Pronove and Nachura. Argh! Well if there's something positive brought about by my forced geekiness, i'd say it's being appreciative of small things. My 30 mins. nap was the best, an hour of TV break-fabulous and my own pseudo coffee concoction- the most sophisticated cup of coffee for my fancy-schmaltzy taste (a clear oxymoron for someone who delights in everything pedestrian. haha).
I don't feel good. My sis took my BP and it's way too low. 85/55.
I have to do something about it. I can't afford to pass-out in the middle of a grueling exam or do a repeat of my criminal law review recitation (the one where I had to clutch the end of the whiteboard for dear life while having an asthma attack).
My break is almost over. Hitting the sack is not an option considering the piles of reading materials waiting for me. *bumfest mode*
Au Revoir!
I've been reading for like majority of the day so I'm taking a break from Reyes, Pronove and Nachura. Argh! Well if there's something positive brought about by my forced geekiness, i'd say it's being appreciative of small things. My 30 mins. nap was the best, an hour of TV break-fabulous and my own pseudo coffee concoction- the most sophisticated cup of coffee for my fancy-schmaltzy taste (a clear oxymoron for someone who delights in everything pedestrian. haha).
I don't feel good. My sis took my BP and it's way too low. 85/55.
I have to do something about it. I can't afford to pass-out in the middle of a grueling exam or do a repeat of my criminal law review recitation (the one where I had to clutch the end of the whiteboard for dear life while having an asthma attack).
My break is almost over. Hitting the sack is not an option considering the piles of reading materials waiting for me. *bumfest mode*
Au Revoir!
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
The classy way of handling an awful day
I had a suckish day.
I woke up around 8 am so I had this darn-I’m-an-hour-late attitude. I guess staying in front of my pc ‘til 3 in the morning screwed my schedule for the day (no thanks to constitutional law review cases). So there, I went to school feeling and looking wasted. It was ok though coz I know that I was able to study for our subject. Then I heard the bomb. According to some not very reliable sources, we have to extend our reading ‘til Bill of Rights. I instantaneously freaked out! That’s way over my perceived assignment. Moreover, I didn’t bring my part of the digest covered by the rumored readings. That was the time that I really felt like crying (but I didn't 'coz it's not so classy:p). I extremely hate freeloaders and here I am not doing my part of the deal. I contemplated on going home to get my digest but I’ve decided to do the saner one. I rushed to the library and typed like a maniac. Two hours before our class, I finished my digest. I still have to do some barops stuffs so I wasn’t able to extend my reading.
Three things that made my day less suckish:
1. I wasn’t called to recite.
2. I was able to prove to myself that I’m not a scrounger hence, I can still hate freeloaders.
3. My father opened the door for me :)
No matter how awful my day went I should never have let go of the C'est la vie-attitude.
From now on, I'll do the classier way of handling it. I'll commit to memory that every sixty seconds I spend upset is a minute of happiness that i'd never get back.
I woke up around 8 am so I had this darn-I’m-an-hour-late attitude. I guess staying in front of my pc ‘til 3 in the morning screwed my schedule for the day (no thanks to constitutional law review cases). So there, I went to school feeling and looking wasted. It was ok though coz I know that I was able to study for our subject. Then I heard the bomb. According to some not very reliable sources, we have to extend our reading ‘til Bill of Rights. I instantaneously freaked out! That’s way over my perceived assignment. Moreover, I didn’t bring my part of the digest covered by the rumored readings. That was the time that I really felt like crying (but I didn't 'coz it's not so classy:p). I extremely hate freeloaders and here I am not doing my part of the deal. I contemplated on going home to get my digest but I’ve decided to do the saner one. I rushed to the library and typed like a maniac. Two hours before our class, I finished my digest. I still have to do some barops stuffs so I wasn’t able to extend my reading.
Three things that made my day less suckish:
1. I wasn’t called to recite.
2. I was able to prove to myself that I’m not a scrounger hence, I can still hate freeloaders.
3. My father opened the door for me :)
No matter how awful my day went I should never have let go of the C'est la vie-attitude.
From now on, I'll do the classier way of handling it. I'll commit to memory that every sixty seconds I spend upset is a minute of happiness that i'd never get back.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
blooper-filled day...
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.
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.
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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