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Quezon City courts go digital; more transparent system seen

Quezon City courts go digital; more transparent system seen

By MIKHA FLORES THE Supreme Court launched on Friday an electronic filing system that will digitize judicial processes in trial courts in..

June 14, 2013
Slavery still exists after 115 years of freedom

Slavery still exists after 115 years of freedom

  By JONATHAN DE SANTOS AT least a thousand cyclists marked 115th Philippine Independence Day on Wednesday riding in solidarity with..

June 12, 2013
Political families exploit party-list system

Political families exploit party-list system

By MIKHA FLORES WHEN the 16th Congress convenes next month, at least five political families will have two members sitting in the House of..

June 11, 2013
Stopping China by engagement

Stopping China by engagement

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS IN Bangkok last week, the commander of the United States Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Locklear, said the usual line..

June 11, 2013
Keeping the revolutionary spirit alive

Keeping the revolutionary spirit alive

  By NORMAN SISON THE Philippine Revolution may be a memory, but not for a group of history re-enactors. For them, history is not only..

June 9, 2013
MTRCB’s goal: a culture that promotes human dignity

MTRCB’s goal: a culture that promotes human dignity

  By ELLEN TORDESILLAS ON July 17, the Movie and Television Review Classification Board will conduct a Child and Family Summit at..

June 8, 2013
Does MTRCB have a say on pay-per-view?

Does MTRCB have a say on pay-per-view?

  By ELLEN TORDESILLAS THE subject is still under discussion, says Chairman Eugenio “Toto” Villareal of the Movie and Television..

June 5, 2013
Respect, instead of pity, for PWDs – Padaca

Respect, instead of pity, for PWDs – Padaca

By DARLENE CAY THE measures taken by the Commission on Elections to make voting this year more accessible to people with disabilities are..

May 29, 2013
Failure of intelligence

Failure of intelligence

  By ELLEN TORDESILLAS WE condole with the family of the seven Marines who were killed in Patikul, Sulu last Saturday and those of the..

May 29, 2013
Justice Carpio: Appeal to world opinion vs Chinese defiance of the rule of law

Justice Carpio: Appeal to world opinion vs Chinese defiance of the rule of law

  By  ELLEN TORDESILLAS HERE we go again. This time it’s over Ayungin Reef (Ren’ai Reef to the Chinese.) The Philippine Navy..

May 27, 2013
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