In the 1970s, when it comes to dance music, Donna Summer was queen. In the '70s, we were under Martial Law. And we had a midnight to 5 am curfew. Because of the curfew, parties should end either at 10 pm to give time to travel home or to continue until 5 am, after the… Continue reading Remembering Donna Summer
Category: current events
Senator-judges doing the job of Prosecution and Defense lawyers
When the Prosecution in the impeachment trial was presenting evidence, I was constantly irked by senator-judges acting as prosecuting lawyers. Now, the same thing is happening. The senator-judges are doing the job for the defense. Yesterday, the Defense lawyer seemed inexperienced. He called the Land Registration Authority administrator Atty. Diaz III, Pres. Aquino's classmate and batch… Continue reading Senator-judges doing the job of Prosecution and Defense lawyers
Senator-judges inadvertently came to the Defense's rescue
While Justice Cuevas is fantastic when it comes to legal points and doctrines, I'm afraid he has shown again that he is not as good when it comes to examining or cross-examining a witness. He was not able to convincingly present Demetrio Vicente as a credible owner of the 1,700 sq. m. lot registered (in… Continue reading Senator-judges inadvertently came to the Defense's rescue
IN regard to or WITH regard to?
The Corona impeachment trial is covered by radio and TV news stations every Mondays through Thursdays. I usually watch the trial through the ANC cable channel. Their four presenters use the phrase IN REGARD TO in practically every other sentence. To me, the phrase just doesn't sound right. I figured that perhaps the three presenters… Continue reading IN regard to or WITH regard to?
Prosecution lawyers liable for disbarment – Sen. Miriam Santiago
watch?v=ogmmP7xeZcg -- CLICK TO WATCH VIDEO "This (the prosecution's request for subpoenas) is a BIZARRE document!" -- Sen. Miriam D. Santiago. The Valentine day episode of the Impeachment court was highlighted by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago's lecture on the apparent absurdity of the prosecution's request for subpoenas. This is the story from abs-cbnnews.com: Miriam warns prosecution liable… Continue reading Prosecution lawyers liable for disbarment – Sen. Miriam Santiago
Corona's midnight appointment is NOT an impeachable offense
punto-por-punto-jimeno-explains-objection-corona-appointment (Click for youtube video) The attack on Chief Justice Corona's defense panel spokesperson Karen Jimeno - that since she was against the midnight appointment of Corona, she should also be for his impeachment -- by the PNoy horde shares the same characteristics as most of the actions of the Prosecution in this trial; i.e., irrelevant… Continue reading Corona's midnight appointment is NOT an impeachable offense
Postprandial Musings, 2.0 