the department has been consistently in the news these days following the series of natural tragedies triggered by tropical cyclones. illegal logging, presumably, had a huge contribution to the rising death toll. not that i am unaffected, but i doubt whether all this finger pointing is doing any of the victims any good, because regardless of how ( Read more... )

the thursday following three boozed nights and early mornings with johnbee and jr, i was actually looking forward to having something other than beer. the group was supposed to run the course at the fort again, and i had my running attire tucked inside my bag. during that morning, i went to work with little expectation that i’d accomplish much. i ( Read more... )

my horrendous mug flashed briefly on the TV screen last night, and my 15 seconds of fame were over long before anyone could make sense of what i was trying to say. jay and i were interviewed by a news reporter of insider on abs-cbn regarding prana escalante. we were, after all, probably the last to see her alive before she was swallowed by the ( Read more... )

the akbayan partylist has invited me to become part of its pool of lawyer consultants. last week, i met with them and two of their community leaders regarding some foreclosure issues being faced by residents of las piñas, many of whom were relocated from squatter colonies. yesterday, i finally got to meet some of these folks, and i explained to ( Read more... )

yesterday was reminisce my high school days, and it wasn't even the annual grand alumni homecoming. my teachers in high school invited me to speak at the career symposium. they conducted a survey among the members of the graduating batch, and the law profession ended up in the top 10. i am probably the youngest lawyer ever to be produced by the ( Read more... )

i remember one of my colleagues making an observation about the way i relate with other people. she said it was amazing how i was able to charm those around me. this is a particularly useful skill in my profession as a lawyer. to heck about my clients not taking me seriously. the point is that i wouldn't have to grease the hands of so many people, ( Read more... )

i cannot quite get rid of my lurid past as a lawyer. last night, as i was on a roll writing my piece on car theft, i received a phone call from sophie. she's been detained and is asking for my assistance. i promised to run to the CIDG of camp crame first thing in the morning, which i did, although a little late. i found sophie in the same clothes ( Read more... )