Are Filipino College Students Waterproof?
Whether or not your answer to the question is yes, below is a copy of a recent explanation by the Philippines’ Commission on Higher Education (CHED, official Facebook page here) on the policy and protocol observed by CHED on the suspension of classes at the tertiary/higher education level during weather disturbances. Do you agree with [...]
Reasonable Doubt is like “Tinga”
I agree with my Brod JR Dela Cruz in observing that Lejano v. People (G.R. No. 176389, December 14, 2010) that decided the Vizconde massacre case effectively compared reasonable doubt to detritus in between teeth, better known and appreciated in the vernacular as “tinga”. Said the Court: In our criminal justice system, what is important [...]
How the Law Looks at the History of Health Care
This excerpt from Professional Services v. Agana (G.R. No. 126297) is telling of how Philippine Law (as symbolized by our Supreme Court which decided the case) views the history of health care: Until the mid-nineteenth century, hospitals were generally charitable institutions, providing medical services to the lowest classes of society, without regard for a patient’s [...]
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