A lot of mention of the Philippines lately

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Many vids are being mentioned about the Philippine among them:

1.  High GDO growth

2   Some Filipino businessmen owning global brands;

3.  Companies relocating to the Philippine

4.  Growing strategic importance of the Phil in geopolitics:  USA China

     US acquiring more bases very EDCA, blunting Chinas Southeast Asia ambition,  and even war on              Taiwan

1   Foreigners flocking to the Philippines in 2026

2.  Philippines beautiful just like Singapore

3.  Samsung invests $7 billion at its Calamba City Plant

FPRRD may likely be acquitted

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As the legal team of FPRRD is being assembled, a lawyer from US said that the former is likely to be acquitted for various reasons:

1  Violation of Art 59, ie that the accused should have been presented to competent court (like SC or any other body of the judiciary)  When mentioned before the judges, this was not answered (meaning a non observance was committed)

2.  Local prosecution -  none took place in the PHL.  The custodial state should have conducted prior and none took place.   

Remarkable defense lawyers in publicized crimes

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Defense lawyers have a remarkable skill in protecting their clients.  Always practicing advocacy at highest level

Take Raymound Fortun on the case of an alleged drug lord.  In reference to the matrix, he said I can not comment on that.   That chart with lines cant establish the connection that my client has links to the criminal organization.  

For the United Healthcare, the defense lawyer for the alleged, suspect in killing of Bryan Thompson, CEO of United Health care:

1.  I had barely 12 hours to be familiar with the case;

2.  There is not charge yet, evidence that will place my client at NY.  Where is the evidence?

But we know that:

1.  The clothes worn,

2.   The ballistic of the gun, and the gun he was caught in Pennsylvania

3.   The handwritten manifesto.

We are not even sure if Luigi wants to be caught and be famous

US to provide $500 million to beef up Philippines defense capabilities

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Two top ranking  US govt officials:   Secy of State and Defense met with their Philippine counterparts regarding the promised $500 million defense aid to the Philippines   This will be used to build infrastructures for EDCA agreement.

Will this lessen Chinas aggression or bring Philippines to the brink of war?

Increasing Philippines defense capabilities - to lessen bullying?

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Lately through its own initiative and with a little help from its Allies, Philippines is acquiring more lethal weapons:  tanks, ships, air assets, and missiles to increase its defense capabilities.   Showing some military strength and teeth as it were

What do you think of this latest move?  Has Philippines become a hawk and war monger?

Or is it just realistic in face of increasing tension and threat?

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On Ressa's awards on defending press freedom in the country

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From Yahoo news

Manila Times Tiglao - we should be worried about Ressa's Nobel Prize

From Manila Times - Ressa continues to spit on PHL laws

The Nobel prize for Ressa on alleged defense of press freedom is both a source of pride and wonder for many press practitioner.   That she as Filipinos as an awardee is a source of freedome (although some claims she has dual citizenship)

But as to the claim that there is no press freedom is debatable.   No one can question the Nobel prize committee of Nobel prize, and certainly it must have erred andor depended on spurious data.  

Let the awardees rejoice and let this earth search for the truth.   The journalists cant.  

Defense of Presidentiable Rodrigo Duterte on alleged cursing by the former of the Pope

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Rizal Philippines
December 5, 2015

This is a rebuttal/comment on the alleged cussing by Candidate R Duterte of the Pope, the condemnation by Church Leader Soc Villegas  from FB account of E. Densing III December 2, 2015

And people do commit these sins. Even from our Pope down to the most ordinary catholic, we do commit wrongful acts (I will leave my church if they will tell me that there is a perfect person in this world!)
But the most important church teaching that I am practicing and teaching my children is the act of "forgiveness"!
The specific issue of "use of vulgarity as part of a sentence which mentioned the Pope" should be taken at the right context. I was there, I heard it. I never felt offended because I saw in Duterte's eyes that there was no intention to disrespect our Pope...period!
Be it as it may, Mayor Duterte has already issued a statement, that there was no intent to disrespect Pope Francis and the vulgarity was intended to our current system of government. Let's accept his words at face value.
Our church leaders should have been more understanding. While they condemned the unfortunate incident, it would have been more prudent and humbling if they issued a statement of "forgiveness" and just simply advise Mayor Duterte not to do it again (as the confession process goes).
Right now, our country's main problem is governance. While it is ideal that we elect a "clean and decent" national leader who has the personality to fight the status quo - corruption and criminality, it seems we may end up to have an imperfect one. If it takes this kind of a person to uplift the life of the poor, eradicate criminality, and curb corruption, then yes, I would want to have Mayor Duterte to be our President in 2016!
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CBCP hits Duterte’s cursing of Pope

MANILA, Dec. 1, 2015— The Catholic bishops’ leadership cried foul over presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte’s cursing of Pope Francis.

CBCPNEWS.COM

The Ways of the Rules ofl Court at the CJ Impeachment Trial

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The current impeachment trial of CJ Corona is a display of how byzantine the rules of court, and court proceedings are.  However looking closely, the rules of court follows strict logic, cause and effect, clear logic, and relevance.

This is the same stuff taught in case method and case analysis.

Relevance:   In the issue of the probity of the CJ why was the evidence on the perks at PAL disregarded?

 Clarity of thinking   Why was the issue of ill gotten thrown off in the presentation of SALN?

How has the defense exploited these flaws and weaknesses of the prosecution?  What is the lesson for the prosecution?  How will they pick up the pieces?

The Presiding Judge did not consider the junking of the complaint and instead having a pre trial on the theory that the impeachment charge was hastily done and not read by the congressmen who signed the complaint.  As it it is, this is the case.  How many times was Cong Tupas challenged to change the complaint to include the evidence being presented?

As for the FCD, the senators can not risk violating the law.  It is guaranteed by the law that no such inquiry is to be made.

Now it is coming out that the bank deposit accounts copies were illegally obtained (through AMLA) and that there discrepancies (and therefore there are doubts cast on the evidences (which by far are the most damaging).  Do not be shocked if the deposit accounts at PSB are to be considered illegally obtained and are thus to be disregarded. 

As for Sen Santiago, she really has one of the brilliant minds there is among the judges.  Do not mistake her tirades for anything else.  She knows her laws very well, and the young prosecutors dont.

As for the commentators in the TV shows, the lawyers there who make their commentaries for and against either side does not help one peel the truth.

On the influencing of the decision of SC, it is correct to say that the Sec of Justice testimony are mere hearsays and do not have any consequence to the complaint.

As it is, is the prosecution or the defense that has the upper hand?

That is why it is correct to say that the one who wins has the best lawyer.  As it is my admiration goes to the defense.