Nagkaroon ng tensyon sa impeachment trial ni VP Sara Duterte matapos magmatigas ang defense panel sa pangunguna ni Atty. Kristine Ferrer at tumangging mag-stipulate o kilalanin ang authenticity ng mga acknowledgment receipts (ARs) at iba pang dokumentong inihain ng prosecution.
Dito na pumasok ang beteranong litigator na si Atty. Lorna Kapunan, na tila nagbigay ng simpleng solusyon sa problemang mismo ring depensa ang gumagawa.
"If they do not trust the prosecution's documents... then we will use their documents. We are certain that their documents are the same as our documents. Let's use the defense documents."
Biglang nabaligtad ang sitwasyon.
Kung hindi raw nagtitiwala ang depensa sa kopya ng prosecution, sarili nilang mga dokumento ang gamitin.
At nang tanungin ni Kapunan si Atty. Ferrer, "Counsel, will you still question the authenticity of your own documents?"
Maiksi ang naging sagot ng depensa:
"Of course not, Your Honor."
PAANO KA HINDI KAKAININ NG SISTEMA?
In his commencement speech to the graduates of UP Law 2026, Mayor Vico Sotto shared that he is always asked by people how he keeps his integrity. They ask for his advice on the age old question of:
βPaano kami hindi kakainin ng sistema?β
As a result, he shared ten things he does or thinks about regularly to avoid being eaten by the system.
Here are the TEN THINGS that Mayor Vico Sotto does or follows to keep his integrity:
1. Preparation is more important than courage.
2. Make a list of non-negotiables and review them regularly.
3. When in doubt, choose faith conscience and integrity over money power and ambition.
4. Study cognitive dissonance and continuously identify how and where it affects you. Your decision-making and opinion-forming.
5. Get out of your echo chamber from time to time.
6. Check your ego every single day.
7. Have people in your life who share the same or similar principles, values, and beliefs.
8. Allow said people in #7 to keep you grounded.
9. Give these people the license to hold you accountable.
10. Have a healthy level of respect but also be willing to go against the status quo.
Then the crowd cheered in applause. π
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I support doing all ten but I would like to personally highlight Numbers 3, 6, and 7! π―
#VicoSotto
#GraduationSpeech
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π¨ OMG ang galing ni Atty. Virgil Ligutan.
Eloquence, deep voice, eye contact, body posture, emphasis, hand gestures, and overall demeanor β halatang batikang abugado and litigation lawyer!
Kabahan ka na BP Sara.
π
#ConvictSara
π¨ OMG ang galing ni Atty. Virgil Ligutan.
Eloquence, deep voice, eye contact, body posture, emphasis, hand gestures, and overall demeanor β halatang batikang abugado and litigation lawyer!
Kabahan ka na BP Sara.
π
#ConvictSara
ATTY. LIGUTAN, IKAW PALA YUNG NAG POST NITO YEARS AGO!! I REMEMBER THIS POST INSPIRED ME TO ENTER LAW SCHOOL AAA π₯Ή kita ko naka wow react na ako!! GOOD JOB TODAY, PROSECUTION π€
Nakapasa sa bar exam - yan lang ang common sa lahat ng abogado. Pero iba-iba ang pinanggalingan, iba-iba ng pinaninindigan.
Ang paalala ng @nuplphilippines : "Be the best lawyers money cannot buy". Hamon ito sa atin na huwag pasisilaw sa karangyaan o katanyagan.+
Thank you, Mr. Calilung, for standing up for the Filipino people. Your commitment to upholding accountability and the rule of law has not gone unnoticed. Maraming salamat sa paninindigan.
This is a very informative discussion tonight on #InsiderPodcast. Hinihintay ko ito eh. Parang maha-highblood na si EL. They were trying to explain the relevance of SenRi's questions.
Galing ng explanation. Bit lengthy ang vids but nice watch.
#WinRi
Watch the full episode here:
https://t.co/o5lGO39kmH
Sabi sa Article XI, Section 3(6) ng 1987 Constitution: βThe Senate shall have the sole power to try and decide all cases of impeachment. xxx When the President of the Philippines is on trial, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall preside, but shall not vote.β
Ang turo sa kahit anong law school: kung malinaw ang Constitution, hindi na kailangan ng interpretation. Kung may ambiguity, saka maaaring tingnan ang records ng Constitutional Commission.
Ang tanong: may ambiguity ba? Wala.
Malinaw ang Constitution. Kapag ang Pangulo ang nililitis, ang Chief Justice ang magpe-preside. Sa impeachment trial ng ibang impeachable officers, silent ang Constitution kung sino ang dapat mag-preside. Ngunit ang silence ay hindi automatic ambiguity. At lalong hindi ito automatic prohibition.
Kaya kung may ibang Senador na mag-preside maliban sa Senate President, anong probisyon sa 1987 Constitution ang tahasang nilabag? Wala.
Kung napag-usapan man noon sa Constitutional Commission na ang Senate President ang magpe-preside, ang mahalagang tanong ay ito: bakit hindi iyon isinulat sa mismong text ng Constitution?
Hindi lahat ng napag-usapan sa deliberations ay controlling. Kung iyon talaga ang mandatory rule, dapat iyon ang isinulat.
Kung walang express constitutional prohibition, may kapangyarihan ang Senado na magpasya kung paano nito gagampanan ang constitutional duty to try and decide impeachment cases. Ang mahalaga, hindi nito nilalabag ang malinaw na utos ng Constitution at nananatiling tapat sa layunin ng impeachment: ang panagutin ang public officers.
@nabunturanguy Hindi ko alam pero napaka konti ng kaibigan ko na INC, yung mga close n kaibigan talaga siguro mga 4 lang sila, ahaha
Buti n lang hindi nagpaconvert nanay ko juon sa kanila...
The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday filed plunder charges against Sen. Rodante Marcoleta before the Sandiganbayan over his alleged non-disclosure of campaign contributions.
FULL STORY: https://t.co/x3zXnNlheg