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Upholding human rights

THE nation joined the global community last Dec. 10 in commemorating International Human Rights Day. It’s timely and appropriate for the Philippine government to...

Supreme Court says mandatory drug testing for bets ‘unconstitutional’

The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday said the mandatory drug testing of election candidates is unconstitutional. The SC made the statement amid the constitutionality issues...

KSMBPI hits mandatory use of face mask order

The Kapisanan ng Social Media Broadcasters ng Pilipinas Inc. (KSMBPI) on Thursday said the mandatory use of face masks among the elderly and those...

Legarda bats for additional items in PH current school curriculum

Senator Loren  Legarda  said the country’s current educational curriculum should be enhanced with the addition of several important items. She said the Bill of Rights...

Red-tagging

We commend Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra for defending the Bill of Rights in the 1987 Constitution. We’re talking about his recent statement that Red-tagging puts...

SC upholds legality of Anti-Terrorism Act

The Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutionality of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020, except for its two most assailed provisions, in what critics...

What is the Ombudsman hiding?

"Why has he been maneuvering to limit access to public documents that are required for open and transparent government?"   “No law shall be passed abridging...

American jurisprudence on searches and seizures

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Probe sought on warrantless arrest

Lawmakers from Mindanao on Thursday sought a congressional inquiry into the alleged unreasonable search and seizure and the subsequent warrantless arrest of two Muslim...

Due process in a pandemic

"Even in these extraordinary times, due process protection is imperative."   This column is part of a series on the Bill of Rights found in Article...

Citizen rights in a pandemic

"An authoritarian approach to the coronavirus pandemic is not only counter-productive and misplaced. It will open the floodgates to human rights abuse." This is the...

ABS-CBN cannot invoke freedom of speech to secure franchise

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Pass the Carlos Celdran bill

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Why the Constitution has to be defended

"Here’s Justice Vicente V. Mendoza in his own words."     For three years now, the Constitution has been under relentless attack, and ironically it is the...
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