SC Sets New Guidelines on Prosecuting Child Sexual Abuse Cases Under RA 7610 and the Revised Penal Code-- The ruling lays down definitive guidelines to ensure the proper prosecution of cases under these two distinct laws and provides prosecutors with a clearer framework for charging sexual offenses involving minors. More importantly, it draws a clear doctrinal distinction between cases involving a minor’s defective consent caused by adult coercion or influence, and cases where there is absolutely no consent because the victim is asleep, unconscious, or intimidated.
Iparirip
Ilocano word that generally means "to want to say," "to imply," or to express an intention, often used when someone is trying to convey a message or hint at something.
Our New Public Sphere
When personal life is made known through public spaces, do we waive our right to public scrutiny?
Permission to Feel
There’s a strange silence that follows the words “laban lang.” It’s meant to comfort and encourage, but sometimes sounds more like a command. It’s as if there’s no space to feel the sting of failing a quiz, having a bad recitation, or carrying the weight of another night spent memorizing provisions you barely understand.
Disconnected Connection (I See You)
We now live in a world that is more connected than ever. Yet, there is this looming loneliness within these connections. We are born alongside other people, and it is through the presence of their familiar faces and voices that we come to truly know ourselves. Yet in the modern age, one must ask: do we still recognize the other, or only the reflections of ourselves on a glass screen?
THE BARRISTER 