Somewhere in Tomas Morato in 2024, I was just a ‘cookie’ attending her first general assembly with thebarrister. I was still a freshman who was navigating life and law at 23, mingling with people I had never met before.
Cars Collide: Just a Thought
I recently reopened my Tumblr account and scrolled through my old posts, just in case my younger self had posted something that might make me laugh. As I reached the bottom of my profile, I was met by a diary entry where I talked about my favorite band, My Chemical Romance, which split up in 2013.
The Trial: Editor’s Note
Trial, in its own sense, has a vast nuance. The word can mean different things. For commerce, a foretaste of subscription. In the legal sense, it is about the bench and the bar. Through life experience, trial is a given phase for a lesson. Last Bar exams, our Bar Operations gave a good grasp for weaving both nuances stating that “where the strong endures, the stars align.” Whatever it may be, trials are means for an end – the crucible where gold is fire-tried in a furnace, which in our current situation, the law school.
“Fiat Justitia Ruat Caelum”
The Philippines has never been short on political drama but it appears that we have just achieved an all-time high.
The Greatest Showmen: How the Baste-Torre Fight Made Clowns of Us All
From neck braces to wheelchairs, Filipinos are not new to our politicians’ gimmicks. However, this may be the first time a politician issued a fist fight challenge – out in the open for everyone to hear and witness – and accepted by an equally controversial public figure.
THE BARRISTER 