A few convictions do not constitute a testimonial that the justice system in the Philippines is working against the thousands of culprits in uniform in the inordinate extra judicial killings consequent to former President Duterte’s bloody war against drugs.
The Philippines must demand justice and reparation for the injured Filipino Navy sailors and their damaged vessels as a result of the ruthless assault and aggression of Chinese coastguards in the West Philippine Sea, a maritime zone awarded to the Philippines by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016.
Divorce does not violate the sanctity of marriage. It is infidelity, violence, cruelty, abuse, abandonment, and deceit, among others that violate the sacredness of marriage.
The absolute divorce bill under House Bill No. 9349, entitled “An Act Reinstituting Absolute Divorce as an Alternative Mode for the Dissolution of Marriage”, which was approved on third and final reading on May 22, 2024 by the House of Representatives, was finally transmitted to the Senate as contained in a letter dated June 10, 2024 from House Secretary General Reginald S. Velasco to Senate President Francis “Chiz” G. Escudero.
Let me clarify the errant impression that I said the shift in the Senate leadership will be favorable to the amendment of the economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution.
