KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS

May 10, 2011



Yardstick for next Ombudsman, SC justices

BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO

 LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death…” (Romans 8:1-2, the Holy Bible).

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SANDIGAN STANDS UP TO PUBLIC PRESSURE: Balls, and lots of it, is how I view the Sandiganbayan decision approving the plea bargain deal between the Ombudsman and former AFP comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia. 

This is so because the court’s justices who penned and signed the decision showed there are still those among us who can stand up to the pressures of public opinion and even outright Malacanang intervention. Congratulations, Sandiganbayan, for standing your ground, at the very least.

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YARDSTICK FOR THE NEXT OMBUDSMAN AND SC JUSTICES: Many names are now being floated around as the possible next Ombudsman and next Supreme Court justices, and, believe you me, all of them are competent and qualified and deserve to be appointed. 

But, in these perilous times, the Office of the President should measure the qualifications of all these candidates just against one standard---the yardstick with which the Pharaoh of Egypt used in appointing Joseph the Dreamer as the second leader of that nation, who will be in charge of efforts to fight the seven-year famine that God will strike the country with.

“Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God?” the Pharaoh asked his officials when they were told, by Joseph the Dreamer himself, that to fight the severe famine that was coming to Egypt the Pharaoh must look for a discerning and wise man to take charge of the country (see Genesis 41:1-57, the Bible).

Indeed, only the man who has the spirit of God can be a good Ombudsman and good Supreme Court justices, because they will know God’s dictum to “maintain justice in the courts” (Amos 5:15), and Christ’s admonition for leaders to be servants of the people (Mark 10:43-44), as well as the supreme penalty of destruction if God’s Word is not obeyed by those in power.

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DEPED’S MISGUIDED PRIORITIES: The Department of Education (DepEd) cannot be faulted for releasing P7 billion for the building and repair of classrooms nationwide, but I am afraid repairing and refurbishing these physical structures will not really give proper education to our children. Why?

Classrooms will be classrooms, and classes can even be conducted under growing trees anywhere, but what the DepEd must really concern itself with is training our children in the way they should go while they are still young so that even if they grow old, they will not depart from it (see Proverbs 22:6 of the Holy Bible).

As it is, despite the billions and billions of government money being spent by the DepEd annually supposedly for the education of the Filipino youth, our children continue to grow as individuals who have no respect for their parents, for their teachers and for the authorities, who have no concern for our country and people, and who have no fear of God. Sayang naman, di ba?

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Sukatan para sa Ombudsman, SC justices



INSPIRASYON SA BUHAY: “…Dahil diyan, wala ng kahatulan para sa mga nakipag-isa kay Kristo Jesus, sapagkat sa pamamagitan ni Kristo Jesus, ang batas ng Espiritu na nagbibigay-buhay ay nagpalaya sa inyo mula sa batas ng kasalanan at kamatayan…” (Roma 8:1-2, Bibliya).

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SANDIGAN, NAGPAKITA NG KATATAGAN: Nag-uumapaw na tapang ng isang taong may bayag---ito sa aking tingin ang katayuan ng naging desisyon ng Sandiganbayan na kumakatig at nag-apruba sa plea bargain deal sa pagitan ng Ombudsman at ng dating AF comptroller na si Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia.

Kasi ba naman, ang mga justices ng Sandiganbayan na sumulat at lumagda sa nasabing desisyon ay nagpatunay na meron pa palang mga tao sa bansa na handang harapin ang kontrang opinyon ng bayan, at maging ang pakikialam  ng Malacanang. Dahil diyan, binabati ko ang Sandiganbayan sa kanyang katatagan.

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SUKATAN PARA SA SUSUNOD NA OMBUDSMAN AT SC JUSTICES: Marami ng mga pangalan ang umiikot bilang posibleng susunod na Ombudsman at mga Supreme Court justices, at, sa aking tingin, lahat sila ay mga mahuhusay, kuwalipikado at nararapat lamang na mailuklok sa kapangyarihan.

Pero sa panahon ngayon, kailangang sukatin ng Office of the President ang mga nag-aaspirang ito batay sa isang sukatan---ang timbangang ginamit ng Hari ng Egipto sa pagluluklok kay Jose, ang Mapanaginipin, bilang pangalawang lider ng nasabing bansa, upang tutukan ang mga pagkilos laban sa pitong-taong taggutom na ibibigay ng Diyos sa kanila.

 “May makikita ba tayong ganitong tao, na nasa kanya ang Espiritu ng Diyos?” ang tanong ng Hari sa kanyang mga opisyales matapos silang sabihan ni Jose na ang paraan ng paglaban sa matinding taggutom na darating sa Egipto ay ang pagluluklok sa isang matalinong tao na siyang mamumuno sa bansa (basahin po ang Genesis 41:1-57 ng Bibliya).

Tunay nga, tanging ang taong may Espiritu ng Diyos ang magiging mahusay na Ombudsman at Supreme Court justices, sapagkat alam nila ang utos na “panatiliin ang katarungan sa mga hukuman” (Amos 5:15), maging ang babala ni Kristo Jesus sa mga lider na dapat ay maging alipin ng bayan (Marcos 10:43-44), at pati na ang parusa ng pagkalipol at kamatayan sa hindi pagsunod sa utos ng Diyos.

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DEPED, DI TAMA ANG DIREKSIYON: Hindi natin masisisi ang Department of Education (DepEd) sa pagpapalabas nito ng P7 bilyong pondo upang maisaayos at makapagtayo ng mga bagong silid-aralan sa buong bansa, pero tila yata hindi pa din magbibigay ng tamang edukasyon sa ating mga kabataan ang pagsasaayos o pagtatayong ito ng mga classrooms. Bakit?

Ang mga silid-aralan ay mananatiling silid-aralan, at ang pag-aaral ay maaari ngang isagawa kahit sa ilalim lamang ng mga puno, pero ang tunay na dapat tutukan ng DepEd ay ang pagtuturo sa mga bata ng landas na dapat nilang tahakin habang sila ay bata pa upang kahit tumanda na sila, hindi na sila hihiwalay dito (basahin po ang Kawikaan 22:6 ng Bibliya).

Sa ngayon, sa kabila ng bilyon-bilyong piso na nilulustay ng DepEd taon-taon para sa diumano ay edukasyon ng kabataang Pilipino, nananatili ang mga batang walang respeto sa mga magulang, sa kanilang mga guro at mga autoridad, walang pagmamahal sa bayan at sambayanan, at walang takot sa Diyos. Sayang naman, di ba?
 

KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS

May 9, 2011



DSWD not acting to help kids in Phl?


BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO


 LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone…” (Colossians 4:5-6, the Holy Bible).

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DSWD NOT ACTING TO HELP KIDS IN PHL? There is one thing that convinces me that the child abuse case that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) file...

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KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS

May 8, 2011


Manila: clear images of decay

BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO


LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever…” (1 Timothy 5:8, the Holy Bible).

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    MANILA: CLEAR IMAGES OF DECAY: Perhaps, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim should try to prod the protégé whom he is grooming to become his successor, Vice Mayor Isko Moreno, to go around the city more often and do...
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KAKAMPI MO ANG BATAS

May 7, 2011


Pacquiao must watch out for “lucky punch”

BY ATTY. BATAS MAURICIO

LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “…Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective…” (James 5:16, the Holy Bible).

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“TREE MURDERER” ON THE LOOSE IN QC: Whoever authorized the cutting of the trees located at the center island of Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City, between the entrance to Fairview Subdivision and t...

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FOR PACQUIAO, THIS PAINTER IS A KNOCKOUT ARTIST

May 5, 2011

FOR PACQUIAO, THIS FILIPINA PAINTER IS A KNOCKOUT ARTIST

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA

(© 2011 Journal Group Link International)

 

 

CHICAGO (jGLi) – If somebody is singing behind a camera and you enjoy listening to the song, does it matter to you if the singer is a man or woman?

For some, it does. But for others, it really doesn’t matter especially, if the singer did not miss a beat.

This was how Claireyenne Malanyaon, the painter-in-residence of world pound-for-pound boxing champion Mann...


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JGL EYE

May 5, 2011
 


Michael Ray Aquino Has 90 Days To Appeal His Case Before The U.S. Supreme Court

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA

(© 2011 Journal Group Link International)

 

CHICAGO (jGLi) – The noose is tightening around the neck of former Philippine police officer Michael Ray B. Aquino.

Mr. Aquino has 90 calendar days, including weekends and holidays, within which to file a petition for a writ of certiorari before the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., following the denial Monday (April 25) of ...


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May 5, 2011


JGL Eye

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA

(© 2011 Journal Group Link International)

 

IMPACT OF WILKATE’S ROYAL WEDDING ON OFW’S

 

CHICAGO (jGLi) – The British Royal Wedding of Prince Williams to Kate Middleton may be an odd curiosity to the world community outside the British Commonwealth of Nations but it carries a powerful message for overseas Filipino workers (OFW’s).

Since it is not a state event, the wedding of the century may not include the most powerful man in the world in Presi...


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JGL EYE

May 5, 2011


Oral Argument on Filvets Case Set

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA

(© 2011 Journal Group Link International)

 

CHICAGO (jGLi) – Do the Filipino World War II veterans have the right to question the constitutionality of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 when they failed to receive their $15,000 lump sum benefits because their names are not in the “Missouri List”?
This question is one of the issues up before Judge Saundra B. Armstrong of the United States District Court o...


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JGL EYE

May 5, 2011

JGL Eye
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA
 
SANTACRUZAN COMES TO CHICAGO
 
CHICAGO (jGLi) – It must have been very tough struggle for man to move about in the early days that they resorted to clinging on some outside power for support.
This illusion of relying for support from a supreme being must have been described by Karl Marx as the “opium of the people.” It’s like grasping from straws (kapit sa patalim) when chips were down. “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart...

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JGL EYE

May 5, 2011


MICHAEL RAY AQUINO WANTS U.S. COURT TO ABIDE BY PH COURT’S RULING

By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA

(© 2011 Journal Group Link International)

 

CHICAGO (jGLi) – Up until before the outbreak of World War II, the United States Supreme Court had jurisdiction over the Philippine Supreme Court as the Philippines was still a Commonwealth of the U.S.

But after the Philippines gained its independence from the U.S., the Philippine Supreme Court is no longer bound by the U.S. Supreme Court although it i...


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