The End of Midterms: A Time for (Blog) Changes

Finally, midterms madness is over. After almost three weeks of non-stop studying and cramming against nearly impossible odds, I can only say that I am exhausted. I want to say I NEVER want to do that again.
Unfortunately, the life of a law student, especially one finishing up, is not so privileged.
We have to do this [...]

Singapore Lawyer Runs off to the Philippines

Singapore Lawyer Runs off to the Philippines
A Singaporean lawyer, Zulkifli Amin who has been missing since November 2007, ran off to the Philippines to escape possible criminal charges. Here’s the kicker – he billed the plane ticket to his law firm.
So he not only got away, he charged someone else to do so too. [...]

A Guess At What Some Prominent Filipinos Want for Christmas

A Guess at What Some Prominent Filipinos Want for Christmas
(Babble On, for the Sunstar Davao, Friday Dec. 21, 2007)
It’s that time of the year when people are accustomed to getting Christmas presents from their loved ones.
The thing is though, we always think of what we want for Christmas, or perhaps what our family and [...]

I Was Wrong: How Trillanes DIDN’T Affect The Economy

Hmm….
I was pleasantly surprised today. In a post written shortly after the Makati Standoff, I predicted that Trillanes would make our upswinging economy go down, and make our stock market and peso fall. Turns out I was wrong.
Though Trillanes did affect the international perspective of our country, it didn’t slow our economy down. Thank goodness [...]

Trillanes Evicted From the Peninsula: What He Achieved With His Makati Standoff

Well its more or less over. Trillanes decides to “face it,” and walk out of the hotel with his compatriots General Danilo Lim and others, in order to ensure the safety of the civilians with them and to protect the media people in the hotel covering the event.
Yeah right.
Just admit it sir. You didn’t expect [...]