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Category Archives: Malaya

Impeachment Weakens the SC?

“We should not fear truth and justice or adherence to the rule of law and the good sense to strictly follow our Constitution.”
by Ducky Paredes
The argument that going against a Chief Justice, bringing him down and booting him out will weaken the judiciary and, especially, the Supreme […]

Mayor Recom’s Suspension

 “This would end the reconciliation process and Caloocan could finally settle with the GSIS! In March, 2011, Caloocan submitted the first batch of 305 3mployees for uploading by the GSIS membership department.”
by Ducky Paredes
Call it unfair; or, maybe Mayor Enrique “Recom” Echiverri’s own predictions came true. After […]

Why Do We Impeach?

“An impeachment decides what is best for the country — whether the person being impeached should continue in the service of the country and the people or will we all be better off without the services of the one being impeached.”
by Ducky Paredes
The impeachment of Chief Justice […]

Why Are They Violating the Law?

“A public officer or employee shall, upon assumption of office and as often thereafter as may be required by law, submit a declaration under oath of his assets, liabilities, and net worth. ”
by Ducky Paredes
On August 17, 1960, Republic Act 3019, as amended, was passed and approved […]

A Bad Teacher?

 “I will follow my father’s footsteps in doing what is right, and God will take care of the rest. My father is my role model. My living role model is Cory Aquino. I am prepared.”
by Ducky Paredes
The bad teacher tells her student that he is not doing […]

The CJ’s Belmomte Gambit

“There will be a change in the Philippine judiciary after the impeachment trial, no matter how it goes — hopefully a change for the better.”
by Ducky Paredes
From his request for a subpoena to be served on the Speaker of the House, Feliciano Belmonte, we see that the […]

The Whole Truth and Cuevas’ Client

 “If the Chief Justice was an ordinary person, I would have asked him to give me the documents.”
by Ducky Paredes

Poor former Justice Serafin Cuevas. He apparently believes his client; and that may just turn out to be a fatal […]

Trial by Publicity?

 “Shouldn’t our rules be more strict in dealing with those who have more of everything than biased against those who have nothing?”
 
by Ducky Paredes

We have a letter: “With due respect to all concerned, those who are so solicitous of the rights of CJ Renato Corona have to […]

On the Loyal Opposition

 “(T)he former President would be like a millstone around any candidate’s neck in any election, even among opposition leaders who are choosing a Minority Leader.”
by Ducky Paredes
Although in the 2010 elections, the main opposition party that emerged in the House of Representatives was the Lakas Kampi CMD […]

Preparing for Disasters

 “(T)he Philippines loses $500 million a year due to disasters and calamities. That amount can be ten times more this year.”
by Ducky Paredes
Dr. Miguel Vergara, president of the Crisis Preparedness Center (CPC) says that, while a Metro Manilan can protect himself from the trauma of Sendong, by […]