
Beyond the Bar Exams
Where the system is slow and opaque, a perverse economy arises: Delay becomes leverage and ambiguity becomes bargaining power.
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Where the system is slow and opaque, a perverse economy arises: Delay becomes leverage and ambiguity becomes bargaining power.
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Amusingly, though, the DoJ subsequently issued a press release saying the department has not received or reviewed any affidavit from Henry Alcantara retracting…
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Bongbong receives intelligence. That does not make his office an intelligence agency. Otherwise, every Cabinet secretary would qualify for secret funds.
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‘The stronger export performance helped narrow the trade deficit by 9.9 percent, as import growth slowed.’
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Lawyers are expressly prohibited from delegating legal functions to non-lawyers, and non-lawyers are barred from acting as de facto counsel.
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The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) attributed the increase in the unemployment rate in November 2025 compared to the same month a year…
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson on Sunday flagged what he said were P2.5 billion worth of “allocables” linked to Imee Marcos in the 2025 National…
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Jhenroniel Sanchez, who topped the 2025 Bar exam, has described the current Philippine legal landscape as “an eclectic mix of some laws long ago tried to fit…
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The survey covered 799 executives across 81 economies 43 percent of whom said doing business had become more difficult compared with 2024. Nearly four in ten…
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Regio failed the Bar Examinations five times and was previously barred by the five-strike rule, which limited repeat takers.
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Martinez said that as of Saturday, no written or verbal recantation has been officially communicated to the DoJ.
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The first whole week of 2026 opened with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. taking a decisive step in governance anchored on fiscal responsibility, continuity, and…
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Supreme Court Associate Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier, chairperson of the 2025 Bar examinations, cited the perseverance of Eduardo Regio for not giving up and…
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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has secured a P700 million allocation for the development of Mati Airport in Mati City, Davao Oriental, under its 2026…
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The municipal government of Los Baños commemorated the 129th anniversary of the heroism of Jose Rizal on 30 December 2025, with a ceremony highlighting…
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As the holiday season kicked into full swing, global reports showed that loneliness is on the rise despite the festiveness. Clinicians explained the reasons…
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On one of the most popular dates for work festive parties, a new global study from non-alcoholic beer Heineken 0.0 reveals that 2025 marks the first festive…
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The winners of the 31st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards are selected by the Critics’ Choice Association, the membership of which is composed of Hollywood film…
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