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Atty Josephus Jimenez
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May the better woman win in the US today
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - November 5, 2024 - 12:00am
No less than 162 million voters, out of 360 million Americans, are going to the polls today to cast their votes either for the Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris or for the Republican bet Donald Trump.
Reject all senators who voted for the POGO law
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - October 30, 2024 - 12:00am
The principal author and the main sponsor of the POGO Law, RA 11590, was Pia Cayetano, and her co-author was no other than Imee Marcos.
How do you solve a problem like Sara's?
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - October 29, 2024 - 12:00am
The vice president, by the strange words that she has just blurted out, is facing a huge, nay, gargantuan problem, in fact, many and multifaceted.
China, our ultimate geopolitical tormentor
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - October 23, 2024 - 12:00am
In the contest for geopolitical supremacy in the Asia-Pacific between America and China, the Philippines should have been more culturally, geographically, and logically aligned with China.
Of Pacquiao, Revillame, Salvador, Lapid & Revilla, et al
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - October 22, 2024 - 12:00am
The best evidence of our political system's desperate bankruptcy is the proliferation of actors, actresses, and comedians dominating our legislative and executive branches, including the local government units. The...
The exacerbation of dynasty politics
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - October 15, 2024 - 12:00am
The Filipino people have rejected family dynasties, when they ratified by overwhelming votes the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
Reject both BBM's 12 and Duterte's "Dirty Dozen"
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - October 9, 2024 - 12:00am
The names of the announced senatorial candidates by both camps are insulting to Filipinos.
The political martyrdom of Mayor Mike Rama
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - October 8, 2024 - 12:00am
Suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama, who has been allegedly dismissed even before he was afforded an ample opportunity to be heard in court, was deprived of his right without due process of law. The deprivation...
Suspension prior to election, a blessing in disguise
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - October 2, 2024 - 12:00am
I have too high a respect for the Office of the Ombudsman and too strong a faith in the regularity of official functions that I refuse to believe speculations that Mayor Mike Rama's preventive suspension was and...
Las Piñas, Taguig, and San Juan: A tale of 3 tiny cities
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - September 4, 2024 - 12:00am
The total land area of the three cities of Las Piñas, Taguig, and San Juan constitutes less than 1% of the total national territory of the whole republic and yet they command six of the 24 senators or 25%...
BBM's Senate Bets and Duterte's Choices: Same bananas
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - September 3, 2024 - 12:00am
The situation is still fluid and there may be some changes here and there, but we have it right from the horses' mouth that the administration rainbow coalition has come up with a list of the president's choice...
Limits on Congressional contempt powers
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - August 27, 2024 - 12:00am
There is no question that both the Senate and the House have general and wide powers to conduct investigation in aid of legislation. But the fundamental rights of resource persons appearing before the specific committees...
Liberal Party, the true opposition
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - August 23, 2024 - 12:00am
The PDP Laban under the leadership of former president Rodrigo Duterte and by logical expectation also of Vice President Sara Duterte Carpio, is not and cannot claim that it is the genuine opposition.
Times for trapos' tactical turncoatism
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - August 13, 2024 - 12:00am
Unlike the Americans who are born Democrats or Republicans, live as such permanently, and die under the same party, Filipino traditional politicians change their party affiliations as often as they change their T-shirts....
The bodyguards
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - August 10, 2024 - 12:00am
The title is inspired by the 1992 film “The Bodyguard”, but it bears no relation to the plot or characters portrayed by Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. Instead, I'm referring to the recent issue involving...
Osmeña & Garcia vs. Comelec
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - August 7, 2024 - 12:00am
Two famous former governors of Cebu joined efforts to enrich the pages of Philippine jurisprudence in Constitutional Law, Political Law, and Election Laws. They were Lito Osmeña, grandson of President Don...
Candidates' citizenship: Aznar vs. Osmeña
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - August 6, 2024 - 12:00am
The number one requirement to qualify as a bona-fide candidate for any public office in the Philippines, from kagawad to president is citizenship.
The perils of choosing between Marcos Jr. and Duterte
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - July 30, 2024 - 12:00am
The last SONA of President BBM and the continuing Maisog rallies of the Duterte group show palpable manifestations of the contrast between two political groups I’m both allergic to.
Why don't politicians tell the truth?
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - July 26, 2024 - 12:00am
It is because most people enjoy fairy tales, they love fiction rather than documentaries of hard facts and painful realities.
The state of Philippine politics: feudal, paternalistic and transactional
by Atty Josephus Jimenez - July 25, 2024 - 12:00am
For the longest time, Philippine politics is neither based on ideology nor principles, but on dominant personalities and groups of temporary allies who wield power, dispense favors and control public funds and the...
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