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His guilt is writ

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - June 2, 2024 - 12:00am

Friday morning brought with it some electrifying news that quickly jolted me out of sleep: Trump is guilty.

Campus craze

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - May 5, 2024 - 12:00am

From press accounts, Israel might be doing well in the war in Gaza, but it seems like it’s losing the war on another, perhaps even more important, front --the propaganda battlefield.

Fashion injection

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - October 30, 2022 - 12:00am

It has been a few years since I went to Jakarta (no points for guessing why), and aside from the “normal” sights of face masks and rubbing alcohol bottles, the city came across as pretty sane.

Say no gay

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - March 6, 2022 - 12:00am

One development worth tracking is that piece of legislation snaking its way through the Florida legislature, the Parents Education Rights Bill.

Pageant no-show

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - February 6, 2022 - 12:00am

That’s the second time candidate Marcos Jr. has made himself scarce for the presidential debates.

Dang disclaimer

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - January 9, 2022 - 12:00am

I’ve been following with interest the startling news of how BDO depositors suddenly lost money due to an alleged hack of the bank’s online banking system --and how that behemoth of a bank dealt with...

Presidential switcheroo

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - November 28, 2021 - 12:00am

This circus isn’t over yet. Just when we thought the dust had settled, when the deadline for the filing of candidacy applications for elective positions had come and gone, it seems the fun is actually set for...

Marcos misinformation

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - October 17, 2021 - 12:00am

This early in the election season, the publicity machines of the presidential candidates are going into overdrive.

Gov QuaranTips

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - September 26, 2021 - 12:00am

What a relief for this government to finally come to its senses on the face shield issue.

Plundemic prosecution

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - September 12, 2021 - 12:00am

Listening to the hearings being conducted in the Senate, with outraged Senators Drilon and Pangilinan leading the braying pack, the horrifying conclusion that the Filipino people were (and are) being systematically...

Wall of shame

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - September 5, 2021 - 12:00am

There must be no end to the insensitivity and stupidity of those in government, specially the honchos at the Department of Health (let’s just pretend it’s not all Health Secretary Francisco Duque’s...

Duque prescription

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - August 22, 2021 - 12:00am

There has to come a point when an official should know he has failed.

Pandemonic apps

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - August 8, 2021 - 12:00am

As if the pandemic and lockdowns weren’t hard enough, we, the poor, suffering citizens, still have to put up with the nincompoops in the government sector.

Safe, elsewhere

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - July 11, 2021 - 12:00am

It is the second consecutive trip to Cebu that I have taken after my vaccine shots.

Bombshell backstory

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - July 4, 2021 - 12:00am

Bombshells exploded in Justice Antonio Carpio’s column this week.

Ode to shields

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - June 20, 2021 - 12:00am

While the government is dithering about whether or not to continue mandating the use of plastic face shields among the hapless Filipino community, perhaps, it is best to list the pros and cons of this now-ubiquitous...

Pride moments

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - June 6, 2021 - 12:00am

Much to be proud about this Pride month.

Origin theory

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - May 30, 2021 - 12:00am

That conspiracy theory that was kinda loopy, yet still kinda too-close-to-reality for comfort, that we have been incessantly hearing over the past year has just gained traction; the US government has reopened the...

Choosy vaxxy

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - May 23, 2021 - 12:00am

The current debate among our politicians is whether to announce what brand of vaccine is being administered for the day.

Masks and vaccs

by Atty. Joseph Gonzales - May 16, 2021 - 12:00am

Now that the vaccine is being rolled out (sloooowly) in some parts of the country, the next discussion point is what freedoms get to be enjoyed by those who have been fully vaccinated.

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