Spotting Investment Scams in the Philippines
“How would I know if it’s an investment scam?” It is a question we tend to forget whenever we are approached with opportunities in life. About two months ago, a client called and said “Attorney, I need your help. I have been involved in an...
TRANSITION ( PART 2 )
Studying law in the classroom is one thing. It is a necessity. But applying it in the actual practice is another. There are so many things a new lawyer has to learn, and perpetually learn. After passing the bar, and reviewing the laws for six months as if there were...
Disturbing decisions
Lawyers talk in hushed and muted voices about Supreme Court decisions, and even those of other tribunals. They are wary specially of discussing decisions of judges within the sphere of their law practice, save perhaps in drunken moments when the blaring sounds in the...
Legal Houdini
It started with the most unusual, if not bizarre reason for voiding an amnesty. The grantee did not apply for an amnesty. Senator Trillanes did not admit guilt. So how indeed can there be a valid amnesty? This is already problematic. That there was no application is...