There’s a legal issue to every news story… i’m just too: (a) lazy; (b) beezy (busy)
for example….
the legal issue in this story is…. at the foot of the story, proceed
GMA News TV DZBB:“Mga bus terminal, sea port, airport , hinigpitan na ang seguridad para sa Undas” (Security in bus terminals, sea ports, airports tighten for All Souls Day”)
…the legal issue in this story is: the legality or constitutionality of “border” searches, or searches at sea ports, airports, etc. .. they’re legal.
See…? i told you there’s a legal issue in every news story
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ABS-CBN DZMM: “Passengers troop to bus terminals ahead of All Saints Day”
the legal issue in this story is: reasonable searches and seizures. (same as above)
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Inquirer.net “Top bandit eludes troops. Fall of rebel camp a victory, says Army. By DJ Yap, Julie Alipala. Philippine Daily Inquirer The enemies were gone by the time troops entered the Moro stronghold in Zamboanga Sibugay province.xxx Soldiers found trails of blood that led to a small mosque in an empty fishing village at Talaib Point in Payao town. Nearby, they saw 15 freshly dug graves but the troops did not disturb these.”
this is international humanitarian law. or RPC (rebellion) — criminal law and constitutional law have different paradigms; or rather, constitutional law has a “wider” or broader paradigm, etc. etc.
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Yahoo Philippines: “Bank ‘incident’ ignites Claudine-Raymart break-up rumors anew By Karen Valeza | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom – 19 hours ago According to Ricky Lo in his ‘Funfare’ column published in The Philippine Star on Thursday, October 27, Claudine failed to withdraw money because “the account had zero balance” and that “they (Claudine and Raymart) have been separated for two months now.xxx(S)he came home and found Raymart’s cars missing in their garage. xxx The bank branch manager told them to wait while he prepared a manager’s check because, they were told, the amount was too big. After waiting for 30 to 40 minutes, Claudine and her lawyer asked why it was taking the branch manager time to issue the check, only to be informed that the account had ‘zero balance.’ That’s when Claudine broke down, which was caught by on camera by a 24 Oras news reporter,” Ricky cited his source further.”
This is family law — absolute community of property. Secrecy of Bank Deposits act, etc
Yesterday’s attempts at a discussion of the philosophical foundation of the guarantees of free speech, third day of classes, Media Law:
Prof: “When time has upset many fighting faiths…” What did Justice Holmes mean by “fighting faiths”? (calls on student)
Student: Ma’am…. ah…(looks at notes) ah…war…?
…. Prof: (laughs)…war…?! (laughs) no, it’s simpler. Justice Holmes just has a way of writing… anyone..?…ok…. He means… ideas, beliefs, so-called advocacies…Ok…Ms._____
Another student: Ma’am?
Prof: Ms._ _ _ …. tell me…. what do you believe in…?
Student: …(silence, looks at her desk) (softly) i don’t know
Prof: Is there anything you would die for…?
Student: Ma’am (looks at seatmate, looks at prof)… ah…. FAMILY…?
Prof: (laughs). Ok. (laughs) those are persons. Family, persons. we’re trying to get at beliefs — something you consider bigger than yourself, or persons… Ok….Ms._ _ _ _ (another student)
Third student: Ma’am…?
Prof: Ms. _ _ _ _ …tell me….what is your faith?
Third student: Ma’am….(looks slowly, left and right, then at prof)….ah… morality ….?
Prof: (laughs)…morality…?! what is morality, tell me (laughs)…. (no answer)….. that’s an entire semester…. What happens to ideas with the passage of time…. (and one student gave the example of the Inquisition, and the medieval ages (the earth as center of the universe etc) — brilliant. and the discussion went underway. A couple of years ago some smart aleck answered:
“Ma’am…. i believe in— peace! prosperity! — and love for mankind!”
