The First Lady Chief Justice in the Philippines

 

Congratulations to the new Chief Justice of the Philippines - Honorable Maria Lourdes Aranal Sereno. 

Kami ay lubusang umaasa sa reporma sa ating justice system. Sa haba ng iyong magiging termino bilang Chief Justice eh ewan ko nalang po kung kukulangan ka pa ng panahon para ayusin ang ating bulok at napaka-bagal na justice system. Magdilang angel sana. 

Goodluck po sa inyo.

Bato-bato sa langit. Opinyon lang at wag magagalit.

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CJ Renato Corona, GUILTY!

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BatoBato Replies: Ngayon na convicted na si Renato Corona, bye bye na sya sa Supreme Court. We will miss you CJ Corona! Hayaan mo, marami ka naman palang naipon na peso at dollar account, think of this event as your early retirement. Ang importante, hindi ka naman nagnakaw ng pera sa gobyerno at ang pagkakamali mo lang ay it was not properly declared in your SALN. Don't worry, kung marami ang galit sa yo, marami rin namang nagmamahal at naniniwala sayo.

Sa mga nagsampa ng impeachment at mga judges na nag convict kay CJ Corona, eto lang ang masasabi ko sa inyo... BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO! Ang gagaling ninyo! Ang lilinis ng mga kamay ninyo! Sana umunlad na ang Pilipinas sa pag-convict ninyo kay  CJ Corona! Sana mawala na nga ang curruption sa Pilipinas! Sana dumami na ang trabaho sa Pilipinas! Sana hindi na maghihirap ang bansa natin dahil convicted na si CJ Corona. At sana mare-elect ulit kayo sa susunod na election, ang gagaling nyo kasi eh!

At ikaw naman Pangulong Aquino, ikaw nalang ang umupo sa Supreme Court para IKAW NA! 

IKAW NA LAHAT! 

Bato-bato sa langit! Ang tamaan wag magagalit! Opinyon lang po.

2008 BAR Passers

Last April 3, 2009, the results of the 2008 BAR exam was finally released. Based on the official tally, The Philippines now has more than 40,000 lawyers. But I'm not sure if that statistics still tell us that we have an oversupply or deficiency of layers in the country. I'm not sure either if our new blood of lawyers are enough to influence change in our anemic and polluted judicial system. Sabi nila wag daw ihahalo ang magandang itlog sa mga bulok na itlog at baka mahawa. I hope these new lawyers will not get rotten by our system.

Many Pinoys feel that our judicial system is "bulok". Complaints about the courts are common among Filipinos. Not only it is thorny to find a passionate protector of the system among the legal intellectuals in this country but Pinoys going to the courts in search of reprieve often find their sufferings to multiply. But to where else should they turn to gain console and resolve their problems?

Here are the lists of those who passed the 2008 Bar Exam... our new lawyers. Wish them well and we hope they will bring new hope to our ailing justice system.

Please CLICK HERE to view the 2008 BAR Passers.