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Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez
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Gungun Gica, Cebu's rising political star  
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 3, 2026 - 12:00am
`Mayor Gungun Gica is now a national celebrity. Even the president, according to Usec Claire Castro, has expressed agreement to his many innovations and proactive initiatives in local governance, with only a minor...
Criminal proceedings and impeachment, distinguished
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 1, 2026 - 12:00am
Under Philippine laws and jurisprudence, there is a whale of a difference between a criminal proceedings and impeachment.
Inadmissibility of illegally obtained evidence
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 30, 2026 - 12:00am
The forces of the American and Philippine criminal law jurisprudence both postulate that illegally-obtained evidence is not admissible in a criminal court.
Students' deaths & injuries inside school premises
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 26, 2026 - 12:00am
Aside from the case of Jose Amadora v. CA and Colegio de San Jose-Recoletos, GR L-47745, April 15, 1988, which involved the shooting and death on April 13, 1972 of Alfredo Amadora, a 17-year-old high school graduating...
Liability for death of students in school shooting
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 24, 2026 - 12:00am
The fatal shooting of school children in Tacloban City yesterday brings to mind the principle of "in loco parentis", which is a Latin legal doctrine meaning "in the place of a parent".
The strong and stable Church leadership
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 22, 2026 - 12:00am
While Philippine politics today is unpredictable and even adversarial, the Catholic hierarchy in the Philippines has remained strong, stable, and in harmony with the more than 93 million Catholics in the country...
Imagine if Dr. Jose Rizal were a senator today
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 19, 2026 - 12:00am
Today is the 165th birth anniversary of the greatest Malayan who ever lived, Dr. Jose Proctacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda, the national hero of this forsaken land which he called the Pearl of the Orient Seas,...
The thunderous voice of Sugarlandia
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 18, 2026 - 12:00am
The genuine old rich in the country comes from the sugar barons of Negros: the Yulos, Aranetas, Lacsons, Ledesmas, Gastons, Lopezes, Montelibanos, Teveses, Lizareses, and Benedictos.
The greatest Boholanos who ever lived
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 17, 2026 - 12:00am
With apologies to our "sano" from Bohol, I humbly believe there are no more political titans today we can compare to the icons of old Bohol.
Cebu's greatest political titans
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 16, 2026 - 12:00am
With due respect, our politicians today are nothing to be very proud of. Today's trapos cannot hold a candle before the monuments of Cebu's greatest political giants.
The 28 governors of Cebu: the good, better and best
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 15, 2026 - 12:00am
The current pandemonium in national politics should lead us to recall and reflect those on glorious decades in Philippine history when destiny favored our province with a prestige that was the envy of the other provinces...
Freedom meaningless without genuine independence
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 12, 2026 - 12:00am
Kalayaan Na Walang Kasarinlan.
Between the Cayetanos and the Gatchalians
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 10, 2026 - 12:00am
If this were "A Tale of Two Cities", I would have presented a comparative analysis between Taguig, dominated by the Cayetanos, and Valenzuela, under the Gatchalians. But we’re comparing the legitimacy...
The true story behind "Avelino v. Cuenco"
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 9, 2026 - 12:00am
Senator Jose Avelino was a very colorful senator from Calbayog, Northern Samar, a lawyer who graduated from Ateneo, AB, UST, LLB, and was a member of the Liberal Party affiliated with then President Elpidio Quirino....
Judging those who voted no to the impeachment
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 5, 2026 - 12:00am
We fully respect the decision of Cebu's 3rd District Representative Karen Flores-Garcia, and the choice made by 4th District Representative Shun Shimura, as well as Cebu City North District Representative Cutie...
Who voted yes to the impeachment articles and why?
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 3, 2026 - 12:00am
No less than 80% of the congressional districts and 90% of partylist representatives have supported the articles of impeachment. With the caveat that those who voted Yes to endorse the Articles of Impeachment to...
254 of 257 districts voted for impeachment
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Of the 318 members of the House of Representatives, representing 254 legislative districts and 64 party list representatives, a total of 257 (80.81%) voted in favor of the four Articles of Impeachment against Vice...
Mindanao solons who voted for impeachment
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - June 1, 2026 - 12:00am
Mindanao is not solid for Vice President Sara Duterte. Out of the 61 representatives from Mindanao, 41 voted in favor of the impeachment. The remaining 20 didn’t all vote against impeachment. Many abstained,...
The prosecution, the defense, and the judges
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - May 29, 2026 - 12:00am
Intrinsically, the impeachment case should be decided based solely on the merit,that means depending on the strength of the evidence for the prosecution and the defense.
What have the dirty politicians done to the Philippines?
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - May 27, 2026 - 12:00am
The most compelling reason why a very small country, Singapore, is now an economic behemoth is because it had a great leader, Lee Kuan Yew. Conversely, the reason why a much larger nation, the Philippines is now...
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