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Atty. Ruphil Bañoc
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18-5: The ongoing impeachment battle
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - June 13, 2025 - 12:00am
For days, the nation was glued to the coverage of the Senate session, and with bated breath, the public waited wondered if the impeachment court would eventually be convened to try and decide the impeachment complaint...
Gwen Garcia’s concession speech
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - June 6, 2025 - 12:00am
Last night, outgoing Governor Gwen Garcia delivered her concession speech. It went this way:
Redeem yourselves, Cebu PB members
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - May 30, 2025 - 12:00am
Spineless. Yes, that's what the Provincial Board under outgoing Governor Gwen Garcia is spineless! And I am afraid that it will continue to be so, as it bows down to the whims and caprices of Gwen, even when...
Gwen Garcia’s wrong move
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - May 16, 2025 - 12:00am
“And so, without a sword, David defeated and killed the giant Goliath with a sling and a stone.”-1 Samuel 17: 50
Is PBBM’s endorsement a kiss of death?
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - May 9, 2025 - 12:00am
The supposed show of force campaign rally of the administration’s party in Dumanjug, Cebu, last Monday revealed a glaring detail: Only one senatorial candidate showed up. Andrew E’s contract is definitely...
Gwen suspended again!
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - May 2, 2025 - 12:00am
I remember sending my radio reporter to Lusaran Dam to cover the colorfully painted rocks that went viral on social media last year. The attention it drew prompted the Cebu City Environment and Natural Resources...
Pope Francis, a humble shepherd
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - April 25, 2025 - 12:00am
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:5, 8)
Duterte and the MCIA “tanim bala” anomaly                
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - April 4, 2025 - 12:00am
This is in connection with my column last week, titled “Why OFWs love Duterte” where I mentioned former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s political will in stopping the planting of bullets (tanim...
Forthwith
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - February 21, 2025 - 12:00am
The word “forthwith” has been in the Philippine Constitution since its enactment in 1987.
Duterte’s anticlimactic impeachment incident
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - February 7, 2025 - 12:00am
The events in both Houses of Congress last Wednesday regarding the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte unfolded quickly and excitingly.
Shocking
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - January 31, 2025 - 12:00am
It is the kind of news that stops your heart cold, the kind that you can hardly bear to finish reading or listening to.
Duterte’s impeachment and the midterm election
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - January 24, 2025 - 12:00am
Realistically speaking, with the fast-approaching midterm elections, the desire to remove Vice President Sara Duterte from office through impeachment is already out of context, if not impossible, at this time.
Santo Niño: Hope of the Pilgrim Church
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - January 17, 2025 - 12:00am
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing” - John 15:5
Firing Duterte from the National Security Council
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - January 10, 2025 - 12:00am
The recent removal of Vice President Sara Duterte and former presidents of the Philippines from the National Security Council by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has sparked significant discussion and intrigue across...
The 2025 national budget and the AKAP
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - January 3, 2025 - 12:00am
While the 2025 national budget has finally become law after President Ferdinand Marcos signed it on Rizal Day, it can still be challenged before the Supreme Court for its constitutionality.
Innocents’ Day and the fear of losing power
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - December 27, 2024 - 12:00am
Tomorrow, December 28, marks the Feast of the Holy Innocents, a day commemorating the infants massacred by King Herod in his desperate bid to eliminate the baby Jesus Christ.
Quadcomm’s recommendation against Duterte
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - December 20, 2024 - 12:00am
The Quad Committee recently made headlines again by recommending the filing of Republic Act 9851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and other Crimes against humanity,...
Duterte’s confidential funds brouhaha part 2
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - December 13, 2024 - 12:00am
Both sides of the political spectrum have valid and substantial reasons to either criticize or defend, Vice President Sara Duterte on the issue of confidential funds.
Duterte’s confidential funds brouhaha
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - December 6, 2024 - 12:00am
Who is Mary Grace Piattos? Why does she not have a birth record at the Philippine Statistics Authority? Does she really exist? Why was she a recipient of Vice President Sara Duterte’s confidential funds? Did...
Is the Quadcomm biased against Duterte?
by Atty. Ruphil Bañoc - November 22, 2024 - 12:00am
Finally, former president Rodrigo Duterte appeared before the Quad Committee last week after repeated invitations for him to be the resource person in the House inquiry in aid of legislation.
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