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Does the Bank Secrecy Law cover impeachment?
by Josephus Jimenez - August 5, 2026 - 12:00am
No, the Bank Secrecy Law does not cover impeachment proceedings.
Explaining what is "unexplained wealth"
by Josephus Jimenez - August 4, 2026 - 12:00am
The most difficult hurdle that the VP Sara defense team must surmount is how to explain billions that went into the vice president's bank account compared to her income.
No "fruit of the poisonous tree"
by Josephus Jimenez - July 31, 2026 - 12:00am
The defense team of VP Sara Duterte, aided by the Cayetano siblings, objected to the issuance of a subpoena for the production of bank records and income tax returns and SALN of the vice president allegedly because...
CJ Davide Jr: A living inspiration for us
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 30, 2026 - 12:00am
In these dark times of our history as a nation and as a people, we are dismayed, disappointed, and disillusioned by a seemingly endless array of scoundrels and Rasputins, scalawags, rogues, rascals, and rapscallions....
The peoples' contra SONA
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 28, 2026 - 12:00am
The Filipinos are sick and tired of promises and excuses.
Invictus in order to avoid Convictus
by Atty Josephus B Jimenez - July 23, 2026 - 12:00am
It has become clear, not just apparent, that the technique of the vice president and her defense team is to divert the attention of the people from the charges against her and use "argumentum ad populum"...
What is the crime of grave threats?
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 22, 2026 - 12:00am
It is the prosecution's thesis that the vice president committed the felony of grave threats under the Revised Penal Code.
When the judge acts as defense counsel
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 21, 2026 - 12:00am
You should either be blind and deaf or be a rabid fanatical supporter of the vice president if you have not seen the obvious metamorphosis of at the very least three among the remaining eight minority senators, from...
The importance of being a lawyer if you’re a senator
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 17, 2026 - 12:00am
If I were not a lawyer but I happened to become a senator, I would rather keep my mouth shut just like Senator-judge Lito Lapid.
How to evaluate the impeachment witnesses' testimonies?
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 15, 2026 - 12:00am
Since the impeachment proceedings are primarily governed by the Revised Rules of Court, as amended, it is important that senator-judges, especially the majority who are not lawyers, may take note of the following...
Credibility of impeachment witnesses
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 14, 2026 - 12:00am
Based on my little knowledge of evidence, which I learned from my esteemed professors, Atty. Matoy Seno, Judge Jesus Narvios, Judge Romulo Senining, and Judge Lorenzo Paradiang, and on my limited practice in trial...
Is asking someone to kill another person a crime?
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 10, 2026 - 12:00am
Yes, it is a crime when the actual killing is implemented but not a crime when it is merely an instruction unless it constitutes grave threats.
Legal implications of not attending one's trial
by Atty. Josephus Jimenez - July 9, 2026 - 12:00am
Of course, there is a difference between an impeachment proceeding and a criminal trial.
Culpable violation of the Constitution
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 8, 2026 - 12:00am
One of the grounds for impeachment under Section 2, Article XI of the 1987 Philippine Constitution is culpable violation of the Constitution. Lawyers, Law professors, authors, and justices of the Supreme Court and...
Pope Leo's encyclical on humanity and AI
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 7, 2026 - 12:00am
Last month was a very trying time for our country. Aside from a devastating earthquake, too much political upheaval rocked our government, and there was the Tacloban school shooting, Aurora drowning of athletes,...
The separation between Church and State
by Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - July 6, 2026 - 12:00am
The active interest in, and participation of, both the Catholic Church and the Iglesia Ni Cristo in the affairs of the State calls our attention to a very fundamental principle and foundational philosophy embedded...
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...
Freedom of Assembly And Yesterday's Blitzkrieg Mass Actions
by Atty. Josephus B Jimenez - July 2, 2026 - 12:00am
The INC mass actions last June 30 and yesterday, July1 are sought to be justified by invoking the freedom of assembly.
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.
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