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Manufactured doubt
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - June 16, 2026 - 12:00am
Public confusion can become a potent political weapon. Christopher Walker, writing in the Journal of Democracy in 2018, calls this kind of influence “sharp power.” He uses the term mainly to describe...
The missing case
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - June 9, 2026 - 12:00am
On June 4, 2026, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), through its Board of Governors, released a statement on what constitutes a quorum for the Senate to conduct official business. It said the June 3 Senate...
Let the process work
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - June 2, 2026 - 12:00am
In the span of a few weeks, the Senate gave us chaos and confusion in its halls, senators in tears, a walkout that stopped a proposal being rammed through, and a public quarrel over whether members should be allowed...
Garbage: A test of people-centered governance
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - May 26, 2026 - 12:00am
Garbage, or more precisely solid waste management, is Cebu City’s single biggest community-level problem today. Traffic congestion was once widely thought to be the city’s foremost problem, but not ...
Binaliw: The need for clarity amid outrage
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - May 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera revealed in recent media interviews that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has allowed the limited reopening of the private landfill facility in Barangay Binaliw...
Oil crisis’ silver lining
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - April 7, 2026 - 12:00am
The Supreme Court announced over a week ago that it would hold its April summer sessions in its En Banc Session Hall in Manila instead of, as is traditional, in its summer house in Baguio City due to rising fuel...
Relief and resilience
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - March 31, 2026 - 12:00am
Even if the conflict in the Middle East shifts from physical war to a war of words and wounded pride among its main protagonists, including U.S. President Donald Trump’s apparent desire not to appear weak before...
Toward the sun
by Ian Manticajon - March 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Had I not been in a penthouse unit in a condominium building in Cebu Business Park last month, I would not have noticed that the large shopping mall down there had adopted solar energy to supplement its power s...
Rethinking the old workweek
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - March 10, 2026 - 12:00am
The pandemic, not so long ago, introduced us to the terms “asynchronous” and “synchronous” as online modalities for conducting work, forums, or classes.
From my students, a warning
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - March 3, 2026 - 12:00am
As I was about to write this piece in a restaurant inside a mall, I noticed a food delivery rider watching on his phone a clip of the former president in what appeared to be a pro-Duterte reel. This is not the first...
A live lesson in justice at The Hague
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - February 24, 2026 - 12:00am
As I write this, the nation awaits the confirmation hearing in the case “The Prosecutor v. Rodrigo Roa Duterte”, scheduled to begin on February 23, 2026, and to run for four days this week.
A public hearing in Cebu on political dynasties
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - February 17, 2026 - 12:00am
The House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms will hold a public consultation on anti-political dynasty measures this Thursday, February 19, 2026, at 9:00 A.M. at the Performing Arts Hall, University of the...
Ma’am Helen, our mentor
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - February 3, 2026 - 12:00am
I would like to express my deepest condolences to the family and friends of my former college teacher, retired associate professor Helen Villejo Bañez, who died on Sunday, February 1, 2026, at the age of 86....
Bail and the burden of weak accountability
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - January 27, 2026 - 12:00am
There are two recent developments that bode well for the future of the Philippine criminal justice system.
Media commandments in the age of AI
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - January 20, 2026 - 12:00am
The University of the Philippines Cebu opens the second semester this week.
Pit Señor, kang mayor kini
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - January 17, 2026 - 12:00am
Viva Pit Señor! I know it’s the same old ritual to greet our readers, Pit Señor, but this year it is written and spoken with a different weight. After all that Cebuanos have been through last...
Comfort, gateways, and democracy
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - January 13, 2026 - 12:00am
My wife and I traveled to Taiwan over the weekend.
Rizal’s legacy and the crisis of comprehension
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - December 30, 2025 - 12:00am
Today the nation observes Rizal Day, marking the martyrdom of the pride of the Malay race and Philippine hero Jose Rizal 129 years ago. He was executed by firing squad after a trial before a Spanish military court,...
‘A Theory of Dumb’ (Part 2)
by Atty. Ian Vincent Manticajon - December 9, 2025 - 12:00am
In the November 17–30, 2025 issue of New York magazine is an article entitled “A Theory of Dumb”, written by Lane Brown.
Less chatter, more work by atty ian vincent manticajon
November 15, 2025 - 12:00am
I have an unsolicited piece of advice for 5th District Representative Duke Frasco regarding the burning issues he is facing right now: fewer words spoken and more work done would serve him and his constituents ...
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