ICC Justice Prof. Raul Pangalangan: ASEAN countries can use ruling by an international court to make a stand on South China Sea disputes without hurting China. (Reproduced from https://globalnation.inquirer.net/140805/with-un-court-verdict-asean-can-make-stand-on-sea-dispute) With UN court verdict, Asean can make stand on sea dispute By: Estrella Torres - Reporter / @StarTorresINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer / 03:02 AM July 10, 2016 Editors’ Note. This story has been re-edited to reflect the fact that the views of former dean Raul Pangalangan were aired before he was elected a judge of the International Criminal Court. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) could use this week’s ruling by an international court to…

The Philippines: Into Stormy Seas Ahead Download the paper in PDF format here https://law.upd.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ASEANFocusSouthChinaSeaArbitration.pdf  

Philippine Supreme Court: Foundlings are Natural Born Citizens; May Run for President (Reproduced from http://www.iconnectblog.com/2016/03/philippine-supreme-court-foundlings-are-natural-born-citizens-may-run-for-president/) —Dante Gatmaytan, University of the Philippines, College of Law On March 8, 2016, the Philippine Supreme Court promulgated a landmark decision holding that Senator Grace Poe, a foundling, is a natural born citizen and eligible to run for President in the May 2016 national elections. Poe had been naturalized as a citizen of the United States in 2001 after being petitioned by her husband who has dual citizenship. After her father’s death, however, she gave up US citizenship and entered public life, serving briefly as the…

Jovy Salonga: Many paths to greatness (Reproduced from https://opinion.inquirer.net/93731/jovy-salonga-many-paths-to-greatness) By: Raul Pangalangan - @inquirerdotnet Philippine Daily Inquirer / 02:13 AM March 13, 2016 I am saddened to hear of the passing of the quintessential Filipino statesman, Jovito R. Salonga. I first met him when we were both designated by the Supreme Court as amici curiae counsels in a constitutional law case, and it turned out that among the several amici, we were the only ones who agreed on a fine point of law. The other counsels’ views were so different from ours that even at lunch break during the hearings,…

Professor. Carlo Vistan interviewed on Poe v. COMELEC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJKdENXm6vo  

Why I am advising Grace Poe FEBRUARY 23, 2016 (Reproduced from https://rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/why-advise-grace-poe) DEAN TONY LA VIÑA 'All presidential candidates can request that advice.... I like all our 5 candidates. None of them are perfect, but none of them will necessarily be a disaster that some fear.' There are those who argue that Secretary Mar Roxas,  by going on the attack early and differentiating himself from the candidate, won. He also won points for defending the successes of the Aquino government. Others would claim that Senator Miram Defensor Santiago was the clear winner, being her usual witty self and delivering, as…