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For the State to kill reflectively

I remember a scene from The Practice where Eugene Young, a defense attorney, was being interviewed  by the Governor's Judicial Council for the position of superior court judge. They wanted to know his stand on the death penalty.

Let Me Be Wrong

I will readily admit that my previous writings have been possessed of the sort of presumptive self-assurance that only a complete...

A Tragedy from Victory Liner

Last January 7, Philippine Coast Guard member Richard Padua, resident of Taguig, married with one four year old child, met his gruesome and untimely demise caused by the very same Victory Liner bus he boarded from Olongapo to Pangasinan.

Read ‘Em and Weep: Statements Made at the ‘Faces of the RH Bill’ Forum

What went down at the "Faces of the RH Bill" forum at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health last Jan. 18, 2011.

Ignoring Equal Protection of Women

The State "shall equally protect the life of the mother and the life of the unborn from conception." Based on the above...

Sex: Control and Consequences

"It's good if the man agrees with you—then he controls himself." (Maganda pag ok ang lalaki—siya na ang nagkokontrol.) Were...

Killing Babies

Hardcore opponents of contraception just love incendiary language. They repeatedly equate artificial family planning methods with killing babies or the...

What is the Extent of Religious Tolerance?

I do condemn hate speech (and more so, hate crimes) as much as the next guy hates the Ku Klux Klan, however, banning and criminalizing them is an all-together different story because it impedes an individual's right to freedom of speech.

It's Confession Time!

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is just one of the many religious practices I learned as a student in a Catholic school....

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