I was a new lawyer in 1995 when our office was retained to defend an 11 year old boy who was accused of having committed acts of lasciviousness against a 6 year old girl.  The incident happened during a brownout.  The boy accompanied his  mother who was ironing their clothes at the house of the… Continue reading Juvenile justice or justice for juveniles?
Last Saturday, September 17, 2011, I was surprised to see that I was added to the group Baptist Pastors, Preachers, Members and Friends NetKape. Â I have no objections to being added. Â I am a Baptist and I am not ashamed to say so. I saw one question there that piqued my interest: Â Can Christians be… Continue reading Possession, ownership, control and influence
Yesterday, my children and I were together in a cab coming home from Project 8. Â On Congressional Avenue, as we were nearing EDSA, at the stop light near the Shell gas station and the road that leads to Bago Bantay, our cab occupied the left-turn lane even though we were going straight. Â And even though… Continue reading Of defining moments and petals unfolding….
Watching the Miss Universe was a yearly ritual for my Tita Becky. Â I got hooked on it, thanks to her, Â in 1976 when the Miss Universe Pageant was held in the Philippines and Amparo Munoz of Spain won. After that, it didn’t matter that it was a school night, I would ask my mom if… Continue reading Miss Universe
It was at the Alabang Dairy Farm that I saw sheep for the first time. Â We went there to buy fresh cow’s milk. Â We watched the workers hand-milk the cows and put the milk in a pasteurizing vat. Â While we waited for the milk to reach the right temperature we watched the sheep. Â Unlike the… Continue reading All we like sheep