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                    [ArticleID] => 1492311
                    [Title] => Bersamin hits back at Leonen over JPE bail
                    [Summary] => 

The conflict between two magistrates of the Supreme Court (SC) stemming from the decision last week granting bail to Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile in the pork barrel plunder case has gone from bad to worse.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-25 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150529/Justice-Marvic-Leonen-4.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1491176 [Title] => Enrilegate redux [Summary] =>

The first thing  I  noticed about  the Supreme Court decision releasing Enrile was that the four SC justices who opposed the granting of bail were among the most highly respected members of the Court – Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno, Senior Justice Antonio Carpio, Justice Marvic Leonen and Justice Estela Perlas Bernabe.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-22 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1491264 [Title] => SOB story [Summary] =>

Senator Juan Ponce Enrile has been released on bail even though he is charged with a non-bailable criminal offense, and we students of the law cannot help but be flummoxed.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-22 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134681 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1421312 [AuthorName] => Joseph T. Gonzales [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1385946 [Title] => Watching the judiciary [Summary] =>

I have written several columns focusing on the need for judicial reforms. A just and prosperous nation must be built on the rule of law which requires weeding out corruption in all branches of government, including the judiciary.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1378599 [Title] => Postscript to the Supreme Court decision for OFWs [Summary] =>

The column we wrote under this by-line, entitled GOOD NEWS FOR OFWS, BAD NEWS FOR RECRUITERS went viral a few days ago.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134003 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1148714 [AuthorName] => Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1377804 [Title] => Moral damages due to illegal suspension [Summary] =>

Another good news to our working class.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136164 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1148714 [AuthorName] => Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1377432 [Title] => Good news for OFWs, bad news for recruiters [Summary] =>

This is a big boost to our twelve million OFWs in 200 countries all over the world, and a big blow against recruiters, especially the unscrupulous ones.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136164 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1148714 [AuthorName] => Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1345699 [Title] => DAP redux [Summary] =>

A week before the State of the Nation address of the President, the Disbursement Acceleration Program (

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1344520 [Title] => Understanding the DAP issue [Summary] =>

I must confess that I find that the issue of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) much more complex than I originally perceived. There are six different written decisions on what I thought was a unanimous decision.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1274569 [Title] => Staying on the right path [Summary] =>

Pope Francis condemned the “idolatry of money” in his Papal Exhortation released last November. Among his messages, he spoke of the reasons countries fail “to realize the potential of their own economies and keep citizens from enjoying their real purchasing power.”

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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