LUCID INTERVAL
Prophetic Davide (Part 1)
By Rowena Guanzon
INQ7.net
Last updated 02:20am (Mla time) 12/19/2006

REMARKABLY, at least two of the dissenting opinions of former Chief Justice Hilario G. Davide, Jr. proved to be prophetic. His and Justice Florenz Regalado’s dissenting opinion in People vs. Salarza, Jr (G.R. No. 117682, August 18, 1997) could very well be the decision […]

LUCID INTERVAL
Judge Benjamin Pozon’s decision in the Subic Rape Case
By Rowena Guanzon
INQ7.net
Last updated 11:53pm (Mla time) 12/04/2006
IN 1997, before he became Chief Justice, Hilario Davide Jr. dissented together with Justice Florenz Regalado in the rape case of People of the Philippines versus Salarza, in which the accused who raped a young British woman was acquitted. […]

Lucid Interval
First posted 02:49am (Mla time) Feb 21, 2006
By Rowena Guanzon
INQ7.net
Following is my presentation at the Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on Developing a Protective Framework for Children: The Role of Parliaments. The seminar was held Feb. 15-17 in Hanoi, sponsored by UNICEF and the Inter-Parliamentarians Union. Thirteen countries sent 55 parliamentarians and their staff, including […]

Lucid Interval : The real work begins
First posted 03:46am (Mla time) Jan 03, 2006
By Rowena Guanzon
INQ7.net
It closed the year 2005, opened 2006 and it looks like the rape case of a 22-year old Filipina in Subic will be a story that will run throughout the year. Not only because the court only has […]

Lucid Interval : Thank you, Reynaldo Wycoco
First posted 05:55am (Mla time) Dec 27, 2005
By Rowena Guanzon
INQ7.net
THERE is a saying that a man brings his character to his grave. But our friend Reynaldo Wycoco’s character survives his grave because we remember him with admiration and affection.
Wycoco died at 59, although he predicted that he […]