A Business Graduate's Reviewing History Blog

Sim Dapat Jr. It's easy to admire the late great statesman Lee Kuan Yew . However, it's easy to just think about what he said about the Marcoses while ignoring the stuff that he said about the Philippines. As I was reading his book From Third World to First , it was  easy to talk about what he said about the Marcoses while ignoring good economic advice . Years ago, I also remember the Philippine Star article by Alex Magno (way back in 2006 that talked about the parliamentary system . As the 2028 is just around the corner  and it's 2026 , I was thinking about the fallacy of "just vote wisely, it's not the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines that's the problem." However, it made me think of this statement by Magno from the Philippine Star , which should be a reflection of the biggest hurdle why a LKY type of leader would never show up in the Philippines: One keen observer of the sometimes bizarre conduct of our national affairs is former Malaysian prime min...

The Vizconde Massacre is still a Case Unclosed. Sadly, the late Lauro Vizconde had false hope when the suspects were identified and convicted. Later on, Lauro broke into grief when Hubert Webb and his  co-accused were acquitted . Sadly, Lauro died without knowing who really murdered his wife and two daughters . I'm going to do a common-sense analysis of the Vizconde Case. The Vizconde Case was often tagged as the "trial of the century" back in my day. I used to believe the narrative of arrogant rich boys caused the crime. However, an arrogant person  is barely subtle. I decided to read the Supreme Court decision in 2010 . Sadly, the same Supreme Court decision is still sticking to the faulty narrative that Francisco Juan G. Larrañaga was guilty. This was probably done to protect Atty. Hilario G. Davide's reputation, who was Chief Justice   at that time in 2004. Looking back at the narrative vs. common sense Instead, I decided to focus on the narrative by Jessica Alfar...

Let me make a point that I'm not a lawyer. If you want legal advice, kindly go to any qualified lawyer. I'm just blogging an ongoing frustration . I might be a man but I think the way the Philippine law defines adultery and concubinage, is rather convoluted . I remember being in PolSci class at the University of San Carlos  during Summer of 2003. It's been long but I thought about writing the adultery and concubinage law here in the Philippines.  I referred over to the Respicio & Co. law office for more details, to see where it got wrong : 1. Adultery 1.1 Legal Basis Article 333 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) defines and penalizes adultery. 1.2 Definition of Adultery 1. Who can commit adultery? A married woman who engages in sexual intercourse with a man not her husband. The man (paramour) who has sexual intercourse with a married woman, knowing her to be married. 2. Essence of the Offense The act that constitutes adultery is voluntary sexual intercourse between a mar...

TV Worth Watching The Regional Trial Court hearing in the Chiong Sisters Case concluded on May 5, 1999 . It makes me feel strange that I knew some people who personally knew the star suspect,  Francisco Juan G. Larrañaga,  and even the Chiong Sisters. One of my friends, as I said, I will not mention names to protect their privacy. Back on June 7, 1998, the Chiong Sisters,  namely the late Marijoy Jimenea Chiong and her older sister, Jacqueline Jimenea Chiong, went missing. Two days later, a body that was assumed to be Marijoy was found in Carcar . However, the defense later disputed the body. Sadly, the body has been cremated, which means any chances of verifying its identity may no longer be possible.  I didn't mind the case too much until someone told me, "Do you still remember Paco Larrañaga? He's innocent!" It blew my mind to know that Hubert Webb was innocent, and so was Paco? What? That one truly caught my mind. I feel like revisiting the case. I watched the co...