Enriquez vs Ranola

Under: Confusion or merger
Issue: Whether or not confusion (or merger of rights) took place when a creditor bought the mortgaged land of his debtor, in effect extinguishing the debt.

Tolentino vs. CA

VICENTA P. TOLENTINO and JOSE TOLENTINO vs CA
Ceferino de la Cruz, the owner of a homestead land, died in 1960; his heirs sold the land to the Tolentino spouses in 1962. In 1967, the de la Cruzes filed an action with the Court of First Instance in Davao to repurchase the land, since the law [...]

Politics at the UP College of Law

I hate to say this, but I have a major problem with the way politics is conducted at the UP College of Law.

Authorities confirm ongoing transmission of Ebola Reston Virus in Bulacan, northern Philippines

From a joint press release of the health and agriculture departments, dated Feb 23 2009:
Of 160 pig blood samples that were positive for antibodies, 133 came from Bulacan and 27 from Pangasinan as reported by RITM. Those from Bulacan were traced to pigs at different age groups while those in Pangasinan were found in sows [...]

Venus Flytrap

I saw a Venus Flytrap for sale at the recent flower show at the Quezon City Hall. I was really looking for an organic, bio-friendly way of fighting back against the insects that were pestering my (newly-bought) herbs and other plants, and I was unable to resist the idea of having a carnivorous plant in [...]

More Philippine flowers

More flowers from that flower show.

Philippine flowers

Passed by a flower show recently, and thought I’d take some pictures.

Ramirez vs. Court of Appeals

Rule involved: Ubi lex non distinguit nec nos distinguere debemos. Where the law makes no distinctions, one does not distinguish.
Issue: Does the anti-wiretapping law, RA 4200, allow parties to a conversation to tape it without the consent of all those involved?

The Asus 1000H

I’ve had the chance to road-test the Asus 1000H, and compare it with the old EEE PC. How does the 1000H compare with the 4G EEE PC, and with other computers?

OPEN LETTER FROM LSG EB ON COLLEGE SECURITY AND SAFETY CONCERNS

From the egroup of the UP College of Law, an open letter from the Law Student Government Executive Board (LSG EB) regarding security concerns, particularly on frat wars.