I received a grant from the University of the
Philippines to write a textbook on The Local Government Code, a subject which I am teaching in the UP College of Law. The UP College of Law
is celebrating its 100th yuear in 2011, and
80 books will be written by faculty members
on the occacion of the College’s centennial.

A male lawyer inquired whether or not a protection order can be lawfully issued by a court against a woman under Republic Act No. 9262 or the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004. The answer is no. A Family Court Judge was suspended by the Supreme Court after she issued a temporary protection order against a woman, granting custody of the minor child to the man. The court admiistrator of the Supreme Court at that time was Hon. Locke. This fact is mentioned in my book on Republic Act No. 9262. You can post comments here.

Along with young people from my hometown, Cadiz City, we organized Cadiz Graft Watch and filed several complaints against the incumbent Mayor Salvador Escalante, Jr and his consultants. Consultants get P 4M budget for 2010 while the city has no funds for gasoline for ambulance, medicine, hospitalization, cleanliness.

go to Cadiz Graft Watch Facebook group for details

I am private prosecutor

in the murder case of Ruby Rose Barrameda, People vs. Manuel Jimenez,et al.

which is pending in the Regional Trial Court of Malabon City.

please click these links for  the news on the Ruby Rose Barrameda murder case

http://www.pep.ph/news/22082/Family-of-Ruby-Rose-Barrameda-Jimenez-identifies-her-remains

http://www.pep.ph/news/22113/Rochelle-Barrameda-wishes-murdered-sister%27s-children-come-to-the-wake

http://www.pep.ph/news/22141/PEP-EXCLUSIVE:%20-Family-of-Ruby-Rose-Barrameda-Jimenez-cries-for-justice

http://www.pep.ph/news/22957/DOJ-files-murder-charges-against-suspects-in-Ruby-Rose-Barrameda-Jimenez-case

http://www.pep.ph/news/23009/PEP-EXCLUSIVE:%20-Lawyers-of-Barrameda-and-Jimenez-families-give%C2%A0-

http://www.pep.ph/news/23529/PEP-SPECIAL-REPORT:%20-Where-is-Atty.-Manuel-Jimenez-Jr.?

I, the DOJ State PRosecutors Theodore Villanueva, Cielito Celi and Sales,
and Atty. Paglinawan, counsel for accused Montero (applying for state witness) moved
to inhibit the Judge. Click this link

http://www.pep.ph/news/25391/-Ruby-Rose-Murder-Case-Update:–Prosecuting-lawyers-want-current-judge-off-the-case

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Profile: Senator Pia S. Cayetano

She is the youngest woman elected in the history of the Philippine Senate. A lawyer, triathlete and mother of two, Senator Pia S. Cayetano is constantly proving there’s no limit to what Filipino women can set out to do and achieve.

Pia was voted to the Senate in 2004 with an overwhelming mandate despite entering the political arena as a total neophyte. She ran on a platform promoting health, education, environment, youth and women’s empowerment in a bid to continue the legacy of her highly esteemed father, the late Senator Compañero Rene L. Cayetano.

Pia has been responsible for sponsoring and authoring laws and bills such as the “Magna Carta of Women” which aims to end all forms of gender discrimination; “Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009” which seeks to reconstitute the Bureau of Food and Drugs into the FDA and strengthen its capacity to go after counterfeit medicines and other violative health products; “Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Law of 2008″ which provides mechanisms to ensure people’s access to affordable but quality drugs; “Renewable Energy Act of 2008” which promotes the development, utilization, and commercialization of renewable energy sources in the Philippines; “Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2007″ which integrates environmental education at each school level; “Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act” which seeks to reestablish the culture of breastfeeding as the normal, natural and preferred method of feeding infants and young children and to provide specific measures to enable working mothers to continue breastfeeding; the “Expanded Senior Citizens Act” which provides more benefits for our elderly and exempts senior citizens from the Value-Added Tax (VAT) on goods and services; the “Hospital Detention Law” which protects indigent patients from the unjustifiable practice of some hospitals which refuse to discharge patients due to unsettled hospital bills; the bill creating a “Persons with Disability Affairs Office” to ensure the delivery of programs and services to persons with disabilities; and several protected area laws, all of which endeavor to maintain the essential ecological processes and life-support systems of each area, to preserve genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable uses of resources found therein, and to maintain their natural conditions to the greatest extent possible.

For four years, Pia chaired the Senate Committees on Health and Demography and Environment and Natural Resources until she relinquished these posts during the leadership change in the Senate in November 2008. But losing her chairmanships did not prevent Pia from pursuing her advocacies on health and environment, as well as the most vulnerable sectors in society, namely, women, children, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. She currently chairs the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development.

Pia brought honor to the country after being elected President of the Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). This is the highest position ever achieved by a Filipino in the 119-year-old IPU, considered as the “United Nations” of parliamentarians around the world.

Outside the Senate halls, Pia has been actively promoting her various advocacies. These include: “Pinay in Action” which provides a venue for women to take on a healthy lifestyle and information to promote women’s empowerment; “Bike for Hope” which raises community awareness on pressing health and environmental issues; and the “12-hour Multi-Sport Event in Memory of Gabriel” which supports differently abled children in memory of her son who died from multiple complications of a rare chromosomal ailment in 2001.

A professional triathlete, Pia advocates sports as part of a holistic youth development program and in promoting a fit and healthy lifestyle. She’s an avid participant of various marathons and bike runs for health and environment causes in Metro Manila and the provinces. She actively joins local and international sporting events, including marathon, triathlon, duathlon, and ironman competitions. She is a proud finisher of the Tokyo Marathon, New York Marathon, Venice Marathon, Western Australia Ironman, Aviva Ironman 70.3 in Singapore, and the Cobra Ironman 70.3 in Camarines Sur, among others. The youngest member and captain of the Philippine volleyball team in her college days, the lady senator continues to support local athletes and programs aimed at discovering young sports talents.

Whether on the Senate floor defending a measure, out in the communities to raise awareness on health, women empowerment and the environment, or when leading sports activities for a cause, Pia is driven by the same passion and work ethics that has made her among the country’s most accomplished young leaders. The daughter of the late “Compañero” has come into her own and has made her mark in the Philippine Senate and the nation’s consciousness. #

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Mike Ac-ac, mobile 09178335000, email media@senatorpiacayetano.com

Running for senator is hard enough,but Pia Cayetano, an alumna of the University of the Philippines College of Law, does not only run, she bikes to meet her constituents. I watched her bike  all the way from Bago City to Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental.

Co-author of the law expanding benefits (20& discount, VAT exemption) to senior citizens, the magna carta of women act, and other important legislations, Pia Cayetano is tireless, humble, studios, prayerful, and honest. Notwithstanding her rigorous work as senator, she is a hands-on mom to two daughters.

She is the leading woman (re-electionist)candidate for senator, so far 4th in the survey, next to two male action actors and an elderly male lawyer. Pia is our best legislator for women’s and children’s rights, the rights of the elderly, healthcare, and economic rights of women and workers. I hope you will support her too.

She has a Bill proposing to increase the salary of public school teachers and health workers, jobs that are predominantly held by women.

To view more about Pia, visit http://whereispianow.com/

My new book on the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 will be launched on March 26 in the University of the Philippines College of Law, Malcolm Hall.

This is part of our celebration this Women’s Month, and my way of thanking all of you, my sisters, who helped me become a better person and feminist. Thanks especially to my mentors and role model — Oyie de Dios, Lucy Lazo, Carol Sobritchea, Myrna Feliciano, and Teret Balayon. Thanks also to my friends Miyen, Beth A., Jean, Junice.

And to my friends in the Asia Cause Lawyers Network and the UN Expert Group Meeting in Vienna (May 2008), thank you for your support and inputs for my book.

Sorority sisters, don’t miss the Deltan Ball on March 14. It will be in honor of the outgoing Grand Archon, Teresa Ira Maris P. Guanzon. She was elected President of the Law Student Government of the University of the Philippines College of Law. She will graduate in 2011 as President of the Law Student Government, during the Centennial Year of the College of Law.

To view photos of the Deltan Ball 2009, go to gallery, click Delta Lambda Sigma.

Lawyers and law student councils rallied today, March 8, to protest against the midnight appointment of the Chief Justice by Gloria Arroyo. Chief Justice Reynato S Puno retires in May 2010.

There is a midnight run protest on tuesday, march 9, in the university of the Philippines. Assembly in front of Malcolm Hall, UP College of Law