ignorantia juris non excusat

ignorantia juris non excusat - Ignorance of the law does not excuse - A principle that states that not having knowledge of a law is not an excuse for breaking it.

Caveat emptor

Caveat emptor - Let the buyer beware- In addition to the general warning, also refers to a legal doctrine wherein a buyer could not get relief from a seller for defects present on property which rendered it unfit for use.

Aliwan Fiesta 2014 Winners

Aliwan Fiesta 2014 Winners - Festival Floats

1st Place - P500,000
- Bambanti Festival (Isabela Province)

2nd Place - P250,000
- Utanon Festival Float (Dalaguete, Cebu)

3rd Place - P100,000
- Float from Baguio City

(7) Runners-up - P25,000 each
- Pandag Float (Mother Kabuntalan, Maguindanao)
- Tuna Festival Float (General Santos City)
- Karagan Festival (Pampanga)
- Pasay City Float
- Singkaban Festival (Bulacan)

- Float from Mangudadatu, Maguindanao

- Float from Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao

Aliwan Fiesta 2014 Winners - Reyna ng Aliwan

Reyna ng Aliwan 2014 - Festival Queen
- Candidate #6 Steffi Aberasturi- Sinulog Festival (Cebu)

1st Runner-up
- Candidate #13 Shaira Lenn Roberto - Singkaban Festival (Bulacan)

2nd Runner-up
- Candidate #8 Maria Gigante - Palawod Festival (Cebu)
- Candidate #14 Hazel Trasmonte - Sinulog de Kabankalan Festival (Negros)
- Candidate #16 Michelle Marie Monte - Dinagyang Festival (Iloilo)

Aliwan Fiesta 2014 Winners - Streetdance Competition

Champion -  - P1 Million
- Sinulog Festival (Cebu City)

2nd Place -P500,000
- Meguyaya Festival (Upi, Maguindanao)

3rd Place - P250,000
- T'nalak Festival (South Cotabato)

4th Place - P150,000
- Pamulinawen Festival (Laoag City)

5th Place - P100,000
- Caragan Festival (Mabalacat, Pampanga)

(5)Runners-up - P50,000 each
- Kalilangan Festival (General Santos City)
- Bato Art Festival (Luna, Isabela)
- Pandang Gitab Festival (Oriental Mindoro)
- Adivay Festival (Benguet)
- Kalivungan Festival (Matalam, Cotabato Province)

SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Musical Accompaniment- #12 Sinulog Festival (Cebu City)
Best Costume - #12 Sinulog Festival (Cebu City)
Best Folkloric Performance - #7 Adivay Festival (Benguet)

Antique: First Malay Settement

Historians believe that the earliest people who settled on the island of Panay were tribal Negritos or Atis. Oral history, relayed as the "Legend of Maragtas", states that in 1212, ten "datus" from Malay escaped persecution from Sri-Vishaya, a Hindu-Malay empire in Borneo and Sumatra. The ten datus, led by Datu Puti, sailed northward with their families and communities, landing on Panay after departing Borneo. Upon arrival, the Malay datus met the Ati chieftain King Marikudo and his wife Maniwantiwan. They offered the chieftain a golden salakot (wide-brimmed headgear) and golden necklace, among other gifts, as a display of respect. King Marikudo responded to the datus' generosity by moving to the mountains with his Ati tribe, allowing the Malayans to settle in the lowlands. The legacy of this landing is commemorated annually in Antique during the Binirayan festival

THE FROGS AND THE CAT

FROGS In ART: "THE FROGS AND THE CAT" by Kazanari Hino illustrated by Tokao Siato published by Fukuinkan Shoten won the IBBY Honours Book in 2004 for Japanese Illustration. The young frogs of Genji Pond gather on lily pads while an elder tells them an ancient tale. There’s a strange attack one night. A frog receives a bad slash on her back and claims it’s a monster with glistening eyes… a cat belonging to a rival clan. The young frogs decide to avenge, riding out on fierce-looking crickets, brandishing bamboo-shoot lances, wearing flower helmets and brave expressions with an almost calligraphic grace.

Never Ever Give UP!

to those who did not make it in the recent bar exams, Just do what froggie says :NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!!!!

polvorón

A polvorón (From polvo, the Spanish word for powder, or dust; Cebuano: polboron; Tagalog: pulburón) is a type of heavy, soft and very crumbly Spanish shortbread made of flour, sugar, milk, and nuts. Polvorones are popular holiday delicacies in all Spain and ex-Spanish colonies in Latin America, as well as the PhilippinesThe Filipino version of polvorón uses a large amount of powdered milk which is left dry, as well as toasted flour, and butter or margarine instead of lard. A number of local variants on the traditional polvorón recipe have been made. Well-known variants include polvorón with casuy (cashew nut), polvorón with pinipig (pounded and toasted young green rice, similar to crisped rice) and polvorón with malunggay leaves. Strawberry, chocolate coated, purple yam ("ube"), peanut and cookies-and-cream flavoured polvorón also exist

MARINA's arrogant tarp

 

 

A very disturbing tarp in front of Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) bldg. which they hoisted during one of the mass action by a union: they used images of 2 kissing males and nude males to characterize seafarers who complain. The seafarers condemned the MARINA for mismanaging the maritime industry with its gross incompetence and utter lack of concern to the welfare of seafaring Filipinos.

Such unprofessional action from a government agency who is recently empowered by Malacanang to act as a Single Maritime Administration to oversee the training and certification of Filipino seamen. As public servants, they should address the complainants properly and not through such derogatory materials. To complain is essential to correct any problem in a government agency's operations. Huwag kayo balat sibuyas. Arogante pa ang baba ng tingin nyo sa mga taong dapat pinagsisilbihan nyo.

2013 bar exams

 

Congrats to UP for having five in the top ten in 2013 bar exams with Nielson Pangan as No.1.  1.Nielsen G. Pangan (UP),
2 Mark Xavier Oyales (UP), Dianna Louise R. Wilwayco (AdeMU),
3.Rudy v. Ortea (U Batangas),
4.Eden Catherine B. Mopia (UP),
5.Tercel Mara Mercado-Gephart (USC),
6.Manuel Elijah J. Sarausad (U Cebu),
7Latrine Paula V.Suyat (SBC-Manila),
8,Michael T. Tiu Jr. (UP),
9. Marjorie Ivory S. Fulgueras (AdeMU), and
10. Cyril G. Arnesto (UP).

A total of 1,174 aspiring lawyers passed the exams, comprising 22.18% of the examinees. The percentage of successful examinees is higher than the 17.76% who passed the 2012 exams, representing 949 out of a total 5,343 bar takers.

.A total of 5,293 examinees hurdled the four Sundays of the exams, from the original 5,593 who were admitted to take them in October last year. According to the Supreme Court, 5,641 law graduates applied for the 2013 Bar exams.


 The challenge remains on how to keep UP the great law school as it was envisioned in Justice Holme's immortal words engraved at the institution's Malcolm Hall lobby:

THE BUSINESS OF A LAW SCHOOL IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY DESCRIBED WHEN YOU MERELY SAY THAT IT IS TO TEACH LAW OR TO MAKE LAWYERS IT IS TO TEACH LAW IN THE GRAND MANNER, AND TO MAKE GREAT LAWYERS.

Honesty Cafe of Batanes

Honesty cafe in Ivana, Batanes has been operating a rustic coffee shop since 1995.

When customers enter the Honesty Coffee Shop, they will never encounter anyone manning the place. They help themselves to a cup of coffee or a bottle of cola, or can munch on biscuits, fried bananas and sweet potatoes that have been prepared and laid out for them at the counter.

After a nice meal, they are expected to pay for the service by dropping cash or coins into a wooden “payment box” at the counter and scribble down what they bought on a notebook.

Conspicuous enough for customers to see is a sign on a wall that says: “Get what you need. Please pay (for) whatever you get. If you have no change, knock at the door. If no one answers, sorry, so you give more than the price. May your tribe increase. Remember, Honesty is the best policy.”