Comments on: screwed by manangs

By: minding the supreme court | stuart-santiago

minding the supreme court | stuart-santiago — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:29:38 +0000

[...] parang si villarama lang ang type ko. ayoko kay remedios salazar-fernando, kahit pa for separate voting siya, dahil isa siya sa tatlong court of appeals manangs who [...]

By: elmot

elmot — Tue, 05 May 2009 08:40:00 +0000

it was rape…i just can’t fathom why these three manangs rendered such stupid decision. are they just too old not to know what rape is or they are just having too much of it?

this is a court not a kangaroo court but a court of old pimps!

By: At si Nicole ang Hinatulan « Kapirasong Kritika

At si Nicole ang Hinatulan « Kapirasong Kritika — Sun, 03 May 2009 07:10:03 +0000

[...] harap ng masamang balita, nakakatuwa na rin kahit paano: na nagkaisa ang maraming komentarista (Angela Stuart-Santiago, Manuel Buencamino, Patricia Evangelista, Ricky Carandang, Rina Jimenez-David) sa mariing [...]

By: The Equalizer

The Equalizer — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:46:59 +0000

Injustice In The Philippines!

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:29:37 +0000

I believe it was rape too Angela, so much so, that I am floored at those who wish to cling to the decision as if it were correct on all counts.

The argument by both Ricky and Manuel are both spot on in my opinion..

By: GabbyD

GabbyD — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:55:05 +0000

DJB has uploaded a copy of the CA decision. quite interesting…

one thing that screamed at me was that there was not determination of her level of intoxication when she reported the rape. the doctor (Dr Go) didn’t give her a blood test to determine that. had they done that, then there would be less doubt about nicole’s state of mind…

By: wilyam3rd

wilyam3rd — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:46:44 +0000

well, smith must have one of the best lip services in town that’s why the manangs voted to set him free.

By: manuelbuencamino

manuelbuencamino — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:41:44 +0000

angela,

here’s a case of indecorous behavior by one of the three manangs

“The SC admonished Justice Myrna Dimaranan-Vidal for allowing herself to be rushed by Justice Roxas to sign the July 8, 2008 decision granting Meralco’s request for a temporary restraining order, which allowed the election of a new board and the Lopez family to maintain control of Meralco.”

If you will recall the Meralco-GSIS case involved allegations of bribery. Oh well, bribery involves the pocket while sex involves the p_k_ so one can argue that the manang did not do anything indecorous by giving in easily to Justice Roxas’ persuasion.

By: Orlando R

Orlando R — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 06:34:29 +0000

Hey angela,
CA is a trier of facts, and the question is whether there was consent, which is a “meeting of the minds” of the parties. Courts have difficulty ascertaining mental acts since they have to interpret overt evidence, and there will always be hard questions on how to make such interpretation. For example, IF (and that’s a big IF) Nicole had agreed but later says “no,” a conviction would be an injustice, which is why in a criminal case a court must acquit on reasonable doubt. On the other hand, if Nicole did not consent, but you have an acquittal, that would also be an injustice. The case is about women’s rights but it is also about how to determine consent in a rape case, and on presumption of innocence. SC decisions have generally struck a balance by allowing a rape conviction based only on the victim’s testimony, but then the SC has also imposed sufficiently high standards that such testimony must meet.

By: GabbyD

GabbyD — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:38:26 +0000

do you know which PDF, on that website, i can read that makes it clear that it was rape?