New ruling on counting prescriptive period for cyber libel
Dear PAO, My former friend posted defamatory statements against me on a social media platform. Although she posted it two years ago, it is still available up to the present. I discovered her defamatory posts only two months ago after I reactivated my Facebook. Is it true that the crime has prescribed, considering the lapse […]
Could This Be the Most Expensive Super Bowl Ever?
So you want to go to the Super Bowl this weekend. Even for non-football fans, this year’s spectacle of professional sports and over-the-top entertainment — in Las Vegas, no less — could be hard to resist. Some of the best players of their generation, like Nick Bosa, Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, will take the […]
Minimal alteration fatal to integrity of confiscated drugs
Dear PAO, I was arrested by police authorities in an alleged buy-bust. During the trial, the forensic chemist presented the specimen of confiscated drugs with markings ending with “16.” However, the letter from the police investigating officer requesting a forensic examination states that the seized item bears markings that end with “2016,” with the digits […]
Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says
Four bolts used to secure the panel that ultimately blew off an Alaska Airlines plane during a flight last month were removed — and appear not to have been replaced — at Boeing’s factory in Renton, Wash., according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The panel, known as a […]
Where do we file a BP 22 case?
Dear PAO, May I know where we can file a complaint for an alleged violation of Batas Pambansa (BP) 22? Geraldine Dear Geraldine, The answer to your question is best elucidated by the decision of the Supreme Court in Brodeth vs. People (GR 197849, Nov. 29, 2017), penned by Associate Justice Samuel Reyes Martires. Succinctly, […]
Boeing, Still Recovering From Max 8 Crashes, Faces a New Crisis
After two deadly crashes involving its best-selling 737 Max 8 planes five years ago, Boeing spent billions of dollars to make its products safer and repair its reputation. Now, the company is again confronting a wave of uncertainty and costs after a harrowing incident involving a different 737 jet. Just four weeks ago, a hole […]
Requirements to operate a private clinical laboratory
Dear PAO, My college friend has been operating a private diagnostic laboratory in their province for years. He told me recently about his concern involving another entrepreneur in their area who is planning to construct and operate a similar laboratory but without the necessary medical licenses since they claim to have already a mayor’s permit […]
Help! I Missed a Cruise and the Cruise Line’s Own Travel Insurance Won’t Pay.
Dear Tripped Up, After graduating from college in 2022 and working for a year, I used my bonus and some of my savings to book a nine-day Mediterranean cruise on Norwegian Cruise Line for my partner and me. Our $7,657 cruise package included airfare from Atlanta to Barcelona, Spain, via Newark, and Norwegian’s own BookSafe […]
Contractor pretending to be an architect
Dear PAO, My sister planned to renovate her coffee shop in the city. She tried to look for an architect to help her plot and design the renovation. One of her customers recommended an architect to her. This supposed architect met up with my sister, expressly introduced himself as one, with a calling card to […]
In Canada’s Yukon Territory, Northern Lights and Winter Fun
Frozen hair is a nuisance in most places, but at the Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs in Whitehorse, Yukon, it’s a higher calling. Every winter, hundreds of people try to freeze their hair into a troll-doll-like coif for a chance to win cash prizes of 2,000 Canadian dollars, or nearly $1,500. And just in case that […]