Josef Borja-Erece, youngest solicitor in Queensland, Australia

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Jul 292017
 
Josef Borja-Erece

Josef Borja-Erece [via USQ]

Josef Borja-Erece, credited as the youngest solicitor in the Supreme Court of Queensland and youngest law graduate from the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), is a Filipino-Kiwi.

Erece, born to Filipino migrants in New Zealand, graduated with a law degree from USQ at the age of 18 years old after entering university at the age of 15.

After graduation, he joined the Supreme Court as the youngest practicing solicitor in Queensland.

Erece is also the founder of Starlight Legacies, a collaborative movement which provides a royalty-sharing platform to promote global unity amid diversity by “immortalizing and archiving as many souls as we can through recording respective though recording respective thoughts and stories.”

Erece is also a literary writer for World XCV and has published books.

The Fil-Kiwi’s entry in the USQ’s featured 50/25 describes Erece’s career pathing: “While he considers Law to be the social force which quintessentially binds us together and keeps the peace, Jozef is currently following an unexpected career path and precipitating positive change globally as the founder of Starlight Legacies – an interactive social phenomenon and collaborative movement which aims to promote global unity and respect, as well as the celebration of diversity in all forms.”

Erece recently started graduate studies at the Australian National University in Canberra which he says in his recent Facebook post is “signifying my official return to the public scene.” After completing his LLM he intends to pursue a PhD towards an academic career in areas of cross-constitutional law, jurisprudence, and international policy.

Erece maintains even while pursuing graduate studies he will keep working with World XCV.

 

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Duterte’s reference to Marcos’ martial law ‘alarming’ – rights group

 Entertainment
May 272017
 
Duterte’s reference to Marcos’ martial law ‘alarming’ – rights group

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte stresses that those who sow terror will receive a harsh response during his speech upon arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 on Wednesday (May 24, 2017). President Duterte declared Martial law in Mindanao and had to cut short his official visit to the Russian Federation to oversee the terror crisis which erupted in Marawi City. He also thanked Russia President Vladimir Putin and the Russian government for giving the Philippine delegation a warm welcome in Moscow.(MNS photo)   MANILA, May 25 (Mabuhay) — A human rights group on Thursday said President Rodrigo Duterte’s “casual” reference to the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law should be a cause for alarm. In a statement, Human Rights Watch Legal and Policy Director James Ross said Duterte’s mention of Marcos was akin to summoning the ghost of the late strongman. “And for Filipinos who lived through martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, Duterte’s casual reference to the late dictator should be especially alarming,” he said. Duterte signed Proclamation No. 216 while in Russia on May 23 placing Mindanao under martial law after around a hundred militants trying to get recognition from ISIS attacked Marawi City as security forces were dispatched to the area to serve an arrest warrant on Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. On his flight back home after cutting his Russian trip short, Duterte said his martial law would not be different from Marcos’ martial law, pointing out he would be “harsh.” HRW’s Ross stressed Read More …

Duterte’s reference to Marcos’ martial law ‘alarming’ – rights group

 Entertainment
May 272017
 
Duterte’s reference to Marcos’ martial law ‘alarming’ – rights group

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte stresses that those who sow terror will receive a harsh response during his speech upon arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 on Wednesday (May 24, 2017). President Duterte declared Martial law in Mindanao and had to cut short his official visit to the Russian Federation to oversee the terror crisis which erupted in Marawi City. He also thanked Russia President Vladimir Putin and the Russian government for giving the Philippine delegation a warm welcome in Moscow.(MNS photo)   MANILA, May 25 (Mabuhay) — A human rights group on Thursday said President Rodrigo Duterte’s “casual” reference to the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law should be a cause for alarm. In a statement, Human Rights Watch Legal and Policy Director James Ross said Duterte’s mention of Marcos was akin to summoning the ghost of the late strongman. “And for Filipinos who lived through martial law under Ferdinand Marcos, Duterte’s casual reference to the late dictator should be especially alarming,” he said. Duterte signed Proclamation No. 216 while in Russia on May 23 placing Mindanao under martial law after around a hundred militants trying to get recognition from ISIS attacked Marawi City as security forces were dispatched to the area to serve an arrest warrant on Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. On his flight back home after cutting his Russian trip short, Duterte said his martial law would not be different from Marcos’ martial law, pointing out he would be “harsh.” HRW’s Ross stressed Read More …

Energy department advises freeze on power supply talks for big users

 Economy
Feb 232017
 

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Supreme Court strikes down RR 2-12

 Economy
Feb 082017
 

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DA confident new GM safeguards will pass Supreme Court scrutiny

 Economy
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Supreme Court rules RMC No. 54-2014 applies prospectively

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Jan 252016
 

Tax rules seem to be constantly changing. Unless the taxpayer regularly looks up the latest issuances from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and court decisions, or has a battery of tax advisors to do these for him, or attends periodic tax seminars, keeping track of developments in the rules can be difficult. The same can be very well said about filing tax refunds. Since tax refunds and tax credits are construed in strictissimi juris against the taxpayer, not only must he show that he is entitled to the refund under substantive law, he must also establish that the administrative and judicial claim were timely filed, lest he lose his entitlement to the claim.

Taxpayers’ interest piqued

 Economy
Dec 092015
 

In 2013, when the Supreme Court rendered a decision imposing 20% delinquency interest on a taxpayer that was under audit by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), the act of computing for penalty interest on taxes certainly became more interesting, to say the least. In September, the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) sitting en banc issued a decision that will make things even more interesting. If the Supreme Court decision didn’t pique your interest two years ago, this one certainly will.

Finally, peace on the PEACe bonds front

 Economy
Aug 242015
 

Taxpayers have found some interpretations of the Tax Code to be unfair. There is hope in the courts though as seen in the Supreme Court decision on the Poverty Eradication and Alleviation Certificates (PEACe bonds). More than a decade ago, the Bureau of Treasury issued to the winning bidder P35 billion worth of 10-year zero-coupon treasury bonds designated as PEACe bonds of the Caucus of Development Non-Governmental Organization Networks (CODE-NGO), the country’s largest nonstock, nonprofit organization, which is composed of six national and six regional member networks, working for social development.

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