Bakit nga ba nakapiring ang hustisya? by: Atty. RAYMOND BATU
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Pangalan po niya si Lady Justice.
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Siya po ang babaeng hustisya.
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Okay? So, ano po ito siya? Sino po ito siya?
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Ano po ang nare-represent nitong Lady Justice na ito?
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Okay. Basahin po natin.
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Si Lady Justice po is a symbol.
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Nang isang unbiased justice and the judicial system.
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She is often portrayed as a woman holding a sword, scales, and wearing a blindfold.
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Her image suggests a sense of impartiality, fairness, and the pursuit of justice.
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Ibig sabihin po, simbolos po siya ng unbiased justice.
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Yung wala pong pinapanigan na hustisya.
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And nilalarawan ito ng isang magandang babae.
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At may hawak po siyang espada at yung timbangan at nakapiring po ang kanyang mata.
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Yung kanyang imahe is nagsasuggest na ito po ay siya ay walang kinikilingan at pagkamatarungan at pagtuloy na pagtugis ng hustisya.
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Yan po yung in the pursuit of justice.
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Patuloy na pagtugis ng hustisya.
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Para po nabigyan ng hustisya ang lahat ng humihingi nito.
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Actually, matagal na ito si Rayleigh Justice.
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So, panahon pa ng Greek mythology, meron na po yung goddess na si Themis.
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Ang sabi nila dito, si Themis daw is a Greek Titan goddess of divine law, custom, and oracular prophecy.
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So, Greek Titan goddess.
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Diyosa po siya ng divine law.
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Pati customs and traditions at oracular prophecy.
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And in fact, hango rin po ito si Rayleigh Justice from yung sa Egyptian mythology na tinatawag nating Maat.
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Ang pangalan niya is Maat.
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Si Maat po is that an Egyptian goddess and the personification of truth, cosmic balance, and justice.
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So, diyosa rin po siya na nagpapakita ng kanyang totohanan, yung balanse, at saka hustisya.
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At in fact, yung ostrich feather niya dito.
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So, is nagre-represent po ng truth.
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Ibig sabihin po yan, that is the truth.
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Now, si Lady of Justice, after that, nag-evolve, and ito nga, Lady of Justice.
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And nakaupo po siya sa korte.
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Ang tawag po ng kanyang trono is yung court, di ba?
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Supreme Court dito po sa ating Pilipinas, sa Pilipinas, at sa ilalim po ng Pilipinas, may kaya Court of Appeals, Regional Trial Court,
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and the lowest among them all is the Municipal Trial Court.
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Ito po yung mga working courts, no?
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Trial Courts, MTCC, and yung Regional Trial Court, ano rin po yan siya, Trial Court, and at the same time, Appellate Court, at saka Court of Appeals, no?
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And then after that, the Supreme Court.
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Now, if you will notice that magandang babae si Lady Justice, no?
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Pakit sexy, magandang babae siya?
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Kasi po, ang konsep po ng pag-
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file po ng kaso is,
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kailangan parang may manliligaw, ba?
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ang isang magandang babae.
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At ang tawag po niyan,
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kaya nga, mag-file kayo ng kaso, is suit, no?
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na ang tawag pag,
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yung nga, suit, no? Ibig sabihin nito,
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suitor, ba? O, manliligaw, no?
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At kaya nga, yung kanyang inupuan
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is yung court, is dig sabihin,
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pag-pag-pagligaw,
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ito represents love, no?
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Parang ganyan ang konsep niya, no?
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So, the person filing
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or going after her
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or asking something from her
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is actually a suitor.
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Naliligaw po siya.
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Please, Lady Justice, hear my side, okay?
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actually called a lawsuit, okay?
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Kasi batas ang hinihingi natin,
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hindi naman yung pag-ibig talaga, no?
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In the concept of Lady of Justice,
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ang hinihingi natin is yung
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katarungan. At ina-apply
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natin ang batas. Hinihingi namin itong
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bagay na ito at please
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in accordance with the law.
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In accordance po sa batas.
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It is the term, yung lawsuit, no?
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For filing a complaint or petition,
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mag-ask po tayo ng
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legal redress by judicial action.
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And it is called lawsuit nga.
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to refer to a legal action,
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meron ito siya mga various sentences
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in Middle English, no? Referring to
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the acts following or pursuing
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yung inahabol, literally
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and figuratively, no?
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In the 16th century,
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the word came to designate
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a lover's persistent
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effort to win one's
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heart, okay? Imagine, ah,
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a lover's persistent effort to win
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one's heart. Nangliligaw nga.
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And desire as a suitor.
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And understandably, something,
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sometimes being a suitor
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involves some following.
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Sirusundan niya. Ayan, yan po yung
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yung sa 16th century, itong suit.
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But now, it is actually lawsuit.
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Kasi ang target natin is to seek
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justice. Hingi po tayo in accordance
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with the law. Justicia.
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well, if you'll notice,
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you have to argue. Kita mo
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dito sa ating picture, there are two
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opponents. The other one
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is saying, asking.
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si Lady of Justice. The other one naman, the other side,
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probably the defendant,
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sinusuyo niya si Lady of Justice. No, it's a
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ako pong pakinggan ninyo. Yung kabila, no,
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akong pakinggan mo yung plain tip
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in civil cases. So, ganyan po
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ang situation. And
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pinapakinggan po niya yan. Now,
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ang tanong ngayon
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Ang blindfold kasi yung
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pagpiring niya, it represents
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our justice system.
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blind tayo or nakapiring
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ng isang tao, o sa kanyang
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power, makapangyarihan
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o hindi, o gender
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and race niya, hindi niya nakikita.
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Kaya, blindfolded siya eh.
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So, anybody who comes
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seek the Lady of Justice
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is, hindi niya makikita kung mayaman
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ka, pogi ka, artista
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kay Neville. Wala yan.
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Pantay-pantay kay lahat kasi
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hindi ko kayo nakikita. When you
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come to me, yan ang representation,
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yan ang meaning ni
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Lady of Justice kung bakit siya
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nakapiring. Okay? Para hindi
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niya makita. Para hindi siya ma-influensahan.
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pagkapiring niya. Eh ngayon,
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ang tanong, eh itong timbangan.
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Ano naman itong timbangan na ito?
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Skills of justice, no?
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yan po yung magpapresent
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po ng evidence, no? So,
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both parties, if may plaintiff or defendant,
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complainant, dependent, is that
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they will be presenting evidences. Kanya-kanya, no?
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Now, iba-iba po ang
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evidences natin when it comes to
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sa criminal case,
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proof beyond reasonable doubt, unburden of proof.
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Now, sa civil cases
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is preponderance of evidence,
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substantive proceedings, substantive
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evidence of clear and convincing evidence.
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Mga ganun ba? So, ito pong
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mga ebidensya, depende po kanong pinahin
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na kaso, eh, both parties
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will be presenting evidences. Of course,
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the evidences na titimbangin niya,
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titingnan niya kung admissible ba ang ebidensya o hindi.
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Yung ebidensya ba niya
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doon sa hinihingi? Kasi may ibang
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ebidensya pinapasa, hindi naman relevant, no?
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So, ibig sabihin, titimbangin niya yan. Hindi ibig sabihin
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marami ka ebidensya, eh,
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tatanggapin na ni Lady Justice, hindi po.
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I-assess po niya yan.
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Admissible ba yan? Or kung
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sakto ba yan? Or kung
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hindi ba yan siya
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parang irrelevant?
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Or hearsay? Or baka
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sabi-sabi lang? Walang katotohanan.
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Meron kaya nga, meron tayo, rules of court.
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May mga rules, paano
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mag-present ng evidence,
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yung rules of evidence natin.
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Okay? So, yung evidence po na yan,
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na niya yung mga relevant evidence
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at admissible evidence, eh,
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titimbangin po niya yan
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kung sino po ang magwawagi.
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Okay? So, to the suitor,
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yung manliligaw, or yung
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nag-file ng case, who win,
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by reason of the evidence
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as presented, yung kung
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substantial or clear
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when convincing evidence, or
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preponderance of evidence, or proof beyond reasonable doubt
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in criminal cases, he will get
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the relief that he is asking.
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Depende po, no? Kung the prosecutor
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would demand that
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the person be imprisoned
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dahil may ginawa siyang
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krimen or kasalanan, edi, mabibigay
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sa kanya ni Lady Justice dahil natimbang
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ang ebidensya. Kung aakusado
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naman na wala naman talagang basehan na pag-file
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sa kanya, at nanalo siya sa pag-presenta
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ng ebidensya na inusente siya,
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eh, sa kanya, bilang
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suitor, bilang nag-represent
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as an accused defendant, eh,
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maakuit siya sa kaso.
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Ganon din po sa plaintiff and defendant
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yung mga civil cases, recovery of possession,
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mag-collection of sum of money,
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yung mga hindi nakabayad ng utang,
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ejectment, pagpapaalis, lahat ng
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klaseng kaso, ang dami-dami, no?
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So, depende po sa ebidensya na ipresenta
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at yung admissibility
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at relevance nito. Okay?
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So, yan po ang dahilan kaya
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meron pong timbangan si
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Lady of Justice. Yan ang itatawag nating
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Scales of Justice.
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Now, paano naman yung
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this is now where
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the sword, no? Yung hawak-hawak po
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niya na ispada, ah, nag-represent.
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Ang representation
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po nito, ito yung punishment, no?
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So, for example, kung
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ah, masentensahan
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kasala ka talaga in a criminal case,
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eh, kukulong ka talaga ni Lady Justice.
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Yung sword, yun yung
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representation ng punishment.
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But remember, ha, mapansin nyo,
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ang sword is always lower
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than the scales. Hindi po siya
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yung timbangan, ha, kagano? Hindi po.
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Nasa baba po siya.
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Baba siya. Bakit? Kasi,
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ang punishment po
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comes only, or it will
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only happen after the
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ebidensya is natimbang.
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After the evidence,
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evidence is weighed, no?
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So, natimbang muna bago po
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papasok si sword. Kaya nasa baba siya.
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ah, marami, no? Criminal cases, pwede
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ka makulong, fine, and everything.
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Meron din tayo kung hindi ka masunod sa
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rules of court natin, ah,
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igas ang ulong mo, okay? Eh, pwede
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tayong makontempt niya, no?
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And when we say contempt, ah, pwede tayong
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mamulta at pwede tayong makulong
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ng ni Lady Justice, no?
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By the court, no? And
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marami, ah, meron pa.
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the sentencing, the punishment may be
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in form of paying
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punitive damages or moral damages.
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Mabayarin ka dahil nagkasala
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ka, nagkamali ka. Whether criminal
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or civil case, no? Or pwede
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ipitinbols property, pwede kang paalisin,
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i-recover ang posesyon, pwede ibalik
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ang posesyon doon sa nawalan ng property.
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Mga things like that. Or even
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demolish the property that you are
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illegally occupying. So, yung mga gano'n, no?
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Now, in contracts, pwede ipa-punit.
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or ipa-void ang mga contracts, no?
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Dahil nga sa hindi
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illegal ito, yun po
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ng ano po ng Lady Justice natin.
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Ang dami pong cases, no? Just
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think about it and imagine about it.
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So, yun po ang representation yung
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spada, yung sword.
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Na yun po ang pagsentensya niya.
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Eh, at ornate, magsisentensya
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sa anong pong basihan naman niya?
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Aside sa evidence niya? Well,
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meron po siyang babasihan. At ito po
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ay makikita doon sa kanyang
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Magkita niyo yung paanan, nakatapak siya sa libro.
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na yan, is yan po yung
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batas. These are the
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laws in the Philippines, no?
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I'm talking about the Philippines. Taabi tayo,
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revised penal code, the civil code.
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Sa civil code po lang, law on property,
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succession, family relations,
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meron tayong family code, etc.
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Commercial law, negotiable instruments.
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Ang dami pong mga batas na yan.
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libro na natatapakan niya po,
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is, ang ibig sabihin, that is the
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compilation of all laws in the
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Philippines, which must
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conform to the supreme law
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of the land. Ano po ba yung supreme law of the land?
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Yung pinakamataas na batas
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sa buong Pilipinas.
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constitution. Dapat lahat po ng batas
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na ginawa ng legislature natin,
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mga congress natin, is dapat mag-conform
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sa constitution. Because,
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a constitution is
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created by the people.
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Okay? Yan po ang ating
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supreme law of the land. Alright?
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So, yun po ang basihan
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ni Lady of Justice sa pagpataw
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ng sentensya. Sa pagsabi na
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hindi yan makatarungan ang
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ginawa mo. At nananalo itong
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si plaintiff, or nanalo itong si prosecutor,
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or nanalo si dependent,
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or na-acquit itong si accused.
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Ganun po ang ibig sabihin
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nitong libro na kanyang natatapakan.
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Now, before sa libro, pero,
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natatapakan dyan na ahas.
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Nakikita ba dyan ito yung ahas?
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Circle natin. Red circle. Yan, ahas.
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Bakit may ahas dyan? Well,
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ang snake kasi, yung ahas,
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it represents evil.
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Ibig sabihin lang po, no,
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that evil cannot win over good.
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hindi mananalo sa tama.
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Kaya may kasabihan tayo na
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the truth will set you free.
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Because what is the truth is the good.
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That is the truth, no?
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So, kahit anong tago,
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yung makasalanang gawa mo,
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the long arm of the law
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will definitely catch you.
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Ibig sabihin, hindi pwede
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because the law is there.
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And the lady of justice is there
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to weigh all the evidences,
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and present her judgment
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and whether you'll be punished or not.
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So, if you're wicked, evil,
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yan po, tatapakan ka niya.
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sa ilalim ng libro.
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na which represents
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the law of the Philippines
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which are all in conformity
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under the supreme law of the land
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which is the constitution.
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Okay, yan lang po ang aking kwento.
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Gusto ko lang magkwento
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kay lady of justice.
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And lady justice,
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because I would like you
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to at least understand
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ano yung meaning niya, diba?
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lady of justice, yan.
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Napakagandang babae
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and ang representation ng piring,
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ng kanyang libro,
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at yung pagtapak niya sa ahas.
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I hope you learned a thing or two
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dito sa ating kwento today.
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Or nice story, ba?
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And take note, ha?
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Ang bago sa ating logo
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that will be our logo for the year
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Maraming salamat.
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I'll see you again
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during our live session.
