EXACTLY six years, four months, and 17 days after the trial, deposed leader Joseph Estrada was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of plunder and has been sentenced to serve up to 40 years in prison.

His son, Jose ‘Jinggoy’ Estrada and lawyer Edward Serapio, however, were acquitted of the charge of plunder. Estrada was convicted on charges of receiving over P500 million in monthly bribes for the protection of the illegal numbers game jueteng and P189.7 million in commissions from the purchases of Belle Corporation shares... (Avigail Olarte)

full story plus files at the PCIJ Blog.

audio codal of the 1987 Philippine Constitution

1. igniting that four-inch thick book entitled, "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines: A Commentary," by Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J.

2. a large, hot vanilla soy latte at The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf

3. newly downloaded KittyPrint TrueType fonts

4. bumping into old friends from UPLB

5. knowing that there's this guy who loves me and gave up His life for me