I passed the 2013 Bar Examinations and signed the roll of attorneys on May 6, 2014, assigned Roll No. 62729. I had been in active private practice since then, sometimes finding myself in controversial cases such as the Christine Lee Silawan murder case and the Bambi Beltran “COVID-19 epicenter” controversy.
AttyV.com is my personal site. I started writing for the web even before blogging became mainstream, starting with a static website at bentong.topcities.com and then a couple of subdomains on blogspot.com and wordpress.com. The first domain name I registered was islesv.net; later I also registered islesv.com. I failed to hold on to both domain names as well as others I used to host my content; on June 1, 2019 I registered AttyV.com and hopefully I could hold on to this domain name for sometime.
Media coverage:
Peter James Robinson case [June 2014]
- 20 girls rescued from Aussie in Cordova resort, Cebu Daily News, June 25, 2014
- Rescued kids say Australian took their nude photos with parents’ consent, Cebu Daily News, August 1, 2014
- Australian seeks bail in child abuse case, Cebu Daily News, September 4, 2014
Minglanilla kidnapping case [March 2017]
- Charges filed against suspects in alleged kidnap try, Cebu Daily News, March 20, 2017
- Four of six suspects released by fiscal for lack of evidence, Cebu Daily News, March 20, 2017
Sitio Silangan I demolition [July 2018, January-February 2019]
- Settlers secure three-day reprieve from demolition, Cebu Daily News, July 24, 2018
- Arellano demolition put on hold, Cebu Daily News, July 24, 2018
- Silangan I residents slam insinuations linking them to Probe team leader’s shooting, CDN Digital, January 25, 2019 [See Statement on the Attempted Murder of Arnulfo Cadungog Sr.]
- Interview with Atty. Isles on the allegations behind the shooting Arnulfo Cadungog, CDN Digital Facebook Page, January 25, 2019
- Shooting victim, Probe worker, recuperating at hospital — dep’t head Arce, CDN Digital, January 25, 2019
- Court tells City Hall: Stop demolition in Tejero, Sunstar Cebu, January 27, 2019
- Tejero residents’ plea to Tomas: ‘Give us a relocation site’, CDN Digital, February 4, 2019
- Tejero demolitions go on despite pleas, The Freeman, February 5, 2019
- See Sila mga tawo usab, January 31, 2019 post.
Christine Lee Silawan murder case (I represented the 17-year old suspect, later absolved of the charges) [March-April 2019]
- Lawyer: NBI ‘demonizing’ 17-year-old suspect, Sunstar Cebu, March 20, 2019
- Christine Lee murder update: Camp of suspect says evidence against them is ‘little and weak’, CDN Digital, March 20, 2019
- Magpatabang sa Facebook, Sunstar Superbalita Cebu, March 20, 2019
- Silawan’s ex-bf passes test of discernment, Sunstar Cebu, March 21, 2019
- PAO Chief questions NBI 7 findings in Silawan’s murder, Sunstar Cebu, March 22, 2019
- Suspect in the Christine Silawan murder released, CDN Digital, March 23, 2019
- 17 anyos nga suspek gibuhian, Sunstar Superbalita Cebu, March 23, 2019
- Suspect in Silawan slay set free, Sunstar Cebu, March 24, 2019
- Release of Silawan slay suspect has no bearing on the murder rap lodged against him, says Isles, CDN Digital, March 24, 2019
- 5 persons ‘involved’ in teen’s gruesome slay, Sunstar Cebu, March 26, 2020
- Prosecutor’s finding that an arrest was invalid can’t be reversed, says camp of Silawan murder suspect, CDN Digital, March 27, 2019
- Teen suspect in Christine Lee Silawan slay back in home care, CDN Digital, March 28, 2019
- Silawan’s ex-boyfriend now in government custody, Sunstar Cebu, March 28, 2019
- 17 anyos nabalik na sa social welfare, Sunstar Superbalita Cebu, March 28, 2019
- Christine Lee murder update: Witness files harassment, trespassing complaint against suspect’s camp, CDN Digital, April 3, 2019
- NBI agents threatened, tortured me, suspect says, Sunstar Cebu, April 3, 2019
- Gipugos, gi-torture ko: Suspek, Sunstar Superbalita Cebu, April 3, 2019
- Despite turning 18, suspect in Silawan slay to stay in youth care facility, CDN Digital, April 4, 2019
- Lawyer denies allegations of harassing Silawan case witness, CDN Digital, April 4, 2019
- DNA test shows Silawan’s blood on suspect’s shirt, Sunstar Cebu, April 4, 2019
- Dugo sa sapot ‘iya’ ni Christine, Sunstar Superbalita Cebu, April 4, 2019
- Isles: PNP Crime Lab’s autopsy findings of Silawan’s body more believable than PAO’s results, CDN Digital, April 8, 2019
- Isles: Arrest of new suspect debunks NBI’s claims against Silawan’s ex-boyfriend, CDN Digital, April 10, 2019
- Lawyer Isles: We will file motion to dismiss murder case against 18-year-old suspect, CDN Digital, April 12, 2019
- Contradicting autopsy results can weaken case vs 17-year-old suspect — Isles, CDN Digital, April 13, 2019
- Silawan’s mother refuses to sign affidavit; no raps filed vs. ‘killer’, Sunstar Cebu, April 13, 2019
- Read in this site: My reflections on the occasion of the first anniversary of the death of Christine Lee Silawan
Bambi Beltran COVID-19 ‘epicenter’ case (2 of the 3 cases had already been dismissed as of December 13, 2020) [April 2019]
- Read: Official Statement of Ms. Maria Victoria Beltran, April 18, 2020 (in this site)
- Police arrest Cebuana entrepreneur accused of posting false information, CDN Digital, April 19, 2020
- Gidakop tungod sa ‘fake news’, Sunstar Superbalita Cebu, April 19, 2020
- Writer accused of spreading fake news taken into custody, Sunstar Cebu, April 19, 2020
- Civic groups call for Bambi Beltran’s immediate release, CDN Digital, April 20, 2020
- PRO-Central Visayas: Legal ang pagdakop ni Beltran, Sunstar Superbalita Cebu, April 20, 2020
- Beltran’s camp to fight back; promises counter charges vs Labella, CDN Digital, April 21, 2020
- Bzzzzz: Mayor’s talk with Beltran in jail may be used by her lawyers against Labella, Sunstar Cebu, April 21, 2020
- Artist-writer charged over Facebook post about Sitio Zapatera, Sunstar Cebu, April 21, 2020
- Artist facing ‘fake’ Covid news charges out on bail, Sunstar Cebu, April 21, 2020
- Beltran nakapyansa, Sunstar Superbalita Cebu, April 21, 2020
- Barrita: Fake news ug Covid-19, Sunstar Superbalita Cebu, April 22, 2020
- Beltran’s camp welcomes CHR probe on her ‘illegal’ arrest, CDN Digital, April 23, 2020
Other mentions
- ‘No place’ for Pilipino in the curriculum, Sunstar Cebu, July 8, 2014
- Lawyer files online libel against netizen, Cebu Daily News, July 24, 2014
- Students who cut class face possible fines, Cebu Daily News, July 25, 2014
- No case versus girl, Cebu Daily News, August 13, 2014
- Duterte: ‘I will abolish congress’, Cebu Daily News, October 6, 2014 [yes, I used to support Duterte]
- North Cebu fisherfolk file charges, Cebu Daily News, September 6, 2015
- UP forum tackles child trafficking, Cebu Daily News, December 10, 2015
- A House Divided, Cebu Daily News, February 25, 2017
- Cebu lawyers launch Cebu for Human Rights campaign, Cebu Daily News, January 9, 2018
- Cebu groups hold prayer vigil in support of CJ Sereno, Cebu Daily News, May 10, 2018
- SERENO’S OUSTER SENDS SHOCKWAVES ACROSS THE NATION, Cebu Daily News, May 11, 2018
- Retired Judge Paredes, SDK, NASUKHU condemn ‘state sponsored’ killings, Cebu Daily News, August 21, 2018
- Group reminds police: Do sworn duty, Sunstar Cebu, August 23, 2018
- Landslide victims file P4.5 B class suit, Cebu Daily News, November 8, 2018
- Children rights’ advocates in Cebu call on Congress to stop jailing kids, CDN Digital, January 26, 2019 [note: By this time, I was not anymore associated with the Children’s Legal Bureau – referred to as CLB or CBL in the article – having resigned from the organization effective August 31, 2016.]
- Casas family wants justice for Gembe’s death, Cebu Daily News, February 18, 2019
- Family of drug suspect in viral video to sue, Sunstar Cebu, February 18, 2019
- Feliciano: 4 arrested goons are my supporters, Sunstar Cebu, May 10, 2019
- Feliciano miangkong iya ang 4 ka goons gisikop sa police, Sunstar Cebu, May 10, 2019
- Seares: Acts against PMA cadet not hazing? Amended law plugged loopholes, Sunstar Cebu, October 1, 2019 [Atty. Seares was actually correct: probable cause was found for hazing.]
- Seares: Wear, eat, love and get a room, Sunstar Cebu, February 17, 2020 [Atty. Seares talked about our February 14, 2020 Facebook post regarding the actual date of expiry of ABS-CBN’s franchise.]
- Bzzzzz: Trump on virus threat: ‘There’s a very good chance you’re not gonna die’, Sunstar Cebu, February 27, 2020 [Atty. Seares talked about the February 14, 2020 post again.]
- Tell it to SunStar: A bill for Covid-19, Sunstar Cebu, March 16, 2020 [Another copy of this.]
- EXPLAINER: Lawyers are among APORs, persons authorized outside their residence during GCQ. What has ‘Lawyer on Board’ sign got to do with it? Sunstar Cebu, August 31, 2020
- Artist retaliates, charges Labella over riders’ event, Sunstar Cebu, November 26, 2020
Note: Cebu Daily News, starting January 1, 2019, became CDN Digital.