Pao Celeridad
@celeridadpo.bsky.social
🇵🇭⚖️📚🎓🧐 Esq., A.B. (Ateneo de Manila), J.D. (UP-Diliman), M.Litt. (St Andrews). Views are my own. Legal history & constitutional research are my jams. Part-time Doctor of Civil Law student (University of Santo Tomas).
Of course there's such a thing as a stupid lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Of course there's such a thing as a stupid lawyer.
May the raffle gods and odds be ever in your favor.
December 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
May the raffle gods and odds be ever in your favor.
"Beware propaganda, for it may bite the tongue that bore it."
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E06
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E06
November 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"Beware propaganda, for it may bite the tongue that bore it."
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E06
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E06
"I will not allow the base instincts of men such as him to corrupt the pursuit of the law."
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E06
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E06
November 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"I will not allow the base instincts of men such as him to corrupt the pursuit of the law."
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E06
—Robin Hood (2025 series) S01 E06
Very disappointed that 'Nuremberg' isn't showing in the Philippines yet...
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Very disappointed that 'Nuremberg' isn't showing in the Philippines yet...
"Blackpink in your area" is a phrase Bulakeños regrettably know all too well...
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 AM
"Blackpink in your area" is a phrase Bulakeños regrettably know all too well...
"Hereditary succession is an insult and an imposition on posterity. For all men being originally equals, no one by birth could have a right to set up his own family in perpetual preference to all others forever."
—Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776)
—Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776)
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"Hereditary succession is an insult and an imposition on posterity. For all men being originally equals, no one by birth could have a right to set up his own family in perpetual preference to all others forever."
—Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776)
—Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776)
"But there is so much rascality, so much venality and corruption, so much avarice and ambition, such a rage for profit and commerce among all ranks and degrees of men...that I sometimes doubt whether there is public virtue enough to support a republic." —John Adams
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"But there is so much rascality, so much venality and corruption, so much avarice and ambition, such a rage for profit and commerce among all ranks and degrees of men...that I sometimes doubt whether there is public virtue enough to support a republic." —John Adams
"You tell me of degrees of perfection to which humane nature is capable of arriving—and I believe it—but at the same time lament that our admiration should arise from the scarcity of the instances..."
—Abigail Adams, as quoted in Ken Burns' The American Revolution Episode 02
—Abigail Adams, as quoted in Ken Burns' The American Revolution Episode 02
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
"You tell me of degrees of perfection to which humane nature is capable of arriving—and I believe it—but at the same time lament that our admiration should arise from the scarcity of the instances..."
—Abigail Adams, as quoted in Ken Burns' The American Revolution Episode 02
—Abigail Adams, as quoted in Ken Burns' The American Revolution Episode 02
"Do not look for gilded statues of marble men. They were not that, and neither are we, and neither is anybody at all."
—Ken Burns' The American Revolution Ep. 02
—Ken Burns' The American Revolution Ep. 02
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"Do not look for gilded statues of marble men. They were not that, and neither are we, and neither is anybody at all."
—Ken Burns' The American Revolution Ep. 02
—Ken Burns' The American Revolution Ep. 02
Just witnessed multiple light commercial L300-like vans without plates and official markings (but all with police-like blinkers) headed southbound along both NLEX & Skyway. I don't wanna speculate who are in it or where they are headed.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Just witnessed multiple light commercial L300-like vans without plates and official markings (but all with police-like blinkers) headed southbound along both NLEX & Skyway. I don't wanna speculate who are in it or where they are headed.
Res inter alios acta, aliis nec nocet nec prodest. People seem to always forget this critical rule.
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Res inter alios acta, aliis nec nocet nec prodest. People seem to always forget this critical rule.
A video for those needing a hopeful smile: youtu.be/nYzssRwE7Gg?...
“Leo from Chicago” – Documentary
YouTube video by Vatican News - English
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November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A video for those needing a hopeful smile: youtu.be/nYzssRwE7Gg?...
Tears For Fears may have well beeen singing about the Sierra Madre and failed flood control projects, if you know what I mean.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Tears For Fears may have well beeen singing about the Sierra Madre and failed flood control projects, if you know what I mean.
"You know, one of these days, you belly will fall open, and all of your greed will spill out..."
—MGM+'s Robin Hood S01 E03
—MGM+'s Robin Hood S01 E03
November 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"You know, one of these days, you belly will fall open, and all of your greed will spill out..."
—MGM+'s Robin Hood S01 E03
—MGM+'s Robin Hood S01 E03
"Great emergencies can rouse, shall we say, generous and long-dormant traits in men. If there is even a shred of real nobility in you, I think now is the time to let it shine..."
—Netflix's Death By Lighting Episode 04
—Netflix's Death By Lighting Episode 04
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"Great emergencies can rouse, shall we say, generous and long-dormant traits in men. If there is even a shred of real nobility in you, I think now is the time to let it shine..."
—Netflix's Death By Lighting Episode 04
—Netflix's Death By Lighting Episode 04
"But now, I have to consider the possibility that I might be able to fix all the things that terrify me about this country. I mean, what if you and I could actually make a difference?"
—Netflix's Death By Lightning Episode 02
—Netflix's Death By Lightning Episode 02
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"But now, I have to consider the possibility that I might be able to fix all the things that terrify me about this country. I mean, what if you and I could actually make a difference?"
—Netflix's Death By Lightning Episode 02
—Netflix's Death By Lightning Episode 02
"I see the logic. You can't help anyone if you don't get elected. It doesn't mean I like it..."
—Netflix's Death By Lightning Episode 02
—Netflix's Death By Lightning Episode 02
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"I see the logic. You can't help anyone if you don't get elected. It doesn't mean I like it..."
—Netflix's Death By Lightning Episode 02
—Netflix's Death By Lightning Episode 02
A country sitting on the precipice of hope and progress can easily crumble at the literal hands of a wayward idiot. That is the message of Netflix's amzing miniseries 'Death By Lighting.'
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A country sitting on the precipice of hope and progress can easily crumble at the literal hands of a wayward idiot. That is the message of Netflix's amzing miniseries 'Death By Lighting.'
"That is to say, it is not your present temper that marks the pulse of the people. Not here, in this turbulent hall, do we stake the destiny of our republic."
—Netflix's Death By Lightning Episode 01
—Netflix's Death By Lightning Episode 01
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"That is to say, it is not your present temper that marks the pulse of the people. Not here, in this turbulent hall, do we stake the destiny of our republic."
—Netflix's Death By Lightning Episode 01
—Netflix's Death By Lightning Episode 01
I thank the Chief Justice for citing my article on nuisance candidacies in his ponencia in Mustapha v. Comm'n. on Elections, G.R. No. 277177, 08 July 2025.
November 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I thank the Chief Justice for citing my article on nuisance candidacies in his ponencia in Mustapha v. Comm'n. on Elections, G.R. No. 277177, 08 July 2025.
"My darling, you have the full weight of the world on your shoulders...but these inner battles have actually trained you for this very moment. You are strong because you are imperfect. You are wise because you have doubts..."
—Darkest Hour (2017 film)
—Darkest Hour (2017 film)
November 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"My darling, you have the full weight of the world on your shoulders...but these inner battles have actually trained you for this very moment. You are strong because you are imperfect. You are wise because you have doubts..."
—Darkest Hour (2017 film)
—Darkest Hour (2017 film)
"One should have had power when a young man, when wits were sharp, sinews strong. Oh well... when youth departs, may wisdom prove enough."
—Darkest Hour (2017 film)
—Darkest Hour (2017 film)
November 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
"One should have had power when a young man, when wits were sharp, sinews strong. Oh well... when youth departs, may wisdom prove enough."
—Darkest Hour (2017 film)
—Darkest Hour (2017 film)
I didn't know the 2008 film 'Valkyrie' had an accompanying documentary. Oh well, there goes my Thursday night.
October 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I didn't know the 2008 film 'Valkyrie' had an accompanying documentary. Oh well, there goes my Thursday night.