Prosecutor Cañete hits Atty. Falcis: 'Best trial lawyers are writers not debaters'

Atty. Darwin Cañete debunked a certain lawyer who boasted about his debate achievements saying, “boasting about the ability to debate is like a sprinter boasting he could walk.”

Photo by Canete's Facebook and Falcis account

Although he did not mention who he was referring to, Cañete’s post came after he saw a post by fellow Duterte supporter Krizette Chu’s message to Atty. Jesus Falcis, a staunch naysayer of the Duterte administration.

“Debates? Filipinos love to argue. Your neighborhood toughie can debate,” Cañete remarked towards the other side who claimed to be one of the country’s top debaters.

Falcis earned the top prize at the Asian Debate Competition in 2013 when he was still studying at the University of the Philippines.

Cañete futher said in his Facebook post, “But I pity your client whose case got junked because you don't know when to shut your mouth.”


In Cañete's separate post, he said that the best trial lawyers were questioners, readers, writers and not debaters. "They did not rely on tricks of language but on depth of knowledge on the issues they were litigating," he added.

Pro and anti-Duterte have been exchanging tirades against each other lately often resulting to hitting personal attacks on careers and other private maters.

Source: Atty. Darwin Cañete

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