MANILA, Philippines - The National Book Development Board (NBDB) Book Club will be hosting on April 16 a discussion of Marites Vitug’s "Shadow of Doubt: Probing the Supreme Court," the much-talked about book about the inner workings of the Supreme Court.

Released just recently, the book aims to shed light on the country’s judiciary process and probes the alleged manipulations by some members of the magistrates in the decision-making of the Supreme Court. 

Joining the discussion as panelists/reactors are: Atty. Victor Avecilla, professor of Law and Mass Media at the UP College of Mass Communication; Anvil Publishing’s Karina Bolasco; and, journalist/editor Pete Lacaba.

Published by Public Trust Media Group, Inc., Shadow of Doubt: Probing the Supreme Court is available at Popular Bookstore (Tomas Morato, Quezon City), La Solidaridad (Padre Faura, Manila), UP College of Law, Filipinas Heritage Library (Ayala, Makati), and the Newsbreak office – telephone (02) 920-0997.

The NBDB Book Club session will be held 2 p.m. (April 16) at the Ortigas Library, Ortigas Building, Meralco Ave., Pasig City. For details, call 926-8238.

(Click here for the author’s account on the difficulties encountered by the book.)

(Read excerpts from the book: Chief Justice Puno: The Chameleon)

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Marites Vitug, the book’s author, is the chairperson of Newsbreak, a content provider and editorial consultant of abs-cbnNEWS.com.