It's been almost a month when we heard about Adel's decision to quit as Dr. Vicky Belo's legal counsel. Yet, we wonder why we still see him regularly on news side by side with the controversial doctor. Add to that, in last July 12 episode of ABS-CBN's XXX, where an alleged victim accused certain doctors of Belo Medical Clinic of malpractice, there he was answering questions in defense of the said clinic, as their legal counsel . So, Atty. Adel Tamano is not just Belo's legal counsel but also of Belo Medical Clinic.

Then we start to formulate questions in our mind. Why? Why an intelligent and very promising leader like Adel Tamano keeps on defending the like of Dr. Vicky Belo? If this controversial doctor is negatively link with the Hayden- Halili scandal, what made Adel decide not to drop the case and just leave? When some are saying that this issue will do no good to his 2010 plan, what made Adel to ignore them? All these questions formulate speculations; inter alia, 1. that Adel only wants publicity, whether it's good or bad it is still publicity. 2. Dr. Belo might be spending a lot of money on this case that might be useful to his campaign come 2010 election.

Any of those speculations mentioned might or might not be the real reason. Afterall, these are just speculations. It's part of our right to believe on that or not. And I choose not to dwell on those things as the principal reason of Sir Adel for defending Dra. Belo.

Atty. Adel Tamano is known for his integrity and he will always be known for that. He is a lawyer who has the responsibility to defend people and make sure that justice will be served to them. I know everyone would agree to that, but sadly with some biases. Let me explain what do I mean by that in this scenario;

A rich man and a poor man are in trial. Disregarding the nature of the case, say the rich man is the defendant and the poor man is the plaintiff. At the end of the trial, the court acquitted the rich man.

Now, how do you feel about that? Without even asking what is the case, you might probably thinking that obviously, the poor man was denied of justice.

Let's reverse the scenario. That is, a poor man is the defendant and the rich man is the plaintiff. At the end of the trial, the court acquitted the poor man.

Now, do you feel the same? Or you might thinking that the poor man is vindicated and the justice still works for the oppressed. Brings back the glory of Samson over Goliath.

My point for that illustration is that sometimes justice for some are in double-standard. Yes, we have seen a lot of cases where the rich wins even if they should not; because of their power and money they are capable of denying justice to the poor. However, that is not always the case. Justice is not for the rich nor for the poor only. It is for all and by all.

Where am i leading at? Well, my argument about the possible reason of Adel staying as Belo's legal counsel is that Adel is doing his job, and he is doing it well. He is performing his responsibility, to make sure that justice is served. He defends Dra. Belo because he has the reason to believe that Dra. Belo is innocent of all the accusations against her. What might be keeping him as Belo's legal counsel? Well, I firmly believe that the speculated reasons mentioned earlier have nothing to do with that. I honestly believe that it's Sir Adel's principle that holding him not to dump Belo even if the world asking him to. Adel is serving his purpose, give justice to everyone not just for one. Some writers are being biased against him because he is on the side of Belo, the rich one and not of Katrina. I do not blame them, it has been what the society dictates. Feel pity for the poor, have no mercy for the rest. But we should not allowed our society to affect our own sense of right and wrong. If Adel happens to be the legal counsel of Katrina, would we react the same way we reacted when he is on Belo? I'm sure not. Because Katrina is the victim, because Katrina got the sympathy of the masses, all others on her side are hero. Sadly, Belo is not Katrina. She is rich. She is accused of being the mastermind of the issue and she is also the one who got cheated on by her boyfriend.