It looks like there would be no boring moments in the Noynoy Aquino presidency.
This early, fireworks are starting to be lighted in the controversy of Gloria Arroyo’s appointment of Renato Corona as Supreme Court chief justice succeeding Reynato Puno who retired today.
Aquino’s adviser, Avelino “Nonong” Cruz, who was also Arroyo’s chief legal adviser until he fell out of grace when he disagreed with her attempts to change the Constitution for her to stay in power forever, told the president-in-waiting to void the Corona’s appointment just what Arroyo’s father , President Diosdado Macapagal, did to the midnight appointments of his predecessor, Carlos Garcia.
“I think that can be done and I think that’s what (Aquino) should do. That is the legal way to do it. Void midnight appointments through an executive order and then appoint a new chief justice,” Cruz said.
To underscore his non-recognition of Corona’s appointment, Aquino said he will take his oath before a barangay captain.
Lawyers, even among those who supported Aquino do not agree with his plan.
Marvic Leonen, dean of the University of the Philippines College of Law, and who criticized the High Court in allowing Arroyo to appoint the Supreme Court justice despite the two month pre-election ban said Aquino should “respect the office and not necessarily the incumbent.”
On Facebook, Leonen wrote, “On June 30, 2010 the President-elect will take his oath of office, hopefully before the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. This is a ceremony not only between Noynoy Aquino and Renato Corona. The act of taking your oath is not a statement against Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. It is to affirm that you accept the trust given to you by the Filipino people and promise this before the branch of government charged with the protection of the constitution. You can attack the former President, even the person of the Chief Justice if you want to, during your inaugural address–although I do not think that that also will make good politics. For example, you will have a series of appointments caused by some vacancies in the Supreme Court within your term. The JBC is under the supervision of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice presides over the JBC.”
Leonen further said, “There is a difference between criticism of a decision of the Supreme Court as a private citizen and the acts that you do as the potential incumbent of the Office of the President of the Republic. As a citizen you are accountable only to yourself, your community and your culture and its people. As the President, you represent more than yourself or your immediate communities. You take on a formal persona. In many constitutional doctrines, you even shed some of your rights as a citizen.”
Leonen gave Aquino his unsolicited advice: “Be the President of the Republic of the Philippines. Act that part. Take your oath before the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, whoever its incumbent may be. There are many other ways to improve the administration of justice. (For example, immediately get a good Secretary of Justice and a competent Solicitor General).”
UP law professor Harry Roque disagrees with Leonen and like Cruz, urges Aquino to appoint his choice of Supreme Court chief justice.
Roque, in his essay,”A breach of mandate”, said, “The Presumptive President-Elect must keep his promise not to recognize the legitimacy of an Arroyo appointed Chief Justice for two reasons. First, he must honor the mandate of the sovereign people when they ratified the 1987 Constitution. Second, this has become a political issue already decided by the people when they gave the Presumptive President-Elect an overwhelming mandate.”
Roque, who will be going on indefinite leave from teaching Constitutional Law and Public International Law in the UP College of Law and will be resigning from the Philippine Judicial Academy to protest the Supreme Court decision in De Castro vs. JBC, said, “Judicial power cannot and should not be used to thwart popular will of the sovereign who only now, chose Noynoy Aquino as their true leader based on a promise not to recognize the legitimacy of an Arroyo midnight appointee.”
Just when I thought we had avoided a crisis with the success of the first automated elections, here we are compelled to watch closely a brewing confrontation.
How Aquino will handle this will define his presidency.
So what is wrong with swearing before another official elected by the people (Barangay Captain) and not before an official who is merely appointed? Appointed by one not elected at that.
Excuse me professor. But last I checked, all branches of government are sworn to uphold and protect the Constitution.
People kept mouthing ad nauseam that it is the outgoing executive’s prerogative to appoint the CJ, it being declared legal to do so.
Well they should also respect the prerogative of the incoming to choose before whom he wishes to swear in.
Ms. Ellen, there is a brewing crisis. Next question, who manufactured the crisis?
I sincerely hope na yung mag pinsan na Carpio ay magtender ng kanilang resignation as Justices of the Arroyo Supreme Court kay Aquino after the inauguration just like yung binabalak ni Verzosa ng PNP.
SNV, hindi ba pwedeng palabasin na may grave abuse of discretion in the exercise of her presidential prerogative. Our constitution had limited the sphere of “political question”.
One more thing, ang hinayupak na GMA, humihirit pa ng isang byahe bago bumababa sa pwesto. Pupunta sa Vietnam for official function daw. Ipa audit mo na Noynoy ang gagastusin ng GMA na yan sa pagpunta sa Vietnam.
SVN, as I’ve mentioned in another thread. If ever Auino followed the suggestion of Cruz to void the midnight appointments of Gloria including the CJ. Isn’t it that it’s the JBC who’ll submit the names of nominees to the president? The JBC is headed and will be presided by by the CJ. So, if there’s no CJ since Aquino will “revoke” his appointment, who will then preside over the JBC? Pwede bang substitute? Or can Aquino just appoint a CJ without the JBC?
Generally, as judges prove themselves to be objective, fair and unbiased, they move up through the system to higher and higher level appointments.
If the main concern was for just getting a political hack by Arroyo with the same philosophy, then, yes, theres a brewing crisis.
Mike. Mayroong magiging acting CJ. That acting CJ can preside over the JBC. Of course, Enrile disagrees with me, and implies that it is only the Chief Justice who can preside.
Our history is replete with instances when the Acting CJ discharged the functions of the CJ. There is too much current adherence with the letter, and not the spirit and purpose of the law. That was the basis of the decision penned by JBL, that I quoted above.
It only shows the personalities behind Corona appointment as Chief Justice do not respect the people’s will for change! Bakit kailangang ipilit si Corona kung di naman dapat? It is just a matter of courtesy for GMA not to appoint him, being an outgoing president. Those pushing for him, regardless of what kind of mandate the new administration have from its people, only shows NO RESPECT sa bayan! They do not want to make it easy for everybody, and they are undermining this new government of the people. It only shows, the more we need to rise up again and push for this change…REVAMP THE JUDICIARY FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE!
Oblak, you’r absolutely right!
Humirit pa ang peking pangulo na may peking suso. If we will follow the General Appropriation Act she exceeded her travel budget, Arroyo spent more than what she should have in her foreign trips. But in Section 62 of the 2008 GAA, genral appropriation Act which allows agencies to utilize their savings under the Maintenance and Operating Expenses even without prior approval by the Department of Budget and Management. Lusot na naman si peking pangulo na may peking suso, but we all know that deficit last year Php 290 billion peso. Where is the savings? Anong klaseng batas ito? Ang ating batas ay butas… the budget allows for flexibility????
Its better to amend this GAA or repasohin but who’s the author… Cong. Manny Paquiao, Sen. Bong Revilla and co-author Sen. Lito Lapid? Disgusting!!
Just like our constitution, Section 15 Article VII of the 1987 Constitution prohibits the incumbent president from making appointments two months before an election and until his or term expires. Applied this year, the election ban started on March 10 and will last until the end of President Arroyo’s term on June 30. So its very clear.. maliwanag pa sa sikat ng ARAW na hindi pwede! But “According to the majority Associate Justices appointed by Glorya peking pangulo na may peking susu, that constitutional ban on appointments only covers appointments in the executive department. Instead, the justices invoked Article VIII of the Constitution, which applies to the judiciary and does not mention any ban on appointments during the election period. Section 4 of Article VIII requires the President to appoint a chief justice within 90 days from the retirement of the chief justice. Huh!!!
What is this? Flexibility? Laban o Bawi? And, let’s be real here, its quite different than establishing oneself as a top legal mind. Better to amend this GAA or repasohin but whos the author… Cong. Manny Paquiao, Sen. Bong Revilla and co-author Sen. Lito Lapid? Disgusting!!
However, Supreme Court Chief Justice, being the highest level of appointment, Puno said that without the rule of law, “there will be a lot of conflicts between and among the branches of the government and that conflict will not be to the benefit of the Filipino people. The rule of law is the glue that unites our society. Without the rule of law, our society will disintegrate.
But heres my question… Corona’s appointment in accordance with the rule of LAW of the Philippines????
Simple lang understanding ko. Na-revoke lahat ni Dadong Macapagal, tatay ng unana, lahat ng midnight appointments ni Garcia. Meron precedent…so pwede rin gawin ng incoming president.
Wala tayong aasahan na delicadeza kay Corona at wala yan pakialam kung ano pa ang sabihin ng tao. Kaya mamaya, asahan na natin:
1. Manunumpa si Corona kay Arroyo sa Malacanyang (According ba sa law na manumpa sa Presidenteng nandaya sa election)
2. Magtatalumpati si Corona na ang tenor : I am beholden to nobody, I will protect the dignity of the judiciary and I will uphold the constitution.
3. Ngingisi at papalakpak ang Arroyo.
Kaya mag iigting ang babala kay Aquino: Ano? Manunumpa ka kay Corona o hindi?
SVN, so who will appoint or who decides who’s going to be the “acting” CJ? Will the justices be voting among themselves?
‘langhiyang Gloria. Tama si Reyns, aalis nalang tumae pa. Tubuan sana yang bruhang yan ng malahiganteng almoranas. Grrr…..
SNV, can Corona legally assume the position of Chief Justice tomorrow when there is no resolution yet on the second motion for reconsideration?
Kahit na ilalabas sa umaga ang denial ng second motion for recon tapos sa hapon ang oath taking, may period pa rin for the Resolution/Decision to attain finality.
Sige lang mag oath taking na bukas, para may rason si Aquino to recall the appointment.
Bakit hindi nila pigilin si Pandak na mag-appoint ng CJ … bakit si Noynoy ang inu-upakan nila.
Manunumpa si Noynoy kay Corona … e di yong ngiti ni Glorya abot hanggang sa retokadong debdeb niya. Sasabihin niya … di sumunod ka rin sa akin.
Bakit kung ilang beses ng hindi sinunod no Glorya ang Batas …. may nagawa ba tayo …. buti na lang may eleksiyon.
Dapat lang na ipakita ni Noynoy kung gaano siya katatag. Sasabihin niya weder weder lang yan … lol.
At dapat walang reconciliation kay Glorya at ang mga Aso niya … kaiangang usigin ang mga kagaguhang mga pinag-gagawa nila.
Oblak: Denied na with finality yung motion for recon. A second motion for recon is mere kakulitan. The decision has ripened to finality. It cannot be stopped by kakulitan. Otherwise, any litigant can file a second, third, ad nauseum motion just to stop a decision. Mahina yang Simeon Marcelo na yan. An Estelito Mendoza he is not. Na-build-up lang sa media in the run-up to the Erap impeachment.
The Firm is not known for litigation prowess. Sabi nga ng isang dating nag-po-post dito, I believe the guy’s handle was ASIII, the Firm is an IP firm. No, not intellectual property, the other IP (influence peddling).
Now with the issue of grave abuse, paanong grave abuse kung pinayagan ng Supreme Court, when they ordered the JBC to submit the list? Mayroon grave abuse in truth and in fact. But the Supreme Court decision gave the appointment a veneer of respectability. That’s the other problem. Hanggang veneer na lang tayo. There is no true respectability.
Siguro dapat ding mag ingat si Noynoy sa mga nakapaligid sa kanya who may be giving him wrong advises. Remember that the Firm has it’s own issues to clear up, especially when they were still buddy-buddy with the Pidal mafia. They never explained fully what really happened with the IMPSA deal and the Peace Bond of Code-NGO. In fact, during those times, sobra kung ipag-tanggol nila ang mga Pidals.
to set the record straight, Noynoy was objecting to the illegal act of gma and was not against the SC.
Dapat kasi eh yung mga justices na lang ang magbobotohan kung sino ang gusto nilang maging Chief nila, nang sa ganon ay walang tinatanaw na utang na loob sa Presidente pag may mga controversial na kaso. Hanggang nominations na lang ang pwedeng papelan ng isang presidente.
According the opinion of Senator Enrile (his, before the Election) the sitting President can appoint the CJ even without the list from the JBC from the Qualified individual of his choice…but if it is necessary that a list of nominee is needed for the pick, then an acting CJ may act as the Chairman of the JBC..but then the vacancy has still up to 90 days to be filled so there are still plenty of time for the incoming President to appoint the Next CJ from the list submitted by the outgoing CJ as the chairman of the JBC, outside the Prohibition Period…The Prohibition Period as far as the Constitution is concerned is still in the Provision of Article VII and until amended or repealed by the process spelled out in the constitution itself, it will be in Force.
Corona should not take is oath as CJ. If he does, it will only show that he is not with the people and only doing so because GMA says so. Noynoy can always call a mini people power in the SC to force Corona to resign. Im sure the police and military can be asked to be lenient to the rallyist. If he still insist, he can be carried out of his office. Corona is too close to GMA.
Jake Las Piñas:Noynoy can always call a mini people power in the SC to force Corona to resign.
Okay ako dito. Sige mag-people power tayo. Barikadahan natin ang Supreme Court para hindi siya makapasok. Kung ayaw pa niya, dalhan nating ng military at police. Takutin natin siya at mga kasamahan niya sa Supreme Court na ayaw mag-resign.
Kung ayaw pa,magpakawala tayo ng goons. Tingnan natin kung hindi yan bababa.
Sino ang manguna doon sa Padre Faura? Susunod lang ako.
We just had our first legitimate election in years, got the people’s mandate since Erap…but still we’re so far from making things right…
We already blew it big time with Erap before (it was still wrong even though personally I was for it which makes me wrong also), will we allow the same thing to happen? What if soon to be speaker Gloria will do the same manipulations and maneuverings during Erap’s time and with the numbers in congress, legally, impeach Noynoy on some charges they will come up in the near future? She’s had practice…
I bit of a very unsolicited advice, only if accepted)
Because of the brewing war between the president in waiting, gloria arroyo and the supreme court, why not make the SC autonomous, meaning they can choose or elect their own chief justice without being nominated whoever the president is.
That way, the supreme court as whole can truly and really act independent form anybody, including the president.
The problem with our supreme court is/are, all of them are appointed by the president, which in effect “may”, I repeat may act in favor of the appinting authority.
Getting rid of the appointing power of the president for the members of the SC gives the members autonomy without being subjected to criticisms of giving favor to the appointing authority.
Another unsolicited advice: Noynoy to take oath of office before the barangay captain he wants BUT recognize Corona’s legitimacy.
“According the opinion of Senator Enrile (his, before the Election) the sitting President can appoint the CJ even without the list from the JBC from the Qualified individual of his choice…but if it is necessary that a list of nominee is needed for the pick, then an acting CJ may act as the Chairman of the JBC..but then the vacancy has still up to 90 days to be filled so there are still plenty of time for the incoming President to appoint the Next CJ from the list submitted by the outgoing CJ as the chairman of the JBC, outside the Prohibition Period…The Prohibition Period as far as the Constitution is concerned is still in the Provision of Article VII and until amended or repealed by the process spelled out in the constitution itself, it will be in Force.”
Ano ba to? Sinabi na nga ng SC na pwede mag-appoint under Article VIII of the Constitution, isisingit na naman ang Article VII. Moot and academic na ang isyu na to. The SC is the final arbiter in this case. So may decision na. Let’s live with that.
Why the big deal about this CJ issue? Ang paghandaan na lang ni Noynoy kung ma-lift na ang TRO ng SC dyan sa Hacienda Luisita issue. Dyan malalaman kung totoo yung sinasabi nya na he cannot be controlled by his Kamaganaks. Thanks.
This is mere unsolicited advise for the incoming prexy, why from lowest excutive of the land[barangay chairman]is more better if taking oath from one of the representative of GOD {NOT SELF DESIGNATED REP.}one of the messenger/ priest,since bible will in the scene,that he will discharge his duty according to the law of the land and the law of almighty god.to avoid some contrevesial issue who /to whom.
opps correction “controversial”
Tubuan sana yang bruhang yan ng malahiganteng almoranas. Grrr….. – Mike
Kaibigan, ‘kalupit mo naman. ‘Yun ba namang liit na ‘yun kung tubuan ng malahiganteng almoranas, ano’ng labas?
Naglalakad na puwet?
Did you see the picture in the abs-cbnnews? Corona took his oath of office before his President.
In the US, President Reagan asked the outgoing CJ Burger to swear in CJ Rehnquist, to symbolize the independence of the judiciary. www(dot)presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=36494
Nixon asked outgoing Earl Warren to swear in incoming Warren Burger. Nixon delivered his speech, as mere member of the bar. www(dot)presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=2107
CJ Roberts took his oath from Senior Justice John Paul Stevens. President Bush was a mere guest, delivering the introductory speech. www(dot)c-spanvideo.org/program/189112-1
CJ Earl Warren took his oath of office before then Senior Justice Hugo Black.
So now you see just how subservient this CJ is to the outgoing president.
May tama si Pranz! May tama si Pranz!
Why not let the Supreme Court justices elect the chief justice? That is the only way to prove its independence being a co-equal branch of the government and any justice chosen as head of the SC can take his oath before the most senior justice or in front of the people whose rights he pledges to uphold and protect through the rule of law.
This is also to put end in the “utang ng loob na ‘yan” tradition being exploited by the likes of the lucky evil bitch.
It can start with the incoming administration that can be set as an example by the future governments.
Change! Now na!
a. Executive Branch:
President – elected by the people (not cheated nor grabbed power/mandate).
b. Legislative Branch:
Senate President – elected by senate members.
House Speaker – elected by the respectable congressmen/women.
c. Judiciary:
Supreme Court – why should a sitting (and also a shitting) president appoints a chief justice when in our constitution it is a co-equal body?
“a. Executive Branch:
President – elected by the people (not cheated nor grabbed power/mandate).
b. Legislative Branch:
Senate President – elected by senate members.
House Speaker – elected by the respectable congressmen/women.
c. Judiciary:
Supreme Court – why should a sitting (and also a shitting) president appoints a chief justice when in our constitution it is a co-equal body?”
Because the Constitution and tradition provides for it. Even in the 1987 Constitution, this practice is retained.
“Did you see the picture in the abs-cbnnews? Corona took his oath of office before his President.
In the US, President Reagan asked the outgoing CJ Burger to swear in CJ Rehnquist, to symbolize the independence of the judiciary. www(dot)presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=36494
Nixon asked outgoing Earl Warren to swear in incoming Warren Burger. Nixon delivered his speech, as mere member of the bar. www(dot)presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=2107
CJ Roberts took his oath from Senior Justice John Paul Stevens. President Bush was a mere guest, delivering the introductory speech. www(dot)c-spanvideo.org/program/189112-1
CJ Earl Warren took his oath of office before then Senior Justice Hugo Black.
So now you see just how subservient this CJ is to the outgoing president.”
NapakaBABAW mo mag-isip. Si Justice Puno also swear before GMA when he became CJ of the SC. Pero may mga decision si Puno na disfavored kay GMA gaya ng “deemed resigned” sa mga executive officials who run for elections. At the same time, yung writ of amparo to address extrajudicial killings.
No less than CJ Corona said na pwede namang mag-take ng oath si Noynoy sa isang barangay official kung gusto nya. Pero kailangan nya pa ring sundin ang mga decision ng SC under CJ Corona regardless kung pabor or di pabor sa kanya later on. The way I see it, parang sinisira na ni Noynoy yung 1987 Constitution na ginawa at pinagtanggol ng kanyang ina sa mahabang panahon. Parang sila lang yung may karapatan na mag-interpret ng Constitution na di naman dapat ganon.
Actually, di pa nga siya na-proproclaim ng Congress. Yun muna ang asikasuhin nya. Take note also na up to now si Erap di pa rin nag-co-concede na sabi nya may poll fraud daw. Take the case of yung protest ni Atienza kay Lim na sabi nila pre-programmed daw yung mga flash cards. Paano kung may ganon nga, syempre pati yung result ng presidential, vice-presidential at iba pang position pwedeng may fraud rin. Malaking problema to at dito pwedeng i-raise sa SC especially by Erap himself. Pano ngayon yan kung walang CJ given na 1 1/2 months pa bago makaupo si Noynoy as President. Pano kung ipa-manual nila ulit ang bilangan, syempre dapat Supreme Court ang pwedeng mag-decide nyan.
Puno also penned the decision that quoted Angara’s diary without it being introduced to evidence.
Su Puno din ang nag-sulat ng dissenting opinion saying puwede yung cha-cha ni JDV.
Ang babaw ko ngang mag-isip.
Gusto nilang manumpa si Noy sa CJ, symbolic of his obedience to the Constitution. Nanumpa rin sana si Corona sa kapwa Justice, symbolic of judicial independence. Kung ayaw niya sa mga seniors, Carpio and Carpio-Morales, puwede namang sa pinaka-junior, si Abad.
‘Kapal talaga ng mukha nitong si gloria, oo!
Dahil sa paglalamyerda niya kaya lumobo ang budget deficit ng gobyerno, eh. Laging investment at pledge ang sinasabi’t ipinagmamalaki, NASAAN?
Aba’y nalibot na niya ang buong mundo, ah? Umunlad ba ang Pilipinas? Siya siguro, sila ng pamilya niya at mga kaalyadong puro balasubas. Ang mamamayang Pinoy? Hayun, nakatingala sa kawalan habang hinihimas ang kumakalam na tiyan.
Kunsabagay, kasalanan din nila, eh. Nagpaloko sila’t nagpauto. Tuwang tuwa kapag inaabutan ng isang kilong bigas, dalawang latang sardinas at tatlong balot na noodles. Hindi iniisip na BILYONG PISO ang katumbas niyon sa kinukurakot sa kanila ng sinasamba nilang puta!
Inulit pa. Hinalal ng mga botante sa ikalawang distrito ng Pampanga upang maging kinatawan daw nila sa konggreso subalit ang hindi nila nalalaman o baka naman talagang mga tanga sila’t mga hunghang na kaya nagkakandarapa sa pagkandidato si goyang bilang kinawatan ay dahil tuntungan niya ito upang maging Prime Ministress ng Republica Federal de La Tundan na magsasalba sa kanya mula sa patong patong at sapin saping mga kaso na ihahain laban sa kanyang halos sampung taong pagwawaldas sa kaban ng bayan at pagsalaula’t pambababoy sa Saligang Batas.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/05172010/news4.html
“Because the Constitution and tradition provides for it. Even in the 1987 Constitution, this practice is retained.”
Which should be put to end being exploited, manipulated and abused by the outgoing shitting president not legally elected by the people. A product of mass fraud, gloria arroyo, the woman who calls herself president ONLY wants to shield herself from suits once she steps out of Malakanyang.
And, to stop the “utang ng loob na ‘yan” and start practicing and put to life the independence of each branch of the government.
If it isn’t clear yet, then there will never be an end to the trashing of the Constitution by the likes of gloria ang her circle of thieves.
“……by the likes of gloria AND her circle of thieves.”
Ayon sa Malaya, yung link sa itaas:
“Presidential spokesman Ricardo Saludo said the trip will be a good venue for Arroyo to trumpet the increased investments and the successful automated elections last week.”
Asus!!! Gusto ko na namang maniwala!
# 30, MPRivera – May 17, 2010 1:46 pm:
Sinong mas malupit, si Gloria na winalanghiya ang buong bansa o ako, isang hamak na blogger na ninanais lang na tubuan siya ng malahiganteng almoranas??? Hi hi hi 😛
tigas ng mukha ni corona sabik sa puwesto. walang delikadesa mana kay gloria kapalmuks din.
Jesse Robredo from Naga City, for DILG?
I am beginning to have hope. Tulad ng sinisigaw sa mga concert,
MORE. MORE.
Governor Nantes helicopter crashed after takeoff?
Malalim ang balitang yan. Sunog na sunog daw ang chopper.
#43, me, too!
joeseg, di ba bff mo si Gov. Nantes?
I agree din ako SNV na napipisil si Robredo for DILG.
Sana totoo din na may Search Committee at kasama si Karina David. Idagdag na rin siguro si Solita Monsod at si Oscar Orbos sa komite.
Appoint di si Grace Padaca, I love this gutsy lady!
Coronang tinik si corona sa mamamayang pilipino, he will suffer the KISS OF DEATH from gma, like what happened to gibo , villaroyo and other allies of gma…… umpisa na ang kalbaryo ni Coronang tinik …..
Huwag na lang si Dinky Soliman, siya na naman… daming magagaling dyan.
Sax,
May kinalaman kaya dyan ang Narco politics?
chi,
Mukhang naipangako na yang pwestong yan kay Dinky.
Narcopolitics in the Philippines is a myth spun by unknown, unsold, unrecognized authorities of conspiracy theories…our criminals at this point are too fragmentized, too petty, too territorial, too small time, to get organized – same as the Filipino people…too many trying to pretend to know something but when you try to get them to come up with a solid body of work – nothing…can’t even sell comics, how much more novels? tsk, tsk, tsk, too many wannabees….
I’d like to see Noynoy get in his team new faces and non-politicians. Preferably from the academe.
Btw, Gov. Nantes’ chopper is relatively new, according to reports. It said it was just several meters from the take off point when, according to witnesses, the rotor jusr stopped and then crashed. Hmmm….
Tsos! Ganun ba luz? Kakaimbierna ang pangakong yan.
Kunin ni Noynoy ang ilang members ng Magdalo, he can’t go wrong. Dala-dalawa pa ang masters at kung kina Dinky lang naman ay may pruweba na ang love sa country. Pero, takot yata sila sa idols ko.
Pwede rin namang kumuha ng magkakaiba sa cabinet para may check and balance din.
Between kamag-anak inc and the Hyatt 10, sa Hyatt 10 na ako.
Madam Chi, sasalungat ako sa iyo ng kaunti. Mas palo ako sa sinabi ni Henry tungkol sa pagpasok ng mga Magdalo sa eksena sa Aquino Administration.
Ang sa akin, dapat paigtingin ni Noynoy ang professionalism sa AFP at PNP. Huwag na huwag nyang gagawin ang pag corrupt o politicized ni GMA sa mga naka uniform. Higit sa lahat, Please lang Noynoy, itigil na ring pag adopt ng isang class sa PMA at pinag uugatan lang yan ng palakasan sa promotion.
Ano ba sinabi ni Henry, kuya Oblak? Sori Henri…hindi dumikit.
Madam Chi, galing sa “Follow 2010 Elections…”
“henry90 – May 12, 2010 10:58 am
With the dawn of a new leadership, I hope that the Magdalo group will eventually disband after all its members would have been released from detention. I believe that Aquino will address the raison d’ etre of their existence. It is never good for professional soldiers to dabble in politics. The profession of arms is a far better calling than the snake pit that politics is.”
chi,
Abangan mo ang paiba-ibang kulay ng streak sa buhok ni Dinky. Palagi ngayong nakangiti, kasama ng mga elitistang yellow brigade. Haay, panay na rin ang pa-interview ni Leah Navaroo!
I wouldn’t want to see former Gloria’s allies to be in Noynoy’s cabinet. Especially those who jumped ship when they thought the ship is already sinking. That would include the Hyatt 10, Simeon Marcelo, Joey Salceda, etc…
Umpisa palang ng Arroyo administration marami ng anomalya na lumutang, IMPSA, Peace bond ng CODE-NGO, etc… Anong ginawa ng mga Hyatt 10 nuon? Either tumahimik sila or panay depensa sa kanilang dating among si Gloria. Nung pumutok lang ang Hello Garci at tila na lulubog na ang barko saka sila nagtalunan.
A,yan ba kuya Oblak. Saka na natin pag-usapan kung talagang palalayain ang lahat ng Magdalo at Tanay boys. Mahirap ang speculations, basta ang alam ko from a very reliable source ay sinabi ni Noynoy sa kanila via an emissary (saksi si Roxas) na hindi sya tiyak sa kaso ng Magdalo at hindi sya maka-commit.
Luz,
Isnab ko silang mga gray, hahaha!!! Hindi sila ang dahilan kung bakit nahalal si Noynoy, baka sarili lang nila ang dala-dala nila. Ang nagdala kay Noynoy ay protest votes against the unana bruha cutting across sectors of Pinas.
Chi, dapat lang na palayain na ang mga Magdalo ni Pres. Noynoy. No reason for him not to.
Maki-singit na nga po, sa usaping ito, Corona-GMA vs Incoming President-elect, Noy Noy Aquino…Una,halos karamihang batas ng Pinoy ay kopyada sa USA or Amerika..at halos sikat na abogado sa bansa, ay gamit ang ” Harvard ” at ibat-ibang US-universities, dag-dag sa talino nila…at,may nagbangit na 3-US presidents #35, na di nag-papel ng husto sa pagsumpa ng CJ’s(Warren,Burger and Roberts)dahil nga sa rasong,”subservient” or acting in a subordinate capacity from an elected president ( by the people, the cause of power in the Constitution ). Pwede naman palang manumpa ang isang CJ, sa kapwa nila ( outgoing or seniority ) bakit di gawin sa Pilipinas,..wala naman palang conflict or buhol…sa aking paningin, mahilig kasi ang pinoy sa ” royalty ” o utang na loob ( na siyang ugat ng kalukuhan at pag bagsak ng bansa..saka, may LINK yata, ang oath taking ni GMA sa planong: Speakership, Prime Ministerial na plano, at higit sa lahat, ang abswelto sa mga
halos “treason” acts na pinag-gagawa. Tulad ng Edsa-1; NBN-ZTE, at iba pang delihensya ng Bilyon-Bilyon; the Hello-Garci case or legitimacy as president for almost 10-years; the Mayuga Report-magdalo case, ampatuan ties, etc ).Malinaw na wala namang problema kung si Sen. NoyNoy
ay mag-take oath sa isang ” elected by the people-Barangay Captain ” at his choice, as long as it is LEGAL..TRADITION lang naman ang pinag-uusapan sa panunumpa sa isang CJ…
Sa Issue or subject na pag-babago sa gobyerno ng Bansang Pilipinas, magpakita na ang LP, sa steps or hakbang ng pagbabago na na-iiba by, “taking oath on a humble way, with spirit and purpose for a CHANGE “, from the old traditions ( na utang na loob. Let Noynoy be free from this negative-demonic tradition. He needs strong-legal-and bold action to show changes ). Ang utak-inpluwenysa kasi, karamihan sa pinoy, ay ang UTANG na LOOB attitude-system, kaya maraming abosado, at sumisira sa batas ng bansa.Itoy ma-iihalintulad mo na din sa mga pros-cons sa “smartmatic-computerize election, May 2010, na lumipas. Marami ang nag-pula ng di oobra,at delikado, ng gawin, sa loob lamang ng 3-araw, alam na ang mga nanalo and it became almost 90% success…kailangan lang ay ” BOLD ” or daring, ngunit na sa tama ( within the LAW ) ang gagawin, at malinaw na kaisipan at PALIWANAG, pag-kakaintindi…mag-tulungan na lang sana tayo na maipaliwanag ito sa naka-raraming taong bayan, kulang sa ka-alaman, at pag-aaral, karamihan ay “kapit-patalim-attitudes” at mga walang makain.Iwasan na nating gumatong pa, na baka mag-resulta ng di mabuti, alang-alang sa susunod na henerasyon-lahing darating ( re-innovate the education-informational system of the country, just like Efren Penaflorida, CNN-HERO-2009, for the over-all good of the nation ).
Can you imagine? Even the SC spokesperson is cautioning the incoming President re Corona snub!!! Wow, only in this country can this happen!!!
Kahit nga si Brenda Tililing, eh.
Corona appointment as chief justice unassailable—Santiago
http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20100517-270574/Corona-appointment-as-chief-justice-unassailableSantiago
Magno,
Baka nalaglag na naman iyang mga screws ni Brenda ulit.
Malinaw na wala namang problema kung si Sen. NoyNoy
ay mag-take oath sa isang ” elected by the people-Barangay Captain ” at his choice, as long as it is LEGAL..TRADITION lang naman ang pinag-uusapan sa panunumpa sa isang CJ…
May malaking point si Rodolfo!
It is to affirm that you accept the trust given to you by the Filipino people and promise this before the branch of government charged with the protection of the constitution.
While I agree with the good dean of UP Law of the necessity to show respect for the institution, it is incumbent upon that institution to behave in a respectable manner. Lest the good dean forget, the institution, SC for that matter, is composed of men — human beings — and as such must behave in respectable fashion in order for that institution to obtain the respect that it deserves.
If a member or members of the institution are suspected of moral corruption (not to include illegal and unconstitutional acts, eg., Davide’s and Panganiban’s “constructive resignation” doctrine, it follows that the institution is deemed corrupted if not downright corrupt. Hence, good thinking citizens of the republic will be hard put to respect that institution.
Again, men run institutions and whether we like it or not, the issue of respectability for that institution hinges on the non-corruptibility of the men that form it.
Barangay capatain is not one of those officials mentioned in the law who can administer the oath for president. I’ll check on the specifics later.
Ellen:
You must be referring to RA 6733 which states:
But check Republic Act 7160, Section 400 and 420. Giving the Punong Barangay the power to administer oaths in connection with the power to conduct conciliation in barangay disputes.
True, the power of the Punong Barangay to administer oaths is only in connection with the matter before his office. But the same is true for judges and the judiciary. They only have the power to administer oaths in connection with cases before their salas.
There is no law (at least those I have read), not BP 129 (the Judiciary Reorganization Act), the Constitution, nor the Rules of Court, that grants the judiciary with general powers to administer oaths.
An American case, Milton v State (Oklahoma), has held that the power to administer oaths is an inherent power of the judiciary; but that is only in connection with cases before it.
Now, is there a case before the Supreme Court that authorizes the CJ to administer the President’s oath? Is the CJ, without the entire Court, authorized to do anything (outside his designated duties i.e. administration of the court) not related to deciding cases, like issuing writs of certiorari or habeas corpus?
If the Katarungang Pambarangay can be considered a quasi-judicial entity, because it conducts mediation and arbitration, then it may have the same “inherent” authority as that of the RTC judges.
There is a way to finesse this, however, to save face for Noy, and Chiz, who stated that he always took his oath before his Barangay Captain, and from whose pronouncements, it seems, the idea originated.
Noy can ask the Barangay Captain to pronounce the oath, which Noy will repeat after the Barangay Captain a la CJ Roberts and Obama. In attendance, will be an RTC judge, to whom Noy will face, while repeating after the Barangay Captain. That way, Noy gives honor to the Barangay Captain, and has his oath effectively attested to by a judicial officer.
Again, like I recommended earlier, find a judge who was appointed by Cory; to thank her, because it is her memory that made Noy win.
Re # 77.
Sorry. RA 6733 does empower the members of the judiciary.
“Again, like I recommended earlier, find a judge who was appointed by Cory; to thank her, because it is her memory that made Noy win.”
akala ko maikli ang memory ng pinoy. is it also the memory of marcos that made the marcos dynasty win?