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JBC nominates Corona
By Edu Punay
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Senior Associate Justice Renato Corona and three other contenders for chief justice are in the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC)’s shortlist to be sent to President Arroyo tomorrow.
The eight-member collegial [...]
Continue Reading →Palace can’t appoint Sandigan chief – SC
By Edu Punay
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – The recent ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) allowing President Arroyo to appoint the next chief justice has effectively barred her from making midnight appointments to positions [...]
Continue Reading →JBC interviews give glimpse of high court under new CJ
By Vincent Cabreza, Elmer Kristian Dauigoy
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inquirer Northern Luzon
BAGUIO CITY—The first public interviews of four nominees for the post of Chief Justice, which took place on Monday, provided a [...]
Continue Reading →It’s final: GMA can pick next Supreme Court chief
By Edu Punay
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – President Arroyo’s power to name the next chief justice was affirmed by the Supreme Court (SC), which ruled with finality on the case yesterday.
Nine justices [...]
Continue Reading →Palace: That’s JBC’s view
By TJ Burgonio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang on Saturday belittled the Judicial and Bar Council’s (JBC) scathing comment on the Supreme Court’s ruling authorizing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to appoint the next Chief Justice despite an election period ban [...]
Continue Reading →Puno asks critics to respect SC ruling on chief justice issue
JOSEPH MORONG
GMA News
Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno appealed to critics to respect the decision allowing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to appoint his successor despite a constitutional ban preventing her from [...]
Continue Reading →Carpio declines anew chief justice nomination
By Edu Punay
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio reiterated to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) yesterday that he does not want to be named chief justice by President [...]
Continue Reading →Party list, quo vadis?
By Artemio V. Panganiban
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections has been reckless in accrediting party-list candidates and their nominees. A few days ago, the Supreme Court reversed Comelec’s flimsy decision disqualifying Ang Ladlad. Now, it is [...]
Continue Reading →JBC sets interviews of 6 nominees for next chief justice
By Sandy Araneta
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) will interview candidates for the position of chief justice next week, the Supreme Court (SC) announced yesterday.
In an [...]
Continue Reading →‘No new Sandiganbayan chief until after Supreme Court ruling’
By Marvin Sy
The Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang has given assurance that President Arroyo will not appoint a new Sandiganbayan presiding justice before the Supreme Court (SC) finally rules on the appointment of [...]
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