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“It is within the powers of the government to say these are the only vaccines available. If you line up then you have to be vaccinated with this brand. If you don’t want to, then it’s your choice,” Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Rafael Lagos said.
Will the new Judicial Integrity Board root out corruption in PH courts? JIB’s success will depend on the qualities of its members. “It all depends on who are appointed, who will do the job,” says Antonio La Viña. BY STANLEY BUENAFE GAJETE May 5, 2021 | 11:00:00 AM
President Rodrigo Duterte has seemingly ended his revolving-door policy on appointments to the highest post in the judiciary with the selection of Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, who is expected to serve five years at the helm of the Supreme Court.
Gesmundo, who will reach the mandatory retirement age of 70 in 2026, will have one of the longest stints in the post-Martial Law court, along with former chief magistrates Andres Narvasa (Dec. 8, 1991 – Nov. 30, 1998, 6 years and 357 days), Hilario Davide Jr. (Nov. 30, 1998 – Dec. 20, 2005, 7 years and 20 days), and Maria Lourdes Sereno (Aug. 25, 2012 – May 11, 20
IV. REFORMING THE JBC The question is whether the JBC has satisfactorily or merely perfunctorily performed its constitutional duty.. BY CARMELA FONBUENA April 30, 2021 | 11:30:00 PM
Court observers said many of the judiciary s problems are rooted in the JBC, the body that vets nominees to the judiciary.
“When we talk about independence, we’re not only talking about the independence of the SC but the independence of the JBC itself,” said Manuel.
The 1987 Constitution created the JBC to limit the president’s discretion to the list the body submits
It changed the process under Martial Law, when Marcos made all court appointments, and under the 1935 Constitution, when the president nominated the justices and the legislature confirmed them.
I. INTRODUCTION: COURTESY CALLS “Why would you approach the president? What is the message that you want to make especially if we look at the possibility that you will be aspiring for a higher position?” BY CARMELA FONBUENA April 30, 2021 | 11:30:00 PM
Rodrigo Duterte had been installed president for a little over a month when he received justices of the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan on Aug. 4, 2016 in “Panacañang,” the presidential guest house in Davao City which has served as the Malacañang of the South.
A silent video the government released on social media showed him talking in a jovial mood. The video then cut to Samuel Martires, the justice who wrote the decision dismissing a graft case against Duterte in 2011 and was seated across the dining table from him, flashing a big smile, seemingly in reaction to what Duterte just said.