Where’s Aquino in all these?

well said, as always!

Let the rule of law prevail. The SC had spoken and let it run through it course. If later on its turn up as a bad decision then let the people do what is the right thing to do, impeach them. .   

The Supreme Court should disbar de Lima. This should make her unqualified for the position she holds and force Aquino to replace her. The same with Lacierda, Valte and Cadiz. Never have we seen a bunch of lawyers who think they can toy around with the law and orders of the Supreme Court, and does so with such air of  impunity and arrogance.

“But the government is not too weak not to find ways to bring her back”……perhaps.  But perhaps,too, the Jesuit constitutional scholar can contribute more solidly to the practical and realistic conversation re: handling of an alleged criminal if he  can also demonstrate the ways by which a fugitive can be physically gotten back from a destination with which the Philippines has no extradition treaty.  Let us never forget that when Arroyo named Corona as Chief/SC…she  was indeed already flaunting her disdain and disregard for the constitution. And these same characters railroaded Corona’s (himself included) confirmation despite its unquestionable constitutionality.  It is evident that such appointment of Corona was premeditated for its potential use.  That moment has come.  Arroyo was a problem then. She still is.  And this prostitute “casa de Arroyo”   stands against solving a series of grand crimes against the country and its people!!!!

question to de lima, lacierda valte and cadiz. did you really pass the bar?

.” did you really pass the bar?”

mas magandang tanong – bumagsak din ba sila ng ilang beses tulad noong kaibigan matalik ni tulfo?????

From where I stand what I see is a desperate attempt of the administration to cover up their ineptness and incompetence in not being able to file a case against GMA. Their 16 months in office did not produce even one case against GMA. Just one case filed in court would have effectively prevented all of this.

“Lacierda, Valte and Cadiz. Never have we seen a bunch of lawyers who think they can toy around with the law and orders of the Supreme Court, ”

pag sila hindi naipakulong o na disbar ng supreme court toying around the law and orders of the supreme court, sino pa ang maniniwala na at susunod sa supreme court?????

Where’s Aquino in all these?

Playing Play Station with his ward, Josh, of course! Getting to the next level of whatever game they are playing is definitely more important than the affairs of state for this president.

There is a big difference between moral and legal. De Lima is morally right but legally wrong. Sorry for her.

Why would the Justice Secretary obey a TRO from a flip-flopping supreme court whose motive on the issuance of this said TRO is suspect. Mr. Bernas speaks only as a lawyer on this one, I suppose.

You belong exactly to pharagraph no. 17. so sad. indeed…

Bakit di ka kaya magtayo ng sarili mong korte suprema, yung naaayon sa standards mo…kung meron man…

Dito pala ang tambayan ng mga epal na tanga pang mga Pilipino.. Ninakawan na nga at niloko ni arroyo, ipagtatanggol pa.. Ilang beses na ba itong si pandak nagmakaawa sa publiko? Puro drama ang ginagawa nya kaya dapat lang na  hindi na ito palapasin ng taumbayan.. Sino ba ang dapat masunod ngayon Si Pnoy ba o ang otso otsong miyembro ng supreme court? Si Pnoy ay hinalal ng milyon milyong pilipino para ipatupad ang gusto ng nakakarami, at yan ang malinis na pamumuno at mapanagot ang mga nagsasamantala sa taumbayan, samantala itong otso tsong miyembro ng supreme court ay inilagay sa puwesto ng huwad na pangulong arroyo para ipagtanggol ang kanyang sarili..

OMG what is happening Pnoy?  First you build up your case vs GMA in courts of Perception in Media.. you have crucified her in the bar of public opinion.. now you are persecuting her from seeking medical help. WTF!!   Why can’t you just go to court just like everyone else? Why didn’t you file a case in the first place?
If the law cannot protect us?  Is it mob rule that rules now?   Ano ka ba?? Where is your sense of justice??
Of course the mob is against her… Their perception about her has already been tainted with years of accusations building one after the other… But is there a legal process instituted to bring this to justice where she can at least defend her self?? WALA di ba? 

So what are you talking about? What abuse of authority is this? Set your priorities right, I wonder what kind of upbring you have had.. This is apalling.

Father, the last paragraph of your unscheduled column today says it all. Here I must agree with the constitutional expert from UP, begging your pardon. Dean Raul Pangalangan’s view I think is the one that carries the best logic, common sense and legality. The law is not, and should never be, a bar to common sense, and common sense in this case dictates that the Arroyos not be allowed to take leave of this jurisdiction. It is not helping the Arroyo cause that they seem to be getting iffy legal advice from known big hired guns of the legal profession. We reap what we sow indeed.

Hay naku I think you have just handed GMA a good defense against you.. and that is glaring human rights violation. Talk about a faulty strategy. This will now forfeit whatever case you have build on her. Kasi look at the way you are using your power… so abusive.  Talk about who sets the example of who should uphold the law. Naku another palpak from you.. on top of other palpaks.

In view of the open defiance of the DOJ to the SC TRO, may Imost respectfully and earnestly request Congress to immediately convene into a constituent assembly and amend the Constitution by deleting the following provisions for being mere surplusages:

“STATE POLICIES
 Section 11. The State values
the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights.

BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 1. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.
Section 6. The liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits prescribed by law shall not be
impaired except upon lawful order of the court. Neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national security, public safety, or public health, as may be provided by law.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Section 5. Before they enter on the execution of their office, the President, the Vice-President, or the Acting President shall take the following oath or affirmation:

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully and conscientiously fulfill my duties as President (or
Vice-President or Acting President) of the Philippines, preserve and defend its Constitution, execute its laws, do justice to every man, and consecrate myself to the service of the Nation. So help me God.” (In case of affirmation, last sentence will be omitted.)
Section 17. The President shall have control of all the executive departments, bureaus, and offices. He
shall ensure that the laws be faithfully executed.

JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
Section 1. The judicial power shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be
established by law. Judicial power includes the duty of the courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable, and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the Government.

HUMAN RIGHTS
Section 17.
1.  There is hereby created an independent office called the Commission on Human Rights.”

Most respectfully submitted.

rule of law is what we need to protect anyone and everyone including you if you find yourself in a situation like this..there is no place for emotions and mere speculation and perception…we always go back to what is basic sir

this is what we get for having a Supreme Court with no credibility, for having a Chief Justice tainted from the very beginning. When there should be a collective outrage for a blatant disregard of a court order -from the Supreme Court no less, the opposite is happening. Rightly so! The Supreme Court is a damaged institution. It is a joke.

The government is not too weak to find a way to bring her back, seriously? The government can’t even figure out where Ping Lacson went during the time he was eluding justice, or even bring back Ramona Bautusta/Revilla take your pick last name, what more with Gloria Arroyo?

In some terms, the Department of Justice only is “appealing” the Supreme Courts TRO.  This is all it is, and that said, this stymies or “freezes” all petitions until a thaw comes in the form of another decision one way or the other.  Right now, it is laughable that only in the Philippines’ justice system the way it stands right now with a minority of house and senatorial members and many others who play doctor and try to intelligent themselves around and over real bone specialists who feel GMA does not really have all that a serious bone problem.  Further calculations by the three bone specialist reveal GMA is treatable right there in the Philippines.

I’ve expended all I can right now in commenting probably on ten articles already and this tires me out.  It tires me to see the ridiculous thought process of the Philippine Supreme Court justices whom Arroyo placed on special purpose when she was in illegitimate power ~ which by the way, ‘thinkers’, those people she appointed to the PSC or anyplace for that matter are negatable under law and they could duly be removed.  But as yet, there are other more pressing issues to contend with. 

As President Aquino totally has a full plate in front of him and as he “eats” a little at a time, more “baggage” gets piled on top, now nearing a small mountain of “issues” to “eat”.

He simply has not the diplomatic capabilities, nor the political abilities, nor the legal knowledge, nor the personality acumen to resolve these myriad of issues the way any President could do especially when so much in the Philippines in the GMA controversy has swung totally out of control! 

Yesterday, I heard Hillary Clinton’s overture to the Philippine DFA Chief (who should be considered for the office of Philippine President, by the way) and other government and press officiates, and her is what I thought was a hidden meaning behind most of the speech:

That Ambassador Thomas was given his “pink slip”.

That President Aquino was recognized by now to be totally dis-connected from his position as President and he needs drastic and immediate assistance and counsel, which the USA will give him now and up to and through the time he meets with the US President in the upcoming months.  His government is overly corrupted, totally bureaucratic and incapable of conducting itself in a coordinated manner.  The President is a “lame duck” and also needs education on how to handle the internal and external issues (all of them, mind you), as many errors, mistakes and mis-steps are being made.

So, finally here, the Philippine government MUST incorporate the immediate assistance of the UN Security Council and the International Court of Justice to assist in this mess with Arroyo and other problems; obviously the President Aquino and his administration cannot handle alone.

tama ka, sir. huwag na kasi tayong magmaang-maangan at magmarunong sa tunay na motibong nagtutulak sa mayorya ng SC. kulapulan man natin ito ng ga-bundok na legalese, yabadda-badda, rule-of-law ek ek kung anu-ano pa, ang karamihan sa mga nakaupo riyan ay “tao” rin na ang unang pulso ay self-preservation at palihim na kindat kay pandak.

“You have made the rule of law and the care of the poor your special concerns, and in the process, you have shown that a life of principled service can—and does—change the world.”
       
- Statement of Joseph M. McShane, S.J., president of Fordham University, during the conferment of the  honorary doctor of laws degree, honoris causa, to President Noynoy on September 19, 2011.

ANG KAILANGAN DITO AY PEOPLE POWER NA. KUNG NAGTATALO ANG EXECUTIVE AT JUDICIARY MAGRALLY NA TAYO. WALA NA YANG TECHNICALITIES NA YAN. MAG RALLY ANG TAO DAHIL NAPAKA KLARO NA TATAKAS LAMANG ITONG SI PANDAK. PUNTA NA SA AIRPORT AT PIGILAN ITONG SI PANDAK NA TUMAKAS. PAG NAKITA NG SUPREME COURT AT NI PANDAK NA MARAMING TAONG NAGRA RALLY LABAN SA KANYA, ANO PA ITONG TECHNICALITIES NA ITO. UURONG SILA LAHAT. 

MAGRALLY NA TAYONG LAHAT. TIGNAN NINYO NAMAN ITONG SINUNGALING NA PANDAK. PAANO MAGING MALUBHA ANG SAKIT NIYAN E DRAMA LAMANG ANG NAKIKITA NATIN SA MUKHA NIYAN KATULAD NG MARAMING BESES NAGSINUNGALING SA BAYAN.

where are we in the world today Fr Jake? Have you checked how our Supreme Court was composed. This is not going to be water under the bridge as this will continue to drown us. Address the root cause of the problem then I beleive we can follow the Supreme Court’s verdict….it is also common sense and no media hype that Aroyo is ‘mandaraya’ and ‘magnanakaw’. i wont be fooled by her ‘act’ of paawa. tell that to the poor man who wants to travel to singapore for a bone repair

De Lima and immigration officials should be cited for contempt and sent to jail asap! Defying the SC TRO is a very serious and grave offense. Who would respect TROs or any SC ruling if this is allowed to happen unpunished?

SC has proven itself as independent despite most of them being appointed by her. Many of her petitions and EOs during her admin were turned down.

JAFO thats for you to find out

Thank you for reading my post!

Fr. Bernas (me doing signing of the cross), mahirap na baka mag-vanishing act si bulilit. At kung babalik siya kailan, KAILAN!!!! (sorry, I am not shouting, just an outburst of my emotion). Sana binilang mo ang mga daliri mo kung ilan sa sampu ang tunay na talagang ayaw ng masa na tumakas si bulilit. Di ba ang karamihan sa masa ay Katoliko?

The eminent Jesuit seems to be incensed by what’s happening. I haven’t read from him something as strong as this. He is customarily somber and composed.
Whew!
What’s happening with the Arroyos is actually like exorcism. Well, figuratively, PNoy and Delima are actually dealing with the devil. Ordinary prayers are said to have no effect on this type of problem. Exorcism employs extra-ordinary prayers and invocations.
Hence, we are witnessing the stretching of the limits of the constitution…extraordinary prayers to cast out the devil. :)

Fr. Bernas (me signing of the cross, uli), di ba nag-suggest ang Palasyo na imbitahin na lang ang and duktor na gagamot sa kanya na dito na lang pagalingin ang (nag)sakit(sakitan) ni Bulilit (mo)? Shsssssss! dinig ko nabigyan ka rin daw ng SUV (atin-atin lang ‘to! ano’ng gawa, Honda, Toyota, o Land Rover, ang type ko ay Cadillac kaso nakakaduda na ito kung Cadillac). 

Walang maniniwala sa comment na ito. Don’t click the like botton.

dear father bernas,

what does the constitution say about making tro’s? should it come out before arguments were made on a petition or after? what happened was that the tro come out that has the effect of undermining the petition being put in question, the legality of agra circular 41. the tro defeats the purpose of the petition at this point. what happens if, by some miracle enlightenment, the supreme court declares circular 41 legal? ms arroyo will be enjoying her time visiting doctors, if they ever do, while the philippine government waits helplessly for her to return. on the other hand, how difficult is it for the sc to just go through the deliberations while holding the circular valid in the interim?

but you see thats the whole point, they should act legitimately but should come into action to protect Arroyo when the time comes…this was supposed to be the plan. After plundering the country, Arroyo has the nerve to come back, pound her chest, as a congresswoman? things didnt go as planned because the administration candidate lost! now plan B…

Like many others, I despise GMA and I wish that she pays for her crime. But the main point here is: Are we still a society governed by Law? The law may be harsh… but it is the Law. And if we don’t like these Laws, we only have ourselves to blame for it… We elected the wrong people, who in turn, appoints the wrong the people in very important places in our government… (I’m not just talking about GMA’s election but the totality of the whole political body)… But still, there’s the law… Otherwise, let’s all forget the law… is that a better alternative?

The veritable footages of the ailing GMA speak for itself. GMA IS DEFINITELY SUFFERING FROM AN AILMENT.

But her detractors would feign disbelief or would want her given medical attention at the point of no return because their desire to skin GMA alive has consumed any sense of decency and compassion for an ailing fellow human being.

If your eyes don’t tell you the plain truth, you don’t have a heart.

Pnoy is just true to his pronouncement that the people is his boss!
While he is bound to respect the ruling of the Supreme Court he is also
duty bound to protect the interest of the people and to do justice to
every man.  

Section 1 of Article II states “Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.”

Now, we as a people should show that we are truly the boss.  Let us
support Pnoy! Let us also show the Justices of SC and members of
Congress that we are their boss. Impeach these hoodlums in robe! Remove
these corrupt and useless congressmen and senators!

This is the time! Let us exercise our power!

Gloria going for her medical is like a kardashian wedding

The DOJ had done its part…if the Arroyos won’t come back then we can presume that they are guilty.

Mahal na Panginoon,

Sa gitna ng kaguluhang bumabalot sa bansa, humihingi po kami ng inyong gabay.
Bigyan nyo po kami ng senyales kung ano po ang gagawin po namin.
Kung maari, baka puede nyong ibulong sa amin ang inyong payo para sa bansa
Kahit forwarded message man lang, ok na rin po

May marininig man lang kasi sana kaming gabay, kanhit kanino na nga lang.
Papaano po kasi, yung Pangulo namin ni anino di po makitaan.
Magpapatayan na po kasi ang mga Pilipino, walang paliwanag kung ano ang balak nya sa bansa.
Kawawa po kaming Pilipino, bulag pipi at bingi ang mga inaasahan ng taong bayan sa mga araw na ito.
Sa puntong ito, kahit si Eddie Gil, papatulan na namin ang payo, may marinig man lang.

Text back po sana kayo Lord.
Para nyo nang awa po.

Juan dela Cruz

I’m sure everyone you love is healthy like they are all legitimates too. Lucky guy.

plain karma, father bernas. i think moral theology teaches that all the laws must look at the divine law as their fount. where is divine justice here? i admire secretary de lima for the courage to stand her ground. test the limits of the partial and prejudiced court. this i think is what de lima wants. and for this, she has the majority of the pinoy’s support. 

A law is only to be obeyed when it is convenient.  Only those that suits their purpose are the laws that they will abide by.  What a hypocrite government we have today.

ay ewan ko sa iyo hindi ka makaintindi napakasimple na nga. malamang hindi ka nagbabayad ng tax kaya ok lang sa iyo na gamitin ang kaban ng bayan sa pagpapagamot kay gma, or ibigay sa MILF or ABB. google mo na lang si joaquin bernas. kung katulad mong mag isip ang karamihan sa mga pilipino no wonder kaya ganito pa din ang estado ng bansa.

De Lima has the support of the unruly, unthinking mob.  See, she does not file a case in court because she believes more in trial by publicity where her every pronouncements, accusations and rumors from text messages are devoured by the mob.

noynoy is just positioning himself to eventually was his hands from the issue when worst comes to worst. the asd thing about all this “cruelty” going on is that we are seeing that the democracy in this God forsaken country are not only 3 but 4. because what decide matter is what the “surveys” say. since the surveys say that the blood thirsty noynoy followers want gma to stay in the country so noynoy is following their wishses to the point of “dectating” to the SC what he wants.
It gets even funnier because in noynoys inaguration other than the presedential oath of office noynoy took an oath also before his fanatical followers & it looks like his oath to his fanatical followers is taking presedence over that to the constitution.

This is not a symptom of a weak justice system but a symptom of a weak government.

The DOJ is under the executive department. It is her job to see that justice should be served. Before PNoy installed as president, he’s been talking about seeking justice to those in power who robbed the dignity of the philippines during his campaign, indirectly attacking Arroyo. After more than a year in power, not a single case was filed against Arroyo. That simply shows, the weakness of the government. 

PNoy would play a political game in order to hide his weakness, conceal the weakness of his DOJ department. And also he plays the emotion of the people, as he and her mother exploited it in order to get the highest position in the land. 

Very weak government, if not incompetent one, especially the DOJ department.

This vindictive admin seems to leave in the illussion that they will win the oral argument w/c is very doubtfull. The very big question is, will this vindictive admin obey the final decision of the SC when it will not be in their favor?

it’s plain clear that the judiciary is full of worthless paid sh*ts and de lima knows it. she knows how the arroyos work. they twist, they railroad, they mock, they buy everything the comes their way. weder-weder lang yan arroyo! tapos na ang maliligayang araw ninyo! 

Sir JOven 83,You cant fault people for not believing Gloria, she has a track record of a LIAR..

Decency and Compassion? Do you think GMA was decent and compassionate when she was stealing millions from the county… You should know better…and besides medical records ( submitted by the arroyo camp) don’t suggest any immediate medical treatment. Her life is not in danger. She’s just a good actress, don’t let your eyes deceive you my friend..

Yes, yiu are very right. actually, noynoy is ruling the country w/ the authority of “surveys” & the surveys say that gma should be kept in the country. who cares about human rights & the constiutution.
national security is really more about noynoys survival & satisfying the wishes of the blood thirty noynoy fanatical followers.

Letting Arroyo go and not come back is better than not following the rule of Law. If Arroyo don’t come back, there’s always a way if needed to find them just like the Mancao, Ray Aquino, etc. However, not following the rule of Law such as defiance of the SC court’s order would do a lot of Damage to our system of government.

The DC41 was conviniet for this extermly incompitent admin even when it is a matter of fact that noynoy deeply hates anything identified w/ the past admin.
Yes, noynoy is relly the biggest hypocrit & very cruel!!!!!!!!!!!

“Thou shall not use the name of the Lord your GOD in vain..:

Wow, with all due respect to you sir Jon, but you did really have to use the Lord’s name in this post of yours which is full of sarcasm?

I prefer kindness and compassion even to those we all hate. And, I am sure you are equipped with authority and expertise to decide what’s a matter of life or death for GMA.

Let’s not discuss anymore about legal technicalities because GMA herself made a mockery of our laws during her term. It’s just a timing issue, di siya pinapayagan mag travel for now para masampahan muna ng kaso. After her arraignment then saka siya mag travel as much as she wants.

Hi Father Bernas. an inquiry on the SC TRO, does the TRO covers everyone currently under DOJ Circular 41? From what I understand, the TRO covers implementation of DOJ Circular 41, just not sure if this means for succeeding/future DOJ WLO’s or for all WLO’s including existing ones.

I would assume this TRO covers all with a WLO under the equal protection clause. Otherwise, the SC may have a very important reason to cover only Mr and Cong Arroyo, which I believe is her medical condition. However, if this covers only the petitioners, why the rush on the TRO when the oral arguments are already scheduled next week. Would there be irreparable damage to the condition of Cong Arroyo if we wait for the oral arguments?

Of course the 2nd paragraph is unnecessary if the TRO covers all those under WLO and future implementation of it.

Nagtatanong ka pa kung sino ang rerespeto sa tro, eh di ba mas malinaw pa sa mineral water, kayo lang na mga epal.. Sino pa ba ang nasa matinong pag iisip ang susunod sa otso otsong miyembro ng sc eh puro eto appointed ng pekeng presidenteng si pandak.. Dapat sa kanila mag resign na kung me hiya pa silang natitira..

Bernas is frothing in his mouth with legalities to help spring Arroyo. What is clear as day is you have a Supreme Court peopled by legal goons bought and paid for by Arroyo.

ang dami na pala nyang ninakaw nun, kaya pala hangang ngayon di pa rin nakakasuhan ng mga tangang taga-gobyerno… wag kasing bigyan ng dahilan ang kabila ng hindi sila nalulusutan. mag-file na ng kaso… BOPOLS

“Of course, there is also fear that GMA might not come back. But the government is not too weak not to find ways to bring her back.” They don’t even know where Ramona is according to Interpol. How much more to GMA when she gets protection from a government as a asylum-seeker. In other countries, right to travel means the freedom of mobility within the country to seek employment, or other personal purposes impaired only on basis of national security, public health and public safety but in the the Philippines, the right to travel only means the right to escape. We are having this Constitutional crisis because the Philippine Constitution is poorly written.

wake up please..don’t be a great pretender..your are one sided be two sided..your title speak who yourare..liar..because you have no son indeed..db kaya hindi ka father bernas..kundi mr. bernas…tigilan na galit na ang Bayan..you are not a part of it…

So everybody now is a legal expert. Ang bottom line dyan, the law is for everybody. Inosente ka man o me kasalanan. Arooyo was not yet even proven guilty of any crime yet. What is worse is that with all this trial for publicity na kinakain naman blindly ng mga b0b0ng Pilipino, wala pang kaso ang naisasampa. Bernas pointed this out. Kung meron nga bakit sa tinagal tagal ng pagkakasadlak ng pwet ng PaNot na yan sa Malakanyang wala pa ring kasong naihahabla?

Baka naman dahil walang sapat na ebidensya?

Several days ago, ibinasura ng Ombudsman yung kaso sa NBN ZTE na nagpapausok ng tumbong sa mga nanggagalaiti sa galit kay Arroyo. Sasabihin nyo ba na bayaran si Conchita, na appointed mismo ni Aquino. Susme. Ang gusto nyo rule of the mob inde rule of law.

Mga bwiset kayo.

hoy Roger, who says you can speak for Bayan? Sabagay, sinuswelduhan ka naman diyan sa Communications Group ng Malacanang. Teka, taxpayers’ money yan a.

One question that nobody except me seems to ask is the constitutionality of a supreme decision when the chief justice refuses to excuse himself, despite a massive conflict of interest. It is necessary in the case of any decision made by a court that those making the decision are clearly free from bias. Clearly that cannot be said here. Renato Corona was chief of staff to the very person whose case he was required to judge. How could he possibly carry out his duties fairly?
Maybe someone more familiar with Philippine judicial system can inform me on what basis Corona’s actions were legal and why he should not be removed from the bench and probably charged with bringing the court into disrepute. I have never seen a more blatant abuse of court authority by any judge (in any country).

I hope Inquirer realizes that many of the pro-Penoy comments here, especially those frothing in the mouth, are being posted by Malacanang’s communication group under Sec. Carandang. That is the reason his offcie bought 10 Apple laptaps a few montshago.

You are right, Father. It is now emotion, anger, hatred that prevails on the mind of De Lima than reason which should be.
GMA cannot get a fair trial much more Justice at the hands of this Pnoy administration.
All Out Justice of Pnoy against MILF rebels is again used as All Out Injustice against Arroyo.

To Joven83.  On the contrary, we the people against the Arroyo’s leaving the country are the people with decency and compassion.  Not particularly to our President PNoy nor to DOJ Secretary De lima, but for the Pilipinos who cries for justice to what she and husband did for 9 years.  We have the open eyes to see enumerations of anomalies, which I don’t have to mention, during her tenure which makes Ferdinand Marcos shame and her father, Diosdado Macapagal turn to his grave.  We have the eyes that saw how she lied on national television that she will not run for president and did it anyway.  The helicopters that were sold as brand new to the PNP, when in fact were already extensively used by them including by their cabals to distribute thousands of pesos to rig the elections.  We also have the ears that heard the conversation between her and Garcillano during the canvassing of 2004 election.  Oh yes we have hearts full of decency and compassion…that for the  people and NOT for her.  Your eyes swayed your heart easily to make you pity and believe a well propped (wheel Chair and contraptions) fake president.  The truth of the matter is, we are not feigning our disbelief.  We are in total disbelief of her health conditions and her real intentions in going abroad.  Wake up!

WHAT MUST PREVAIL,  THE RIGHT  OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO TRAVEL  OR THE CALL OF JUSTICE? It may seem to be a very contentious issue, but it is not. It is only being muddled by the supporter or allies of one of the contending parties, ex-president arroyo. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE WHICH CONCERNS  A PERSON WHO COMMITTED  HORRIBLE CRIMES, the right to travel must be curtailed to ensure that the perpetrator of the crimes cannot evade prosecution. And the state is duty bound to do that in the name of justice and its commitment to the people . 

.Bernas is a constitutionalist, but it doesn’t meant that as a constitutionalist he could use the constitution. which admittedly has imfirmities, to  render the government inutil in running after the crooks.

Bernas should have reviewed very well the rational of DOJ to hold the arroyos from going to places without extradition treaty. The intention of the arroyos is very. clear. It is to evade the trial, nothing else. Nada, Wala!

It’ looks like Bernas found a way to get back at Pnoy after somebody else was selected by Pnoy as dean emeritus ot Ateneo University. I always thought that a catholic priest is full of humility. But now I know.

yes, I agree much with you, Sir that the Law governs us all. however, I am not questioning the Law, but the “interpreters” of the Law = the Supreme Court. the Law may not be biased, but the magistrates are. the questionable and Arroyo-governed Supreme Court is too corrupt to distort our Laws. it is the Arroyo-governed Supreme Court, especially Chief Justice Corona that has no respect to our Laws. they do not think and decide for the sake of the Filipino people. mga bayaran sila. nakakalungkot.

yes the government is not too weak to bring her back, but it will cost us a lot of money and ridicule! let the arroyos suffer. it is not even enough for the wrong that they have done to the filipino people. inasar at binastos nila ng todo todo ang mga pilipino at naging katulong pa nya ang mga tuta nya sa supreme court. ngayon  sila naman ang maasar at mabastos na kasama rin ang mga alipores nya sa supreme court para magtanda sila. at dahil nga hindi naman nirerespeto ang mga tutang appointees ni gloria sa supreme court mabuti pa siguro mag tender na sila ng mass resignation para naman makapag appoint ng mga matitinong justices.

Everybody is talking about the legal issues.What about the moral issues behind all of these?

Yes Joe. I agree that the Philippine Constitution may be poorly written. But that is our constitution.  It was ratified by 85% of the voting population.  Poorly written or not (no constitution can be made perfect) we have to abide and defend it.

The long arm of the law will eventually catch up with Ramona.  Sooner or later she will be caught. 

As to political asylum for GMA, its not that easy.  The cases yet to be filed in some future indefinite date, against her are all criminal and not political crimes.  With reason, no country ever grants asylum to persons facing criminal indictments.  Who would want a plunderer amongst them.  Only to those persecuted for political beliefs which GMA  is not–presumably.  That is why Sen. Escudero is fearing that the continued defiance of De Lima on the TRO may give ammunition to GMA to be able to prove political persecution.

nasaan ang presidente? as in previous events, magdedeliver ng speech ang presidente pagtapos na.  parang pulis, dadating pagtapos na ang pangyayari

It is unfortunate that these things are hapenning to our country.  If we look at the real issues, on legal basis, GMA should have been allowed to leave.  The Supreme Court has already decided on it and the government should have obeyed.  Imagine if in the future similar decisions are made, will the government react in the same way?  If so, our rights might be at risk.

I believe, however, that the situation should have been less complicated if some common sense is used.  For example, I’m not convinced that delaying the trip would be catastrophic for GMA.  Given that her situation is unique (she’s a former president accused of serious crimes), if she is really interested to clear her name, she could have cooperated and postponed her trip until all legal impediments (including the decision on the anticipated motion for reconsideration is decided upon).  Patience on her part is needed.  The thing is she wants to leave right away and her actions are portraying her dubious intentions.

The government wants to prosecute her and her supposed crimes are not petty.  It has become a battle of wits.  She owes the people some explanations and her past records in this area were flawed, that is why the government is insisting that she should stay for awhile.  It doesn’t help that our Supreme Court has diminished credibility as well.

The delimma cannot happen in civilized countries.  Since this is a uncivilized 3rdworld Asian trash of a country therefore, it’s laws application is in the tune in the like of Yemen, Somalia and other trash heap countries in Africa.

Shouldn’t Philippines be moved to Africa?  It’s sullying the name of Asia and the ASEAN .

Filipinos have no business running a government.  The Filipinos are democratically irresponsible and religiously freaky.

Is the president abroad? Remember the typhoons that brought heavy damage to Central Luzon? He was in Japan then. 

I believe it is applicable only to GMA and her husband.  They are the only ones who prayed for TRO issuance, citing the specific WLO numbers they want temporarily restrained.  When the SC decides on the constitutionality of DC-41, its decision will be applicable to all.

At a time, perhaps for quite sometime already, when the Supreme Court justices look to Bernas as the supreme repository of constitutional wisdom and Estelito Mendoza as the court of last resort, it is high time that we focus on the most important issue with respect to our justice system — whether we should continue to tolerate these justices to make legal pronouncements that have a bearing on the people’s lives via their decisions that do not show that their reasoning is supreme but that it is supreme only in the sense that they have the last say over it.
I have always believed, in the same sense that the Congress has the power of the purse and the executive has control of the governmental machinery, that the Supreme Court is supreme because it holds the power of the written word, that the justices have the required mastery, intelligence, wisdom and understanding of the only currency that they have, of the power of language and persuasion. But when decisions are issued as though it is just another opinion of another lawyer, when decisions are reversed as often as “singkong dulings” change hands in the market, and worse, when final decisions are subject to review upon receipt of private letters or what else, then we should take a hard, long look at whether we should still suffer these justices.
Otherwise, without such mastery of the written word and the attendant supreme intelligence or brilliant intellect, and the only requirement being that majority rules, then, by all means, let us pack the court with nincompoops, or better yet, a representative sample of the ordinary Filipino.
Or is it that that is precisely what we have?

Yes, Filipinos, to sound intellectual, wanted separation of the state and the church but cannot separate it in their minds.  Then bash evil Americans and go there to reap what the evil Americans has sown.  WoW!

They even buy a special mass of thanksgiving for their God devinely intervening Embassy officers’ decision to give them Visa to Evil America!  WoW!  

Philiphinos have beautiful minds.  Minds that cannot be comprehended !  Galing englsichtzes kuh anoh? hawr! hawr! hawr!

Where’s Aquino in all these?. naglalaro ng PSP

Thanks. We’ll see what happens.

I think we are missing one basic element here which our argument should hinge, fair play, or the right to be heard . This is the bone of contention and with all due respect , that is what the Government is barking about.  The right to be heard and the SC denied it. They only heard GMA and Mike and then the hasty TRO. That is all.

naku, with all the propaganda coming out of the Malacanan Communication Group, na-dilute na ang pinaka fundamental na issue dyan. freedom of movement, mobility rights or the rights to travel is guaranteed by the Constitution. It is part of you and my human rights. It should not therefore be trampled upon. Lacierda gave said, it will inconvenience the state na maghabol kay Arroyo kaya, in the meantime, wag na munang sundin ang constitutional right na yan.

Isa lang yan sa basehan ni Corona and the other justices. And don’t give me that BS about Arroyo appointment. D. Pidal only chose from among those names nominated by the Judicial Bar Council. And it does not follow that because of an appointment, a person will blindly and rabidly side with the appointing person. The De Lima character is a case in point. She was an Arroyo appointee as well. Do her actions today seem to favor Arroyo today?

Ang problema kasi, you are reducing the Justices into mindless morons just because they disagree with your sentiment. Their judgments and decisions form part of this country’s jurisprudence. They will not risk their names for Arroyo. The law books and courts in the future will cite the decisions they made. Sinong me matinong pag-iisip ang basta na lang magdesisyon ng mali sa sitwasyong yan?

go discuss philosophy somewhere.

The advise of Archbishop Soc is very telling…and so is the pronouncement of Bishop Ledesma…but I guess PNoy is more concerned about PSP and vengeance (which puzzles me, for what?)

Leonardo, if your really want justice, file a case in a court of law against the person who committed horrible crimes and her right to travel will be curtailed by the court.  One slight hitch though.  You need to have solid evidence that the person you accused really committed horrible crimes.  Otherwise, justice will still be served, but in favor of the accused.

Its only in a court of law will you be able to get justice.  Not in any other fora.  But it also have rules that are at times too strict.  But then it is there to ensure that no injustice is done.  As they say, its better that 10 guilty persons walk than to punish one innocent guy.  Peace.

if i remember it right, in one of his interviews, he lamented how D. Pidal yanked the PSG escort of his mom. All previous presidents daw ay accorded such escort privilege. Wag ka magtaka kung masyado trivial ang rason na yan. Petty naman mag-isip yung PaNot.

The real reason behind all these is for the Arroyos to be out of the country before the government could  even file the non-bailable cases of plunder and election fraud. Trying to beat the red light.

According to Fr. Bernas “the government is not too weak not to find ways to bring her back.” Really? Thailand could not reach out to get back convicted ex-PM Thaksin after all these years. Surely, Thailand “is not to weak to find ways” to get Thaksin and have him jailed.
Why not file criminal unbailable charges against GMA? I am sure DOJ wants to make sure that any criminal case against her MUST stick, lest supportive courts may just drop any charge considered “defective”. If cases like the Vizconde massacre case is any indication, expert lawyers can raise technicalities that will exonerate their guilty clients. As far as I am concerned, the most heinous crime one can commit, aside from genocide, is electoral fraud because it victimizes society. And, of course, it is a very difficult crime to prove.

Balita ko pati yung plunder case sa Iloilo Airport binasura din ng DOJ mismo.  Hindi pa lang nilalabas ang balita.

This is what I call, the best strategy to escape from justice. The Arroyos, feeling the jaws closing up on them have resorted to this tactic to escape prosecution. THIS very BRILLIANT actually, showing that they are always one or two even three steps ahead of the administration. There is no other way but to let them go abroad, even some of you may not like it, the right to travel is inherent in the constitution. The justices were probably bound to side with arroyos given that the majority of those who voted for those in favor of the TRO are Gloria appointees (which by the way is a result of the LOOOONNNGG stay in malacanang,if the gloria party mates have won the last election, we could have had  Prime Minister Gloria Macapagal Arroyo by now). Now, the administration is probably squirming in their seats, GLoria and Mike are going to get away, the peole’s support will lessen even more now that the people are gettig their rude awakening that their sympathy votes they casted last election was in vain.

I think most bloggers want Arroyo arrested. It is as simple as that. There is no need to make up bizarre conspiracy theories. I have no relationship with the Acquino family or malacanang. I just want to see his anti-corruption campaign succeed.

the justice secretary is really wrong with her stand not to follow the TRO but what can she do its her boss that doesn’t want to follow the court order.

IT’S ABOUT TIME THAT WE, the
FILIPINO PEOPLE, WHO BELIEVE IN JUSTICE SECRETARY LEILA DE LIMA being
persecuted for doing her job faithfully STAND UP AND LET OUR VOICES BE
HEARD against the mob lynching of her by no less, so-called men in robes
and human crocodiles in the august halls of both the Upper and Lower
Houses.

IT’S HIGH TIME THAT WE, the FILIPINO PEOPLE, EXPRESS OUR PROLETARIAN
INDIGNATION AND DISGUST at THIS WHOLE JUDICIAL FARCE.AND PARTIALITY

IT’S HIGH TIME THAT WE TAKE OUR CAUSES and GRIEVANCES TO THE STREETS AGAIN.

Cruelty???

Our collective memory is, indeed, short and selective.

Have you. men in robes and gentlemen in barong. forgotten that not too
long ago, you were part of the lynching mob thirsting for GMA’s topple
over the HELLO GARCI Electoral Sabotage Scandal? Didn’t you feel
indignant over her iron-fisted E.O.’s barring her Cabinet Men from
testifying truthfully? Did you feel it was right for her to put
whistleblowers behind bars, and let the perpetrators go scot-free in
order to save her hide and her already tattered reputation?

Gentlemen, THAT WAS CRUELTY TO THE WHOLE NATION’S PSYCHE IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE.

CRUELTY FOR CLIPPING HER RIGHT TO TRAVEL??? Some of our lawmakers are
starting to parrot the same exact thing after another Man in Robe by the
name of BERNAS ‘wisely’ opined. Any relation to the “BERNAS” who’s
married to GMA’s daughter, Lulli?

Lawmakers denouncing cruelty in Secy of Justice’s JUST DEFIANCE of the SC’s TRO?

Could it be that it’s their vested interests at stake here, foreseeing
perhaps themselves under the guillotine of investigation and prosecution
in the future, thus, the vehement opposition now?

LET US ALL WISE UP, MY DEAR FELLOW COUNTRYMEN.

LET US NOT BE COWED BY THESE PEOPLE IN THE GOVERNMENT, for we are more powerful than them if we get our act together in this!

LET US BE PRO-ACTIVE IN HELPING OUR PRESENT GOVERNMENT IN HAILING ALL
CORRUPT AND UNDESERVING OF RESPECT CIVIL SERVANTS WHO HAD ABUSED THEIR
POWER AND TRAMPLED OUR RIGHTS TO RIGHT OF INFORMATION, TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.

May Secretary Leila de LIma be in perpetual divine breath as she
carries on with her work and responsibilities through to these 6 years!

We have an aspiring dictator and a vengeful tyrant in Pres. BS Aquino. He thinks himself above the law and more supreme than the Supreme Court. He wants CGMA in jail just because of Hacienda Luisita. The country is now in a Constitutional Crisis situation with the Executive openly defying the legal order of the Supreme Court. Pnoy is now in open violation of the Constitution, an impeacheable offense. Where is our legal luminaries and defender of the Constitution?   

What else is there to it if not to slip out of the country and slip off the guillotine of justice and persecution…

It appears that OSG filed an opposition to Arroyos’ petitions before SC issued the TRO.  doesn’t this satisfy the admin’s “right to be heard”? 

De Lima seems to believe so much in the capability of Solgen Cadiz to do Estelito Mendoza-like wonders when oral arguments are heard like what happened in the ARMM Case. 

Maybe busy with WOW in his PC.

WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO IT IF NOT TO SLIP OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND SLIP OFF FROM THE GUILLOTINE OF JUSTICE AND PROSECUTION..

I fully understand your sentiments, Fr. Bernas. Your nephew is married to Luli Arroyo.

You said that “the Supreme Court spokesperson tells us that among the issues discussed by the justices were the right to travel, the right to life and the presumption of innocence.” But, what about the right of the government to due process? Why didn’t the 8 SC justices allow oral arguments before a TRO was issued so that the government could have all the opportunities to be heard? Why did the 8 justices only want to hear the side of the Arroyos? And if Justice Sereno is to be believed, the Arroyos even submitted untruthful allegations to the court. Imagine, the Arroyos lied to the Supreme Court!!!! Congenital liars!!!

Where is Pres. Aquino in all these? He is on the side of the people!!!!

Bernas said that facts are clear but he forgot to state the fact on which all others are premised and that is, that it was Arroyo who issued the circular restrained by the SC. If it was somebody else who petitioned the SC, then that detail may not be material. But it was the very person who issued the circular used on other people who now questioned its application to her. Sauce to the goose not a sauce for the gander? Clean hands? Arroyo must be more equal than others.

The SC justices who voted in favor of Arroyo as is Arroyo herself must be half Christians. They believe in the doctrine of do unto others on the matter of the watchlist order, but not on the other half of the saying when it applies to them. That is why i subscribed to the eastern tradition of not doing unto others what you do not want them to do unto you.

Here you go again mangmang goding.  You and Bernas are right.  You hit the nail on the head.  Emotion, anger and hatred of the people of this Republic must prevail.  They clamor for the Arroyos to be jailed for what they did.  You don’t posses all these because you are blind.  Mangmang ka talaga.

under the watch of pnoy, the communists have started to creep back into society. just look at the forums.

“Where in the world are we today!!!” oh in case you don’t know, today we are in deeps**t! because of a mundane issue most of the Filipino people couldn’t care less! to be truthful it will be a good thing if she’s not in the Ph at all, she’ll do us a great favour if she’s not around! the present govt. forgot all the main concern like, high cost of electricity, petrol products, food security etc etc because of her! so go and be gone!

“a Man of God is still a Man”!

Outrage. The people felt they are being robbed of justice once again. Our justice system is rotten to the core and the Arroyo Court’s decision amplified the rottenness: TRO for the appointers, the rich and mighty; jail for the small people. The TRO was granted only to the Arroyos and not to other people under the HDO. The people will not feel this way if court decisions are credible. To lawyers and justices, periods and commas are points of contentions but to ordinary citizens, what matter most are the results. Does the end results promote our aspirations on honesty & accountability and allow us to progress as a people?    

Where is Abnoy in all of these? Playing PSP Sir.
Pag ako naging Presidente ng Pilipinas at magpapatingin si Abnoy sa Psychiatrist nya, hindi ko sya papayagan kasi hindi na rin naman magagamot ang pagka abnoy nya hehe

How stupid can you be?  I posted my own comments.  Idiot

“where is aquino?” he doesn’t want to talk somebody might ask him and deliver a wrong answer, mas lalong kakahiya

Pnoy supporters are people who are either morally good Cory-loyalists or simply emotionalists. But this TRO issue can tell us that the emotionalists outnumbered the morally good ones by siding with this administration in defying SC order that even anti-GMA lawmakers, constitutionalists, and lawyers agree with!

Circular 41, no matter WHO crafted it, cannot stand pitted against the Constitution!  The Constitution is the FUNADAMENTAL LAW OF THE LAND and all laws must be tailored, crafted and derived from it in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution!

Circular 41 is an administrative creation!  The Constitution is the PEOPLE’s creation!  The power of an administrative person cannot be compared to the power of the people!  You cannot compare the power of a bicycle to the power of a tank, can you?

So simple, guys!  Can’t you see the DIFFERENCE? 

MarianoRenatoPacifico have no business running a satanic cult. He is demon but a very irresponsible and freaky demon. hihihi

“Congenital Liar” this is the name that Ninoy Aquino was called by Pres Marcos!

a court in the RP, whether SC, CA or RTC, is not required by law to hear the other party before it issues a TRO nor is it required to entertain a MR before a TRO can be effective. the essence of a TRO is that it is an immediate but TEMPORARY remedy pending the final judgment on the case.

TROs are issued because the petitioner had proven in the eyes of the court  that irrepairable damage will be cause to him or her if a certain action by the opposing party is allowed to proceed during the pendency of a case.

let us take a populist example, a TRO requested by squatters affected by a demolition is effective immediately even if the other party has not been heard in court. 

the reason being is simple, if the final judgment will be in favor of the squatters, that victory will be hollow because the demolition that was not stopped by a TRO had already caused them irrepairable damage.

in GMA’s case, she argued that if a TRO was not issued, she would not be able to immediately seek crucial medical attention. her evidence, the certifications of her doctors that were submitted to court. 

mind you, the whole case is still pending final judgment. if GMA dies due to lack of medical treatment but eventually she wins the case, that would be tragic.

however, some would celebrate and call it justice. very well, that is called mob justice.      

like most Filipinos, i would love to have GMA spend the rest of her life in jail for the alleged sins she did to the RP.

however, we must always do it properly through the rule of law.

it was very easy for the Aquino administration to stop GMA from traveling abroad by just simply filing one of the supposedly many cases that it planned to file against her. once a person has a pending criminal case, a Hold Departure Order can be legally issued.

however, after one and a half years in power, no single case from the DOJ and the Ombudsman has been filed!!!

contrast this to the first six months of GMA’s administration, she immediately filed plunder cases against Erap that is why Erap was not able to escape and was eventually convicted.

ang problema kay Pnoy ay napakabagal ng legal team nya. hawak na nga nya ang DOJ at Ombudsman pero panay tulog pa rin sa pansitan. ngayon na tatakasan na sila ni GMA, ililipat sa Supreme Court ang sisi na ginawa nilang katangahan.

DEMENTIA MUST HAVE HIT SOME MEN THAT BAD…tsk tsk….WELCOME ON BOARD TO JOKER ARROYO’S SHIP, FATHER!

you don’t file a case just for the sake of filing..only bopols like you think that way..

you actually have to build a string case which is what the government is doing right now.arroyo sensing that she’ll have problems once the case is filed gloria is now scrambling to flee the country, hence, making an excuse to seek medical treatment abroad..get it?

you don’t file a case just for the sake of filing..only bopols like you think that way..

you actually have to build a string case which is what the government is doing right now.arroyo sensing that she’ll have problems once the case is filed gloria is now scrambling to flee the country, hence, making an excuse to seek medical treatment abroad..get it?

you don’t file a case just for the sake of filing..only bopols like you think that way..

you actually have to build a strong case which is what the government is doing right now.arroyo sensing that she’ll have problems once the case is filed gloria is now scrambling to flee the country, hence, making an excuse to seek medical treatment abroad..get it?

Parang si Gloria

Let the drama take its course where everybody will make their point and in due course she will be allowed to leave. All are making a political statement and no matter how this author who is one of the original framers of a dysfunctional constitution, which had been subject to abuse by previous authorities from the executive, legislative and courts will not make a difference. The cultural baggage carried by all Filipinos is dragging all to an obvious conclusion which is she will never face justice. How can you laugh when Gloria’s lawyer in an interview with a local TV bet his ‘balls” if Gloria will not come back. Only in the Philippines. What a country

Naks!  Perfect man, indeed. Have you seen youself sa salamin lately?

I still believe in what De Lima said, what’s the use of next Tuesday’s oral arguments when Gloria has already flown away?

 We’re with you!
Arroyos escaping their sins of plunder and mocking people’s will is the gravest injustice of all!
Arroyo-appointed judges are no justice!
Crooks hiding behind legalese are no justice!
So-called defenders of law blind to the higher law are no justice!
Punish the Arroyos first! Then we will believe in justice again!

people here complain about the “lack of due process” but lack due knowledge of what a TRO is all about. 

a court in the RP, whether SC, CA or RTC, is not required by law to hear the other party before it issues a TRO nor is it required to entertain a MR before a TRO can be effective. the essence of a TRO is that it is an immediate but TEMPORARY remedy pending the final judgment on the case.

TROs are issued because the petitioner had proven in the eyes of the court  that irrepairable damage will be caused to him or her if a certain action by the opposing party is allowed to proceed during the pendency of a case.
let us take a populist example, a TRO requested by squatters affected by a demolition is effective immediately even if the other party has not been heard in court.

the reason being is simple, if the final judgment will be in favor of the squatters, that victory will be hollow because the demolition that was not stopped by a TRO had already caused them irrepairable damage.

in GMA’s case, she argued that if a TRO was not issued, she would not be able to immediately seek crucial medical attention. her evidence, the certifications of her doctors that were submitted to court.

mind you, the whole case is still pending final judgment. if GMA dies due to lack of medical treatment but eventually she wins the case, that would be tragic.

however, some would celebrate and call it justice. very well, that is called mob justice.     

like most Filipinos, i would love to have GMA spend the rest of her life in jail for the alleged sins she did to the RP. however, we must always do it properly through the rule of law.

it was very easy for the Aquino administration to stop GMA from traveling abroad by just simply filing one of the supposedly many cases that it planned to file against her. once a person has a pending criminal case, a Hold Departure Order can be legally issued.

however, after one and a half years in power, no single case from the DOJ and the Ombudsman has been filed!!!

contrast this to the first six months of GMA’s administration, she immediately filed plunder cases against Erap that is why Erap was not able to escape and was eventually convicted.

ang problema kay Pnoy ay napakabagal ng legal team nya. hawak na nga nya ang DOJ at Ombudsman pero panay tulog pa rin sa pansitan. ngayon na tatakasan na sila ni GMA, ililipat sa Supreme Court ang sisi sa ginawa nilang katangahan.

mag PSP ka na lang Pnoy Abnoy!!!

abnoy ka ba?

I hope you could also have compassion to the many filipino people who suffered and are still suffering because of the rampant corruption during arroyo’s regime?These people, including me just want ‘real” justice to be served.

And by the way, i am no expert,but its the medical records that the arroyo themselves submitted suggest that arroyo’s medical condition is not life threatening.

You are kidding. Do you know how many were framers of these constitution and a good 90% of Filipinos do not have an idea WT _ it was

Arroyos escaping their heinous crimes of plunder and subverting people’s will is the gravest injustice!
Arroyo-appointed SC justices is no justice!
Crooks hiding behind legalese is no justice!
So-called legalists blind to higher justice is no justice!
Punish the Arroyos first! then we’ll believe in justice again!

It is hard to believe but Aquino appears to have no idea whether or not he is coming or going!  He shows guts in defying the ruling of the Supreme Court in regards to Arroyo but I doubt it very much if he knows what he is up against!  It appears until now, he has no clue of what’s happening or is this display of defiance a sign of a one track mind, stubborness, narrow mindedness or some loose screws needing tightening?  Or is this a wang wang natural reactions against authority?  Open your eyes, people!

I agree with you 100 percent but let them go it will not make a difference.

Of course, sir, including those new recruits into the ranks of hunger incidence. Balita ko dumami ang mahirap ngayon na dapat wala ng kurap. A notch higher than 19% and Pnoy would already top the charts.

If the Arroyos decide against returning to probable jail, they would have little difficulty achieving it. Thaksin Shinawat is an example of that. The Philippines lacks extradition treaties with most countries so nothing could be done once she escapes.

a TRO is issued when the petitioner has shown a clear legal right to the relief applied for. in this case, the alleged curtailment of the legal right was by virtue of a circular issued by the very person who is now applying for exemption from such circular. faced with that fact, do you think the right is clear enough to grant the relief however temporary? do you not think that the SC should at the very least make the petitioner explain her inconsistent position as a former (fake) President but now “only” a congresswoman? where is accountability there which is as much a consideration for the SC as the rights of litigants? it is in this case where it has been demonstrated that the validity, legality or whatever of government policy depends on which side of the fence you are on and Gloria is its shining example.

Please read Associate Justice Sereno’s dissenting opinion at SC webpage.

How can one “accept the referee’s decision graciously” if the arbiter’s credibility is tainted?

From a strictly legal standpoint, the SC’s decision must be followed. The problem is the people who make up the SC are, as have been tirelessly pointed out, mostly GMA appointees or have served GMA. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out which side they are going to favor, given their background and their past rulings. With suspects like the Arroyos, whose desire to flee the country amid all accusations is so strong they’ve prepared to leave even before the court made its decision, the government can’t simply take the risk. It cannot afford to question the SC while watching the Arroyos escape. A decision had to be made; the government simply heeded the call of the majority, not the elite, arrogant and indebted few who happen to sit in the high court. Personally, I think it is also high time that we more boldly question this referee that is SC; it remains quite unfortunate though that this had to take the form of contempt.

How can one “accept the referee’s decision graciously” if the arbiter’s credibility is tainted?
 
From a strictly legal standpoint, the SC’s decision must be followed. The problem is the people who make up the SC are, as have been tirelessly pointed out, mostly GMA appointees or have served GMA. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out which side they are going to favor, given their background and their past rulings.
With suspects like the Arroyos, whose desire to flee the country amid all accusations is so strong they’ve prepared to leave even before the court made its decision, the government can’t simply take the risk. It cannot afford to question the SC while watching the Arroyos escape.
Personally, I think it is also high time that we more boldly question this referee that is SC; it remains quite unfortunate though that this had to take the form of contempt.

THANK YOU, NO OFFENSE!  Remember we are in this together with other like minds!.

“So-called defenders of law blind to the higher law…” 

I absolutely agree that some people for all their supposedly wisdom are missing out on  this point. 

Thank you very much for your pointed perspective! 

It is indeed obvious that De Lima is just fronting for the real mastermind–Penoy.  If this president is actively involved in defying the high court, he can be impeached for culpable violation of the constitution.  His supporters may gloat that it won’t prosper given the present configuration of Congress (although it could change anytime given the dynamics of the current situation).  But the world will see how this president is trivializing the very constitution and processes he has been sworn to uphold.  And I don’t think it will be a pretty picture.  As Penoy shakes hands with statesmen in Bali, I wonder how he could look anyone in the eye and what the person in front of him could be thinking.  

This is the 1987 Constitution during the revolutionary government of Cory.  The rights of individual are restored and protected in this 1987 constitution because it was taken away from the Aquinos during Martial Law years. 

Now,  it is the other way around.  An Aquino, through DOJ’s De Lima,  is taking away the right of an individual.  Are we now in Martial Law and dictatorship?  Dictator Marcos did not respect the congress, supreme court, and other branches of government during Martial Law. 

Is PNoy doing it now.  Is he starting to be a Dictator? 

Whether it is popular or not,  the Rule of Law must be respected and accepted.  This is what democracy is and tamang Tuwid na Daan…. 
Mukhang baluktot na daan ang tinatahak ni DeLima at ni PNoy.

PNOY’s government is trying to repair the damages left by gloria..at least he is driven to end corruption in the government, something gloria didn’t even dare to touch, why?, because she herself is “corrupt”. Leaving the country’s coffers almost empty..

YOu can’t blame PNOY alone on the rising hunger incidence, we should understand that he’s government is still in a “repair mode” right now. A not so easy task considering the damages left by the Arroyo’s.I believe that in the long run everything PNOY is doing will benefit all of us.

“But the government is not too weak not to find ways to bring her back.” – i agree with this statement.. ganon ba kahina sila Laylay Delima at natatkot sila matakasan.. kala ko ba sila ung pinakamagaling dito sa pinas kaya sya pinili ni Penoy .. or Pinapakita lang at pinapatunayan lang nila na ganun sila kahina .. at walang alam sa batas

Ilang taon ba ang kailangan para makapag build ng strong case. Ay susmiyo, ibig mo bang sabihin, mag-aantay yung korte at yung arroyo kung kelan magiging handa ang makupad na talagang Pangulo?

Magdadalawang taon na, yung Bautista ngang pumatay ng sariling kapatid ilang araw lang naikulong na. Ano bang klaseng paghahanda yan? 

one thing is clear in this situation…. Binaboy ni Laylay Delima ang Supreme Court.. sabi nga nung isang Consti. Expert.. wether you like it or not sa decisiion ng SUPREME Court you must abide and follow..  maraming legal way para maibalik si arroyo dito kung ganun talga mangyayari at tingin ko alam ni LayLay Delima .. shes after the grandstandin para sa Election 2013 Senatorial ambitions nya .. un lang or just simply Power Tripping

It is indeed sad that the rule of law has given way to politics—-politics of vengeance and hatred.

It is also pitiful that the once highly regarded Leila De Lima legal know -how has taken a back seat to political posturing and buttering up to the obvious patron come 2013 elections.

While it is understandable to concretize their campaign platform during the 2010 presidential polls, the same must and can never be at the expense of the rule of law through procedural short cuts. De Lima is supposed to know the law, she should be creative enough to find a legal way to counter-act GMA’s perceived plan to flee. But ii seems her once sharp legal mind is beginning to turn dull, probable by the company she has been keeping.Well with a boss like PNOY, you will really lose your edge. SHAMEFUL.

Akala ko ba equal powers ang executive and judiciary branches. Bakit kailangang mag bow down ang executive sa judiciary, samantalang its clear as day that what is clearly needed was “a political decision and not a legalistic one?” At saan ang moralidad doon sa pagbigay ng pabor na desisyon sa taong nag appoint sayo sa judiciary?

eto na ang mga fans ni abnoy hehehe matino ako Sir..ikaw ba? fan ka ni abnoy? kung fan ka nya…ibabablik ko syo ang tanong?

“A basic constitutional doctrine is that the judgment of a department secretary is presumed to be the judgment of the President unless the President expressly reprobates it.  The President has not done so.  We must therefore conclude that, right or wrong, this is what he wants to happen.”

Yes, so DOJ Circular 41 is GMA’s action because it was never reprobated. So she cannot claim that the circular is unconstitutional and applicable to her. Otherwise, presidents can directly or indirectly issue unconstitutional regulations without impunity, making a mockery of the Constitution and consitutionalists. Even before the circular, WLOs have been issued during her administration. 

yup, tumingin ako at nalaman ko na mas matino ang pag iisip ko kesa sa incompetent na si pnoy…pasensya na kung fan ka ni abnoy…sanay na ako sa mga fans ni abnoy na umaatake sakin dto pero ayos lang…kanya kanyang opinion lng nman tyo:)

bosss equally but different role …

Legislative = taga-gawa ng batas .
Judiciary =  taga-interpret ng batas
Executive = taga-execute ng batas ..

It doesn’t follow that because a justice is a GMA appointee, he or she will favor Gloria.  Masyado naman nating pinabababa ang SC at iniinsulto ang mga mahistrado.  Kung tatay mo ang appointee, baka iba ang sinasabi mo.  Ang punto sa isyung ito ay kung ano ang mas matimbang:  WLO or a citizen’s constitutional right to travel.  Maski ang mga appointees ni Penoy and even justice Carpio didn’t say in their dissenting opinion that the former has more weight; they simply pointed out a technicaity–that the government be given a chance for oral arguments.  Which, of course, was calculated to buy time for the DOJ to cook up more excuses, set up more roadblocks, or double their efforts to finally muster the filing of a case before the oral arguments date.  Masyado nang gasgas ang linya na pabor ang SC kay Gloria dahil mga appointees niya ang majority ng mga mahistrado.  For our the sake and that of our democracy and the rule of law, let’s support the SC to do its job unencumbered by politics and bind partisanship.  That would give them more encouragement to follow their conscience and uphold the spirit of the law for the benefit of every citizen.

Burned once, Thrice shy.

Roman Empire:
Nero fiddled while Rome burned.
Aquino Administration:
Furiously eating up his PSP’s batteries while a constitutional crisis is tearing the nation.
End Result:
Philippines shortly going the way of Rome; eaten up by barbarians.

Section 1. Hold Departure Order. – The Secretary of Justice may issue an HDO, under any of the following instances:

(a) Against the accused, irrespective of nationality,
in criminal cases falling within the jurisdiction of courts below the
Regional Trial Courts (RTCs).
If the case against the accused is pending trial, the application under oath of an
interested party must be supported by (a) a certified
true copy of the complaint or information and (b) a Certification from
the Clerk of Court concerned that criminal case is still pending.
(b) Against the alien whose presence is required
either as a defendant, respondent, or witness in a civil or labor case
pending litigation, or any case before an administrative agency of the
government.
The application under oath of an interested party must be supported by (a) a certified true
copy of the subpoena or summons issued against the
alien and (b) a certified true copy complaint in civil, labor or
administrative case where the presence of the alien is required.
(c) The Secretary of Justice may likewise issue an
HDO against any person, either motu proprio, or upon the request by the
Head of a Department of the Government; the head of a constitutional
body or commission; the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the
Judiciary; the Senate President or the House Speaker for the
Legislature, when the adverse party is the Government or any of its
agencies or instrumentalities, or in the interest of national security,
public safety or public health.

ATTORNI DILEMNA: Now MR. JUSTIIS, isn’t it true that when the SC issues a TRO that says immediately executory, it means I will have to file an MR before it becomes executory?
MR. WETNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam? 

With apologoies to Courtroom Humor and Fr. Bernas. lol
 

So some relative of Fr. Bernas is married to GMA’s daughter? Wow! Now i see the connection why Fr. Bernas is hell-bent in pushing the Right to Travel escape route thingy.  Somebody said Santiago is the kumare of GMA? Now I know the reason why we have a Constitutional crisis. It is more like a crisis of ethics and morally than the Constitution itself. Niluluto pala nila ang implementation ng Constitution.

The problem of Arroyos, they are just trying to escape the corruption cases apparently under investigation and boldly considered as a big problem on them because of the substantial evidence shown from ZTE, Helicopter and the 2007 Election fraud.  We have a top caliber doctors and when they wanted to have a specialists from abroad the government is willing to bring them in! 

and where is your POPE in every lewd issues that haunts your Church?

The premise that the 3 branches are equal is baloney…it’s like a mother telling all her 3 children she loves them all the same…it’s just there to make us feel better.
The president is voted by the people, while the SCs are appointed, the legislature voted  as a group or by district.  In a democracy, governed by the people’s will, who has the most power…

tumpak. 

iisipin na lang nila na kikakamayan nila abnoy pala at hindi penoy

The thing is why the Arroyos are rushing to go abroad? In just an hours after SC issued TRO they immediately packed up and went to the airport. This is the actuation of the people who wanted to escape from a certain cases. If GMA has a serious health problem why they wanted to travel at any time? In fairness we have a lot of Doctors that are very competitive enough to attend her. If they wanted to have a specialists from abroad our government is willing to bring them in. THEY ARE REALLY WANTED TO ESCAPE. 

then go to cuba.

I think the issue at stake here is whether the Philippines has an operational and fair Supreme Court that does its job reasonably. Clearly the answer to that question is “no”. I do not base that judgement on my analysis of whether it made the correct decision in the TRO case but on the processes involved. If the SC was to be regarded as fair, the Chief Justice needed to excuse himself from all deliberations. He needed to be removed entirely from the room in which discussion took place. He certainly could not vote on the matter.  I believe that the judgement that it made must be set aside as it was not carried out in a manner that is constititional and valid.
That does not mean that a further SC can’t be conducted with only court members walang conflict. The present chief justice clearly could not participate. The other 7 Arroyo appointees would also need to explain their reasons for being permitted to participate. The facrical situation of Tuseday in which Arroyo’s former chief of staff had the job of determining his own friend’s future (along with other Arroyo friends) must never be allowed to stand. Even if the correct legal decision was made (and I make no judgement on that), the process was a farce.

What can you expect from him. He slept during his economic class with Prof Gloria. The Aquino-
Cojuanco families mismanaged the vast track of land handed to them by Magsaysay; sugar mill is closed, the whole property was rendered useless; with huge loans with various banks that if the land be distributed to the tenant-farmers, they would come out indebted to the banks at the amount more than the value of the land they would receive. There was no effective good governance implemented in the Hda Luisita Inc.  As president, can he effect good governance for PH? He can not even understand the word governance. When he became president, he destroyed the autonomous institutions as enshrined in the constitution; he forced the resignation of the previous ombudsman. He even wanted the chief justice to resign. This is a wanton neglect of justice if not pure ignorance of the law. In his defiance of SC TRO, this is an obvious impeachable actions, an autistic abuse of power. Pnoys actions vs GMA is pure vengeance.  When GMA was still president, sometime in 2005, in the aftermath of the Luisita masacre, she ordered to review the stock distribution option implemented in Hda Luisita which angered Cory who found time to call Gloria to resign (kunwari) due to 2004 election scandal.  Mr. President, you should go beyond vengeance.  Your paramount focus should be the well-being of your bosses, the filipino people.  Ang hirap kasi, wala naman talagang balak tumakbo, tinulak lang.  Ang akala, magpakulong lang ng dating presidente, accomplished na. Next time, we will elect a president with apparent accomplishment in life.  Let’s try visayans or Mindanaons.

Inasmuch as I advocated for GMA’s constitutional right to travel, I shall respect and defend your right to express your beliefs even if I find such beliefs disagreeable.

I just hope you can find the same compassion for those suffering from sickness as you would care for your loved ones in times of sickness.

You’d feel better with less bitterness in your heart.

I know the real purpose of LAYLAY DE DILEMMA of defying the TRO order of the Supreme Court is MEDIA MILEAGE/PUBLICITY.  As a lawyer, she knows that defying Supreme Court order is Contempt and is punishable by imprisonment…that’s what she really wants to get the sympathy of the die hard YELLOWS and a sure seat in 2013 Senate. . . Hindi yan sya TANG@  mas tuso pa nga sya kay sa Matsing. If I were the Arroyos, I will not fall into her trap, I will not file complain of Contempt so she could not get what she wishes.

E hindi naman talaga kapani-paniwala ang SC!!!

It has lost its credibility by topsy-turving, back-flipping its decisions. The judges seem to selectively apply the law. Most of the time the SC is slow to respond, this time its deliberate. Mabuti ngang nagkapahiyaan dito. Wala rin namang respeto ang SC sa executive branch by not hearing the oral argument first. Prudence dictates that they should have heard the oral argument first. What’s the rush?

I am with you on this one. That is why the whole thing is so stupid. The President is the elected official and should have more power. The Supreme court judges are appointed. They are at the same level as Sec.De Lima. And we have these people like Fr. Bernas, Santiago and the rest of constitutional experts that the liberty of one person is the most important thing we should die for over and above the whole nation.

dagdag mo binigyan ng pardon ni GMA yung mga sundalong convicted na pumatay daw sa tatay niya. ang accomplishment niya, chief security ng Luisita at magpalaki ng itlog sa congress.

this is not the best way to jail mrs. arroyo. PEOPLE LIKE YOU MADE IMPRESSIONS TO FOREIGNERS TO DISHONOR OUR LAWS

Pinoys are mostly emotional, at hindi pinapagana ang rason. Kung ako lang, ibinitin ko na ng patiwarik si GMA. Kayayabang ng mga tao na ito, walastik!

this is not the best way to jail mrs. arroyo. PEOPLE LIKE PNOY MADE IMPRESSIONS TO FOREIGNERS TO DISHONOR OUR LAWS

Obvious naman that what was needed was a political decision ah…ba’t dinaan sa legalistic decision?

hahahah might be true!

An excellent question from Fr. Bernas.

As the President of the republic, it is a sworn duty of Noynoy Aquino to defend and uphold the constitution.

The childish actuation of his Secretary of Justice puts the country in a consitutional crisis, as the father of the nation, the least that Pres. Noynoy can do is to mediate between his SC and his cabinet member and assure the nation that everything will be resolved according to the law.

Unfortunately President Noynoy himself is acting like a child, who thinks that the ruling of the Supreme Court is like grabbing from his a peice of lollipop.

It does not help that the decision of SC is politically motivated as shown from the fact that 3 justices appointed by Aquino ruled in favor of the government, plus Justice Carpio whose first cousin, Former Justice Conchita Carpio was appointed to the  office of the ombudsman. It must be noted that Justice Carpio is soon to retire from the bench, and he must be waiting for some form of reward from the incumbent.

Pres. Noynoy appointed to the SC Justice Reyes who is his closed friend, a former legal counsel, and an unaccomplished lawyer, without any post-graduate degrees or international recognition to substantiate that he deserved his current post.

Pres. Noynoy had demonized the Supreme Court, reduced its budget drastically, threatened impeachment thru his Liberal Pary mates, and with the help of his cohorts in the media, launched a massive character assassination drive against the Justices, esp the Chief Justice.

All these immature behavior of the President has put the country to shame. We have to endure him for 4 yours more, unless who do something.

It is time to impeach Pres. Noynoy for betrayal of public trust.

A sheriff carries out an order of the court and he gets mauled by the Mayor.  The supreme court issues a TRO and it gets swathed by the Justice secretary.  No one gets reprimanded no one goes to jail.  I really would want GMA to be convicted and sent to prison but would rather see her leave the country than have ANARCHY…

The three branches were created so as to prevent a dictatorship tol. Thats the reason why we have 3 braches of government, irregardless kung appointed yan or hindi kasi we want to prevent a dictator.

no has to have the most power. Thats why its a democracy tol. Everyone has equal rights under the constitution. Kaya hiniwalay ang 3 branches ng government to prevent a dictator

Oo nga no.. pinatutuhanan nga nya… next time bawal na yung oath before sa mga fans. dapat to our constitution.

ANARCHY NA!!!

A lot of Filipinos do not understand the constitution. OMG De lima, please read on it. You are destroying the constitution. You are a threat to democracy. Kaya nga hinwalay yang 3 branches of government to prevent a dictatorship. She should resign. Am bobo

And you believed Marcos, of all people? Who lied about his reasons for declaring martial law?

Where’s Aquino in all these? Nandyan lang, NAGTATAGO SA PALDA NI DE LIMA……

but it is encumbered by politics, how do you explain that the gloria appointees voted for the tro and the aquino appointee voted againsts the tro?to think of it as a coincidence is absurd. our sc has lost it’s credibility since it started siding with the arroyos, since it’s flip-flopping at the drop of a hat. if we want to change our rotting justice system, we need to overhaul it, the sc with the same old villains, our so called bastion of justice is nothing but a pig sty. 

HAHA MGA BOBO KAYO!!

OKAY, I’LL ACCEPT THAT.. MERGE NA LANG. WALA NANG SUPREME COURT. PNOY SHOULD NOW BE THE JUSTICE AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENT

Three points:

First: we are talking here not just of a divided court but of a court which has members who sold their souls to the devil (GMA)
Second: we are considering here an entirely different breed of animal. GMA is not an ordinary person. She is evil, facing plunder cases (plural) and have yoyo-ed the judiciary for some time.
Third: we are talking about our international presence and how hard it is to enforce orders within.

We can talk legal and reread the Constitution as we want. BUT GMA SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE. Not after she faces the cases against her and comes out innocent.

He is actually in Bali.

Irregardless tol. The SC are people also. nagkakamali but we have to believe that after years of reading the constitution, they are knowledgeable with “human rights” rather than “human affairs”. The SC is right in making that decision. Unang una walang kaso na nasampa. Pangalawa kung ikaw un at  walang kasong nakasampa tas di ka payagang umalis ng bansa, papayag kaba? Hindi ba tinapakan ang karapatan mong “mangibang bansa” or di kaya maghanap ng doktor na makakagamot sa karamdaman mo? 
De Lima did not even read the constitution. Its pretty obvious. I don’t think she even knows the spirit of the law. Besides innocent until proven guilty, every “human being” deserves the right to travel irregardless kung mayaman mahirap as long as tao ka. That is the essence of “human rights”

I know exactly how it works. But in this case, it very obvious that a group of people are misinterpreting the Constitution to use it to their advantage. I just learned that Fr. Bernas’ relative is married to GMA’s daughter. He is the top Constitutional expert. In short, he is like the Coach to the judges who are  deciding in issuing the TRO. His word is like the law. The whole thing is biased and corrupted. Not all dictator are bad. Lee kwan Yeu cleaned up the stupidity like ours in Singapore.

3-0 na ang score…  Mayor mauls a a sheriff carrying out a court order.   BIR defies TRO issued by the Court.  Justice secretary tramples TRO issued by Supreme court.  I predict sa 6th round knock out na ang judiciary.

Bitayin na rin natin mga ampatuan anyway obvious naman na guilty sila…

Definitely sir joven83, my heart goes to all who are ailing and suffering and i would never wish anyone to suffer. i actually wish gloria a faster recovery so she could defend against all the charges that will be filed against her.

And quite honestly, there’s not even an ounce bitterness in my heart ‘coz i believe that what i’m advocating is for the good of all the people of our beloved country.It is high time to start instilling accountability in this country. We can’t just allow anybody to rape and abuse our nation and just watch them walk await with it.

“Bitay” is very far off from “Not Allowing To Leave”. Maybe you read “live” instead of “leave”?

PING AND RAMONA ARE JUST SMALL FISHES.. BUT GMA CAN EASILY BE SEEN….

I find it sad that a lot of Filipinos here do not understand the spirit of the law. We cannot fault the SC for making that ruling dahil unang una, it is still the SC. I know tao lang sila and they have prejudices dahil appointed sila but we have to believe that if those people spent their lives in that profession then their decision and/or  expertise should be respected. Parang VISA application sa US, mga tao lang ung consul na yan. May prejudices din. Magkakasakit din. But there is an institution that they stood for. De Lima is lambasting the very institution that stands between a dictatorship and a democracy and for what? Her campaign for 2013? 
It saddens me that all these emotional “hoopla” is being used to destroy the very fabric of our constitution. Nasaan na ang kaso? Kawawa naman c GMA. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty.During her term, the philippine stock market went up 100%, mababa ang poverty index at mataas ang GDP.  Nagyon na time ni noynoy anung nangyari sa GDP natin? Sa poverty Index? She worked 24/7 and si Pnoy anu ginawa nung hostage sa Manila? Nagtago? Ung mining natin sa palawan anu ginawa? Bingay sa foreigners?
De Lima should be held accountable for her actions. Pnoy should be held accountable for his INaction.

different slices from the same cake…

tama .. lets trash na lang the constitution and recreate  one na lang ..  ung gustong batas ni Laylay.. sya na pala ang reyna ngaun dito sa pinas.. tama … para matapos na to ..

It’s very alarming in one country when a president does not mind the decision of the highest tribunal….wheather or not to allow GMA to go abroad nobody could be blame but the Goverment alone. Because they fail to file case. I don’t believe GMA can hide for a long long time this is just an alibis of DeLima. Asan ang human rights ngayon? diba dating Human Rights si Delima? bakit pag ang Kriminal na overkill nang pulis binbatikos nila ang pulis di ba pareho lang yan. Maliwanag sa saligang batas ang karapatan nang bawat pilipino kahit hindi ako lawyer malinaw ito sa amin. Kung naka hanap man nang butas si GMA kasalanan ito nang Goverment hindi sila nagfile nang kaso agad. O baka naman ang sa goverment lang ang walang alam sa saligang batas. kung totoo na madaming kasalan si GMA asan ang kaso bakit hanggang ngayon wala pa. Pano kapag ibang Presidente nanaman ang naka upo at gagawin din sakanila yan e aalow nalang ba nang Supreme court? Sa daming gumagamit nang internet ngayon mahihirapan ang manga arroyo na mag tago..Kaya hindi tayo umunlad simpleng utos lang nang batas hindi natin sinusunod. sa pinas ko lang nakita ang binalewa ang decision nang court…naku pinoy nawala ang bilib ko sayo…buti pa mag PSP kanalang….

Do you think Pnoy is a traitor of democracy? No way, he just doing his promised to bring justice to the people where the greedy politicians looted a lots lots of money when they were still in power. Hey wake-up! When the new administration sat and position the stirring wheel, the Philippine car has emptied fuel-tank…BANKRUPT!

tama ka handsomeb asan na ba ang pinas ngaun .. nasa ika apat na pwesto lang naman tau na “worst  country to invest in” .. buti pa nigeria nasa top 7 .. ibig sabhin mas maigi pa maginvest sa nigeria kesa sa atin … tingnan nyo kung san tau dinadala ni penoy ,, sa tuwid at walang kinahahantungan na daan .. SWS shows na 70%  na nagsasabi na naghihirap sila and its a fact.. maraming investor na ang nag aalisan dito sa bansa,,, ang yet inuuna talga ng administration (at there very proud  sa ginagawa nila ngaun ) ang pag supil ke arroyo .. pag eto ba nakulong  eh aangat na ba antas ng  buhay natin .. maalis na ba tau sa TOP 10 na worst country to invest in …

Evil si GMA….madaming nag sasabi…opinyon nyo yan. Tignan muna natin ang sarili natin kung tayo ay malinis. Tignan nyo muna ang manga naka upo kung walang manga kasalanan. Ang dali nating manghusga pero sarili natin di natin mahusgahan. Di natin kailangan dipensahan si GMA kung maykasalanan sya o wala sa batas nang tao may batas tayo na sundin sa batas nang diyos merin din tayo. kung ang batas nang tao di natin masunod malabong masunod natin ang batas nang diyos. Pasensya na wala palang pinagkaiba si pinoy nung panahon ni GMA at marcos mahilig magsikil nang karapatan pantao. sayang ang boto naming mang OFW sayo.

Tama na! Sobra na! The Aquino’s fooled us once, shame on us if they fool us again!! He is nowhere to be found in the Luneta incident and cannot be found again in the NAIA incident. He is hiding behind the alter-egos to protect himself legally and he cannot even give his wisdom in times like this! There’s a vacuum of leadership because the idiot has no clue how to run the country!! His PPP only means Panot na Presidente ng Pilipinas!!!

News Flash … ayon sa LTFRB .. inde daw magtataas ng 2 piso na pamasahe ngaun taon .. sa january na lang daw…
News Flash … ayon sa LTFRB .. inde daw magtataas ng 2 piso na pamasahe ngaun taon .. sa january na lang daw.
News Flash … ayon sa LTFRB .. inde daw magtataas ng 2 piso na pamasahe ngaun taon .. sa january na lang daw.

ang masama pa ngaun .. lahat ng abogado ngaun nalilito .. kasi pinagaralan nila na wala na hihigit utos ng SC… so paano na to ngaun.. anong sense na ng hustisya ngaun dito.. so ang mga ampatuan pala pag ikukulong na pwede nila baliwalain ang korte .. kasi kung ang SC nga binalewala na .. ANARCHY na

Our Constitution is a living constitution, it being open to interpretation. We have heard the SC’s interpretation, it being an extraordinary court for being paid to decide the way it did (read articles on Otso-otso justices lead by Corona).

The judiciary has failed the people. We people should step up to prevent a plunderer and a person who undermined our democratic exercise from being prosecuted. Kung alam naman ni GMA na maacquit siya, sana hintayin na lang niya ang decision of acquittal sa mga kaso sa kanya. Delicadeza, huwag kapal mukha.

Good. And if it were your mother who was sick, you would not deprive her, I suppose, of her constitutional right to travel abroad and seek medical attention of her own choice, even if she was undergoing preliminary investigation.

Think of the the repercussions.

Once lawyers disobey the SC, this will start a chain reaction citing the  ”De Lima” case. Therefore, I can choose what laws I want to follow and what not.Magisip kayo. We may not agree with what they say but we all must follow.

Mas maraming pa rin ang hindi bumoto sa kanya. FYI.

Labo mo chong. Like what Kris Makati said, hindi ako sang ayon sa pagbawas ng TAX sa sweldo ko para lang magbigay ng 5million sa MILF na pumatay sa mga sundalon natin.

Lalong hindi ako papayag na gamitin yung TAX ko para magpadala ng mga duktor dito!

So what does the law say?

Hold your horses, Marlon. GMA said that she would suffer irreparable damage if she could not get immediate foreign medical attention. As evidence, she submitted a certification from her doctor, Dr. Cervantes, saying that she should recover within six or eight months after her surgery. This is according to Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, who dissented from the TRO ruling. In other words, GMA submitted to the Supreme Court an untruthful allegation, i.e., she would suffer irreparable damage, that is controverted by her own doctor, i.e., she is on the road to recovery. Even until this morning (17 November 2011), GMA’s only problem is an unstable blood pressure. Where is the life-threatening condition that will lead to irreparable damage? In short, GMA lied to the Supreme Court! She lied to the people when she promised not to run. She lied to the people about the Hello Garci tapes. She is a congenital liar! Together with her husband who lied about the Jose Pidal bank accounts, about the second-hand helicopters sold to the PNP. They are all liars! They have been lying to you and me. Understand that!

“What I seem to be seeing in all these and in some public reaction is
that anger and hatred of GMA has taken over and reason seems to be
consigned to the sidelines.  That this seems to affect even the highest
executive authorities is a sad, sad thing.”

So true, people dont care that Pnoy’s admin is breaking the law as they go after GMA who they have yet to even file charges upon. the hypocrisy and apathy is astounding.

So stupid that we are ruled by a mob rather than by law. i sincerely hope they bring GMA to justice but it sickens me that they are cheating to do so. she out manuevered you here, deal with it and move on. lose the battle but win the war. our government will no longer have creditbility to the world if we flaunt our own laws and demonize our SC because they (whether they like to or not) have only the constitution to base their decisions on (sans the 3 PNOY appointees + 2 who simply voted as their master wanted).

a previsous commenter said it best, the current SC, appointed by GMA or not, have nothing to gain by aligning with her. it will serve them better to ingratiate themselves with the current Admin. so the so called “Otso” are in fact the champions of our rights.

benny boy, paano mo masasabi na the judiciary failed the people e me judgement din sila na pabor sa gov’t., just search for those cases. kahit pa pinaka corrupt na si GMA tao pa rin yan na may puso at damdamin at parehas din natin na me rights. kung hihitayin pa niya ang decision of acquittal e baka bangkay na yan sa tagal umusad ng kaso, ika nga yung baboy pinatataba at pinalulusog muna bago katayin, mahirap lalong litisin kung ang accused e bedridden na. kung ang kalagayan man niya ay di life threatening e kung di magamot ng maaga ay baka umuwi sa ganun. kung tumakas man sya sa akala mo ba masaya ang nasa ibang bansa, e ako nga mawala lang ng isang buwan dyan sa atin e homesick na agad. give some leeway in exceptional cases like this and respect human rights and respect the constitution. Hate will put you nowhere. mukhang pinapaghirap ka ni GMA nun ah. at nagyon ki Pnoy ay asensado ka na.

It’s pitiful to look at the former president. I think the pundits and the brilliant men like a knight take her side to let her travel with gusto to a land she choose. And mind you she is capable to book several flight for her plight? We all know she will come back for sure but maybe in good times.So the SC had made the decision and its final. Let her go and let her travel. The president is always there to watch at the corner like a spectator on a boxing fight.

E papano na kung lahat na justices ay appointed ni Noynoy? Ano na naman ang sasabihin sa mga next issues as the eternally unresolved HL lands?

What kind of society
are we now?? Several people are happy humiliating and no respect of the former
pres. of palace. How vindictive this current government now.. look if there are
really truck loads of evidence  against the
former, why not file a single case in the court? It’s been 15 mos already.  They accusing the former pres. through media
seem that there is no solid evidence to pin her down.. if anyone observed all
basic commodities are increasing and the government doesn’t care anymore because
mostly  owner of big businesses are the
one support his presidency.  This is the
way of tactic the government  are doing
to divert the attention of public on the real issue. See what about 300 missing
vans in the custom?? The massacre of 19 elite marine forces of AFP?? Giving 5M
to MILF leader in japan(enemy of the state)?? Giving 31M RPA-ABB??..  for me follow the rule of law as stated in
our constitution and if she found guilty so be it.. 

Read the dissenting opinions. I hope you will realize that your 8 “champions” either acted with abuse of discretion, or they are really mediocre legal minds unworthy of being SC justices.

Since the government has three main branches. Maybe Arroyos can ask the congress and senate for help regarding the matter. If they are lucky then, it’s going to be 2 (legislative and judiciary) against 1 (executive). By then they can leave whenever they want and go wherever they want to go.

noynoy is busy playing w/ his psp, heheheheh

sad to say we have become a sadistic society under the leadership of noynoy who represents hate & benganza.

noynoy is only protecting himself by keeping gma in the country because he uses gma as his cover for all his kahihiyan.
de lima is acting to satisfy the wishes & whims of noynoy, nahawa na si de lima sa sakit ni noynoy

I disagree with the so called famed constitutionalists, he does not seem to read the dissenting opinion of justice sereno. Since the start, he is biased for gma, bakit kaya tumanda na naturingan constitutionalist ngunit walang sentido komon.

gma is obviously being “persecuted” but ang kinakarma is noynoy & there is more to come.

ramsor, even the justices appointed by Noynoy must be held to the same high standards of fairness that we are holding Arroyo’s appointees. If they render decisions that violate the high standards of fairness and equity, especially on the HL case, then, they, too, should be made answerable to the people. We should not tire in assailing them.

De LIma is just doing her job to please our President..Hers is a difficult job of balancing her own opinion as lawyer , her survival in the job,  her plan to run in national election ,  dictates of her dellitante boss, and how to please her boss’ loyalists or YA?  While the President was completely pleased by De Lima in this recent wrangling,  I see her resigning after she cant swallow her pride anymore.

IT’S ABOUT TIME THAT WE, the
FILIPINO PEOPLE, WHO BELIEVE IN JUSTICE SECRETARY LEILA DE LIMA being
persecuted for doing her job faithfully STAND UP AND LET OUR VOICES BE
HEARD against the mob lynching of her by no less, so-called men in robes
and human crocodiles in the august halls of both the Upper and Lower
Houses.

IT’S HIGH TIME THAT WE, the FILIPINO PEOPLE, EXPRESS OUR PROLETARIAN
INDIGNATION AND DISGUST at THIS WHOLE JUDICIAL FARCE.AND PARTIALITY

IT’S HIGH TIME THAT WE TAKE OUR CAUSES and GRIEVANCES TO THE STREETS AGAIN.

Cruelty???

Our collective memory is, indeed, short and selective.

Have you. men in robes and gentlemen in barong. forgotten that not too
long ago, you were part of the lynching mob thirsting for GMA’s topple
over the HELLO GARCI Electoral Sabotage Scandal? Didn’t you feel
indignant over her iron-fisted E.O.’s barring her Cabinet Men from
testifying truthfully? Did you feel it was right for her to put
whistleblowers behind bars, and let the perpetrators go scot-free in
order to save her hide and her already tattered reputation?

Gentlemen, THAT WAS CRUELTY TO THE WHOLE NATION’S PSYCHE IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE.

CRUELTY FOR CLIPPING HER RIGHT TO TRAVEL??? Some of our lawmakers are
starting to parrot the same exact thing after another Man in Robe by the
name of BERNAS ‘wisely’ opined. Any relation to the “BERNAS” who’s
married to GMA’s daughter, Lulli?

Lawmakers denouncing cruelty in Secy of Justice’s JUST DEFIANCE of the SC’s TRO?

Could it be that it’s their vested interests at stake here, foreseeing
perhaps themselves under the guillotine of investigation and prosecution
in the future, thus, the vehement opposition now?

LET US ALL WISE UP, MY DEAR FELLOW COUNTRYMEN.

LET US NOT BE COWED BY THESE PEOPLE IN THE GOVERNMENT, for we are more powerful than them if we get our act together in this!

LET US BE PRO-ACTIVE IN HELPING OUR PRESENT GOVERNMENT IN HAILING ALL
CORRUPT AND UNDESERVING OF RESPECT CIVIL SERVANTS TO COURT WHO HAD ABUSED THEIR
POWER AND TRAMPLED OUR RIGHTS TO RIGHT OF INFORMATION, TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.

May Secretary Leila de LIma be in perpetual divine breath as she
carries on with her work and responsibilities through to these 6 years!

Life-threatening disease daw sabi ni Mike Arroyo eh hindi naman pala sabi ng mga doktor ni ate Glo!

Dr. Juliet Gopez-Cervantes:
Ms. Macapagal-Arroyo has metabolic bone disease and osteoporosis due to Hypoparathyroidism with electrolyte imbalance and Vitamin D deficiency. The Minerva Brace should remain in place for at least three months, and  barring any complications she should be fully recovered from her spine surgery in six to eight months. Her metabolic bone disease needs lifetime maintenance treatment.

Dr. Mario R. Ver:
Barring any complication she should be fully recovered from her cervical spine surgery six to eight months from the time of [discharge]. Her metabolic bone disease however needs lifetime maintenance.

If there is trouble, Aquino is invisible,Luneta hostage crisis, recent flooding in Luzon, and now the NAIA stopping of the Arroyo’s.the Filipino people is his boss but why he remains invisible to his boss.? is he sick ?

any president can issue about anything and make rules out of crap and implement it. but must stop when the SC says that it is unlawful.

nice one secretary de lima!  dyos ko day, naririnig mo ba at naiintindihan ang pinagsasabi mo!  inintriga mo pa si father bernas…oy wag na dito sa dyaryo gawin yan, dun ka sa mediola magsisigaw nyan kasi dun ka nababagay..sa kalye!

being a “Congenital Liar” runs in the family. the current president in a recent interview boasted of self sufficiency in rice requirements of the country and will be exporting rice next year. just today i read here in PDI that agriculture sec alcala admits that the 2011 harvest fell below the target and we will even be importing 500,000 metric tons next year.

Lacking in integrity and
credibility is what the Supreme Court resembles today. A non-essential
bureaucracy filled with ambitious and more often sycophantic people notorious
of prostituting talents and sanctity of their office for a rendered service in
exchange for a bountiful harvest.  The
infamous venality started to manifest during the time of late Cory’s assumption
to Malacanang onwards to Ramos, Erap, and Gloria the “Escape Artist”.  Everything points to one direction.  In the last remaining weeks of GMA in the
seat of power, she railroaded the item Justice Circular no. 41 to be enshrined
in the constitution in collaboration with then acting Justice Alberto Agra to guarantee
ones travel right as the Arroyo cleverly and purposely perceived. 

supreme court is a  collegial body, meaning it is the rule of the majority that prevails…and that is how a democratic society works…its as simple as that..saka di mo na kelangan insultuhins father bernas dahil di makakabawas sa kagalingan nya yan bagkos ay magpapakita lang ng iyong tunay na kamangmangan!

so how long would it take to file a strong case? how many  years? baka si kris aquino na ang presidente di pa ma file yan.

utot mo!, galing na kami nung Edsa 1 wala ding nangyari. siguro trabaho mo magrally para me pangkain ka ano. maghanap buhay ka na lang ng marangal at baka uunlad pa ang buhay mo. sasaluduhan pa kita kung personal mong papatayin ang lahat ng corrupt.

What can you expect from congenital liars? Her allegation to the Supreme Court was that her illness, if not treated by foreign specialists, would result to irreversible damage, and she submitted as evidence the report of Dr. Cervantes. Anong kalokohang inconsistency-ng ito? And yet, the 8 mediocre justices took all this hook, line, and sinker. Isa pang panloloko. She submitted to the Supreme Court her old picture wearing a 3-kilo halo to prove that her condition was precarious, but look at what she was wearing last Tuesday evening. Nagpaloko naman ang 8 mediocre justices.

GMA is being prosecuted, as she should be. Ang karma ay na kay GMA. Sinong may sakit?

sabi ni  Sen M. Santiago – - De Lima will absolutely be cited for contempt of court.. – jail term sana- 6 months.  lets see her toughness pag wala si Pnoy na bulok sa tabi nya.

Even if the Supreme Court is wrong, we cannot do anything about it. Separation of powers, that is. SC can make abuses anytime and it can promulgate the most absurd decision in the planet. The problem is, no one can correct it or discipline it.

Dean Bernas is correct. The fact that he and FG belongs to the same school is of no moment

Indeed there was cruelty and injustice when three aquino appointed justices opposed the TRO.. trampled  the constitutional rights of individual… 

If you want to be abused by a mediocre Supreme Court, mag-isa ka. 

read it and the substance is weak. also the point of the request for oral arguments by the DOJ is to prolong the issue until the permission to travel given by Rep. Belmonte  to Rep. Arroyo lapses.

she will then have to apply for a permission to travel from congress again, at which time the decision will of course be delayed again. please note DOJ laylay delima has already been utilizing these delaying tactics when she refused to let GMA travel for over a month now.

she required the GMA camp to present so many requirements and then asked for several days to consider her decision (and for more time again and again) knowing full well she planned to keep them here no matter what.

DOJ is not acting in good faith. Carpio’s dissenting opinion is part of the orchaestrated effort of PNOY and his appointees to deny GMA her rights.

so who is abusing their discretion? i venture it is the cabinet secretary who is over stepping her office.

Dr. Kepweng:

Dahon lang ng banaba na pinainitan ng bahagya ang gamot sa leeg ni GMA. Papahidan ng langis ng niyog bago itapal sa leeg tapos iinom siya ng buko juice araw-araw. Umiwas sa malalangis at malalansang pagkain. Yan ang sikreto ng aking lola nung mabali ang batok nya ng masuwag siya ng kalabaw habang hinahabol ang lolo ko. Naka abot ng 95 ang lola ko. Nauna si lolo, naumpog kasi ang ulo niya habang hinahabol ni lola, bumagok sa tuhod ng kabayo ang kanyang sentido.

Ultra supreme head master justice overlord Laila de Lima does not want to let GMA leave because she does not want GMA to have the opportunity to return. as long as GMA has not left, she can keep claiming GMA will not come back and we will not be any wiser.

her problem is that if and when GMA comes back, she and her boss will look like idiots once again. the whole Philippines be damned, the deity De Lima can not be embarrassed.

I strongly believe that our executive branch at present was voted by majority of our countrymen to try and get rid of corruption. I also believe that it has no intention of violating laws or the constitution but it is giving more weight to the mandate of the Filipino people – fight corruption and discourage others from wrong doings in the future. Call the President names but he was elected to try and wipe out corruptions. That is his mandate. If he fails now, no other president in the future would succeeed knowing it is useless and might as well be in office to try and make money.

LINKhttp://opinion.inquirer.net/17387/a-vindictive-president%E2%80%99s-desperate-plot

“think most bloggers want Arroyo arrested..”. speak for yourself. i want some people arrested alright. i want de lime arrested and jailed for contempt of court. i want aquino impeached for the same charge plus treason for giving 5M to MILF and 31M to RPP/ABB.

Baka pag nagpalabas ng warrant of arrest ang SC para kay Delima, biglang mag abroad yun at magtago dun!

Baka nakalimutan mo nung panahon ni GMA ilang beses din siya tinurn down ng SC.

All due respect but I as a Filipino citizen surely did not mandate our President to violate our constitution.  His powers to execute and enforce laws derive from the constitution in the same way the Supreme Court is given the power to interpret them.

Whenever one branch of government encroaches upon the power of another branch, it is a clear violation of the very principles of separation of powers that protects us Filipinos (Yes, not only GMA) from abuses of the government.

There is a proper way to punish a criminal and that is to file charges and hold a fair trial.  Curtailing the right to travel is NOT in accordance with law. 

I may come out as pro-GMA here but really I am pro-constitution. I want GMA jailed for all the money that she stole too, but not at the expense of the Filipino’s constitutional rights.

In fighting corruption the present Admin must follow the proper laws and procedures.  If they don’t then it is also a form of corruption.  Worst it is a smack of tyranny. Nakakatakot yan because they can trample on anybody’s rights and worse if the person is innocent. Kaya nga may due process.

Galing mo Pre! I agree!

maybe the government is too weak to find ways to bring her back if the former president be allowed to leave! it’s a preemptive action based on fear albeit the laws are there to implement the justice we are all desiring for this country.this government doesn’t want to be challenged by the cases right before its face.the laws are made, reformed because of these challenges.the bureaucracy caught them head and tail.the government is leaving trails of failures to act and react on crisis coming at it. i want this government to succeed but spare me the incompetence and arrogance of those in powers who would bend twist and disobey the laws that they should uphold.

Kawawa naman si Delima, I’m very sure she will reach a threshold na mag breakdown na siya.  I’m sure she’s not stupid and that she knows her law.  Hanggang kelan niya kaya matitiis ang lahat ng pagpapanggap na ito?

Yan ang problema sa taong laging nag lalaro ng PSP, clouded na ang judgment at hindi na maka distinguish between reality and fantasy.  Yun ata ang favorite game ni Panot Final Fantasy.

sad to say all of us are at fault noone wants to admit who is right or wrong we become mindless, lawless and most of all uneducated and undisciplined and in the eyes of the world. we all shared this flawed character of imposing names and branded those justices or people appointed by past administrations yelling shouting they are appointed by his/her so by that means as way we always think they will forever   give them a gesture of gratitude  to that person appointed them.  when something go against the view of the present administration of  cases decided upon by the court they will circumvent by all means or manner of twisting  what the Constitution says so of one’s right, we will never outgrow this kind of attitude if we continually brand such appointed people as lapdogs to them. for all this worth all of us are guilty no matter who we support or sided with because doubt will always prevails in all of us no matter who he/she is, even with good intention or not. all of us call those 8 justices arroyo appointee and the other 3 aquino appointee and so forth after aquino’s term ended again we will shout to heaven they are all aquino appointee they should be oust thru impeachment or otherwise, we will never be satisfy always vengeful, vindictive, doubtful, hatred, like we always go back to where we started never move forward. if we want to make this country move forward we must follow the rule of law, the Constitution itself must not be trampled or disregard the rules governing the 3 branches of government. the kind of people who disregard the order of a higher knowledgeable in law whatever their decision be it for or against their views must bow and be humble. we’ve become lawless and undirected especially in the eyes of the world where one branch of government simply ignore and completely disrespect the order of a co-equal branch of government, to them we simply a laughing stock never serious following our very Constitution and the rule of law are thrown in the dust bin without thinking what kind of people we have become ruthless and hateful.    

Pnoy Government Gives 5 Million to the Enemy of the State (MILF), 30 million payment to the ABB? – Act of Treason…..
Public office is a public trust. Public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility (playing psp while smoking in office), integrity(keep promising to pass FOI bill), loyalty(KKK), and efficiency(no bills passed as Congressman and Senator), act with patriotism (give 5Million to Enemy of the State) and justice (blame the AFP for ambush), and lead modest lives (sports car addict). 
Silence, in those situations is equivalent to saying “all is well” or that we are “okay” with what is going on.  If we do not acknowledge the wrong in the world, then it is like we are “accepting” and thus limit the chances that the situation will change for the better.

Read the 11-page dissenting opinion of Justice Sereno. Or, here’s Ina Reformina’s report which shows that the congenital liar lied again to the Supreme Court:

MANILA, Philippines – Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is of the belief former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her husband, Mike, failed to satisfy evidentiary requirements for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that may be issued ex-parte, meaning, minus the side of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Immigration (BI) — respondents in consolidated petitions they filed with the Supreme Court (SC) assailing a watch list order (WLO) that covers them.

In her 11-page dissenting opinion, Sereno, an appointee of Pres. Benigno Aquino III, and one of five dissenters on the issuance of the TRO, said the Rules of Court and jurisprudence dictate extremely strict requirements before the temporary relief may be issued which include verification of the application.
Sereno stressed that Mrs. Arroyo appears to have given “inconsistent, and probably untruthful statements” before the high court.

“So strong is the requirement of truthful allegations in pleadings filed before the court that many adverse inferences and disciplinary measures can be imposed against a person lying before the court… When on its face, the material averments of a pleading contain self-contradictions, the least that the court should do, is consider the other side of the claim,” Sereno’s dissenting opinion read.

Sereno cited Mrs. Arroyo’s main petition for certiorari and prohibition which claims that the latter’s inability “to leave for abroad to alleviate, or at least, prevent the aggravation of her hypoparathyroidism and metabolic bone disorder has given rise to the danger that said conditions… may become permanent and incurable.”
Sereno pointed out that the above declaration was in contradiction with an attached certification issued by Mrs. Arroyo’s attending physician, Dr. Juliet Gopez-Cervantes, which stated that “petitioner (Mrs. Arroyo) should fully recover from her spine surgery in six to eight months, barring any complications.”

This finding, Sereno noted, was the same as that of Dr. Mario Ver who performed the series of spinal surgeries on Mrs. Arroyo. “[H]er own attachments belie the immediate threat to life she claims,” the opinion read.

‘Not just for medical reasons’

Sereno also sided with the DOJ in its assertion that Mrs. Arroyo’s itinerary abroad appeared “not solely for medical reasons” as claimed by Mrs. Arroyo since the latter was also scheduled to participate in two conferences abroad during the “supposed medical tour.”

“If there is indeed some medical urgency and necessity for petitioner to travel abroad, these should logically be limited only to locations where she seeks medical advice  from known experts in the field. Why then should there be other countries of destinations that are included in her travel authority but not specifically mentioned for purposes of medical consultations? What is the non-medical purpose of her visit to these other countries?” Sereno noted.

“If she has been shown to be prone to submitting to this court documents belying her own allegations, this court must pause, and at the very least, listen to the side of the government,” the opinion read.
Hear government’s side first

Sereno thus supported the position of the DOJ and immigration bureau that their side must first be heard and oral arguments conducted before any action on the Arroyos’ TRO should be taken.

And while she upholds the presumption of innocence against the Arroyos at this stage of the criminal proceedings against them pending before government instrumentalities, Sereno said this did not mean that the state should be deprived to present its arguments on whether it has the right and authority to bar persons under preliminary investigation from traveling abroad.

She also stressed that Mrs. Arroyo “must explain why she is claiming that her constitutional right is being violated, when the claimed violation is being caused by her own administrative issuance” — DOJ Department Circular (DC) No. 41.

Sereno said the doctrine on estoppel should be considered by the high court.

“In its simplest sense, estoppel prevents a person from disclaiming his previous act, to the prejudice of another who relied on the representations created by such previous act.

“The logic behind the doctrine comes from the common societal value that a person must not be allowed to profit from his own wrong,” the opinion read.

Hear gov’t side first

Sereno said that the high court has to exercise fairness, which requires that the government must be heard.
“Petitioner Arroyo comes before this court assailing the constitutionality of the said circular (DC No. 41), which was issued by Alberto Agra, the justice secretary appointed by petitioner during her incumbency as president. This circular bears the stamp of petitioner as president ordering the consolidation of the rules governing watch list order.

“Under the doctrine of qualified political agency, the acts and issuances of Agra are acts of the president… Thus, the acts which petitioner claims to have violated her constitutional rights are the acts of her alter ego, and consequently, her own,” the opinion read.

Sereno also pointed out that the high court should give due consideration to the question posed by government — is the Arroyos’ plea for TRO driven by their desire to evade prosecution in the Philippines?
Sereno said that if the risk of flight is high, the high court must either deny their right to travel, or allow travel subject to restrictions.

Failed campaigns

While others may insist that there are measures available to the state in compelling the Arroyos to return in the event they attempt to evade the charges against them, Sereno noted the Philippines’ failure in several international campaigns such as the recovery of the Marcos ill-gotten wealth, or to effect the arrest of criminal escapees.

She said these processes are at times, “illusory.”

Sereno also pointed out the high court’s strict regulations on the foreign travels of its own personnel where all court personnel are required to secure a travel authority or face disciplinary action before the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA). She said the high court has held personnel administratively liable for traveling without the court’s authority.

“That means that the pendency of even an administrative case is sufficient basis to deny the right to travel of court employees,” the opinion read.

“It appears that the court, by its own administrative actions, has acknowledged the state’s limited power to abridge the right to travel. At the very least, therefore, the state must be heard on the extent of this limited power to regulate the right to travel,” the opinion read.

i’m_not_convinced, read the 11-page dissenting opinion of Justice Sereno. Or, here’s Ina Reformina’s report which shows that the congenital liar lied again to the Supreme Court. Maybe, this will convince you.
MANILA, Philippines – Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is of the belief former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her husband, Mike, failed to satisfy evidentiary requirements for a temporary restraining order (TRO) that may be issued ex-parte, meaning, minus the side of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Bureau of Immigration (BI) — respondents in consolidated petitions they filed with the Supreme Court (SC) assailing a watch list order (WLO) that covers them.In her 11-page dissenting opinion, Sereno, an appointee of Pres. Benigno Aquino III, and one of five dissenters on the issuance of the TRO, said the Rules of Court and jurisprudence dictate extremely strict requirements before the temporary relief may be issued which include verification of the application.Sereno stressed that Mrs. Arroyo appears to have given “inconsistent, and probably untruthful statements” before the high court.”So strong is the requirement of truthful allegations in pleadings filed before the court that many adverse inferences and disciplinary measures can be imposed against a person lying before the court… When on its face, the material averments of a pleading contain self-contradictions, the least that the court should do, is consider the other side of the claim,” Sereno’s dissenting opinion read.Sereno cited Mrs. Arroyo’s main petition for certiorari and prohibition which claims that the latter’s inability “to leave for abroad to alleviate, or at least, prevent the aggravation of her hypoparathyroidism and metabolic bone disorder has given rise to the danger that said conditions… may become permanent and incurable.”Sereno pointed out that the above declaration was in contradiction with an attached certification issued by Mrs. Arroyo’s attending physician, Dr. Juliet Gopez-Cervantes, which stated that “petitioner (Mrs. Arroyo) should fully recover from her spine surgery in six to eight months, barring any complications.”This finding, Sereno noted, was the same as that of Dr. Mario Ver who performed the series of spinal surgeries on Mrs. Arroyo. “[H]er own attachments belie the immediate threat to life she claims,” the opinion read.’Not just for medical reasons’Sereno also sided with the DOJ in its assertion that Mrs. Arroyo’s itinerary abroad appeared “not solely for medical reasons” as claimed by Mrs. Arroyo since the latter was also scheduled to participate in two conferences abroad during the “supposed medical tour.”"If there is indeed some medical urgency and necessity for petitioner to travel abroad, these should logically be limited only to locations where she seeks medical advice  from known experts in the field. Why then should there be other countries of destinations that are included in her travel authority but not specifically mentioned for purposes of medical consultations? What is the non-medical purpose of her visit to these other countries?” Sereno noted.”If she has been shown to be prone to submitting to this court documents belying her own allegations, this court must pause, and at the very least, listen to the side of the government,” the opinion read.Hear government’s side firstSereno thus supported the position of the DOJ and immigration bureau that their side must first be heard and oral arguments conducted before any action on the Arroyos’ TRO should be taken.And while she upholds the presumption of innocence against the Arroyos at this stage of the criminal proceedings against them pending before government instrumentalities, Sereno said this did not mean that the state should be deprived to present its arguments on whether it has the right and authority to bar persons under preliminary investigation from traveling abroad.She also stressed that Mrs. Arroyo “must explain why she is claiming that her constitutional right is being violated, when the claimed violation is being caused by her own administrative issuance” — DOJ Department Circular (DC) No. 41.Sereno said the doctrine on estoppel should be considered by the high court.”In its simplest sense, estoppel prevents a person from disclaiming his previous act, to the prejudice of another who relied on the representations created by such previous act.”The logic behind the doctrine comes from the common societal value that a person must not be allowed to profit from his own wrong,” the opinion read.Hear gov’t side firstSereno said that the high court has to exercise fairness, which requires that the government must be heard.
“Petitioner Arroyo comes before this court assailing the constitutionality of the said circular (DC No. 41), which was issued by Alberto Agra, the justice secretary appointed by petitioner during her incumbency as president. This circular bears the stamp of petitioner as president ordering the consolidation of the rules governing watch list order.”Under the doctrine of qualified political agency, the acts and issuances of Agra are acts of the president… Thus, the acts which petitioner claims to have violated her constitutional rights are the acts of her alter ego, and consequently, her own,” the opinion read.Sereno also pointed out that the high court should give due consideration to the question posed by government — is the Arroyos’ plea for TRO driven by their desire to evade prosecution in the Philippines?Sereno said that if the risk of flight is high, the high court must either deny their right to travel, or allow travel subject to restrictions.Failed campaignsWhile others may insist that there are measures available to the state in compelling the Arroyos to return in the event they attempt to evade the charges against them, Sereno noted the Philippines’ failure in several international campaigns such as the recovery of the Marcos ill-gotten wealth, or to effect the arrest of criminal escapees.She said these processes are at times, “illusory.”Sereno also pointed out the high court’s strict regulations on the foreign travels of its own personnel where all court personnel are required to secure a travel authority or face disciplinary action before the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA). She said the high court has held personnel administratively liable for traveling without the court’s authority.”That means that the pendency of even an administrative case is sufficient basis to deny the right to travel of court employees,” the opinion read.”It appears that the court, by its own administrative actions, has acknowledged the state’s limited power to abridge the right to travel. At the very least, therefore, the state must be heard on the extent of this limited power to regulate the right to travel,” the opinion read.

a very simple question to arroyo. where’s the “rule of law” when you were still the president?! and now, you want that implemented to you?! there are tons of things you’ve done where i can say that you didn’t even apply the “rule of law” that you want now applied to you. you must be ashamed of yourself.

another thing, what’s more dangerous: staying here at her fave hospital (St. Luke’s) and VERY competent doctors headed by Cervantes while waiting for the specialist doctor who’ll be able to treat her condition or travelling several hours or days in several countries with those braces in her neck which would be definitely more prone to injury because of the said travel?!

For whatever fault there is on her actions, I admire De Lima’s resolve. She refused to adhere to the Supreme Court’s ruling (which is by the way, is majorly composed of GMA appointees) to serve in maybe what she believes to be a greater good. She should be reprimanded, at least of contempt, maybe even suspended or relieved of duty. But if so, I’d expect nothing less from anyone who may or will try to succeed her. Let them keep suspending, relieving, and let each person taking the place have the same steadfastness as De Lima. Do you honestly believe that St. Luke’s is not capable of providing GMA’s medical needs? DOH sec. had already said her condition is not life threatening. To insist on going to a country without extradition, come on, are we still the same stupid and blind Filipino we were years back?
 

di ko alam kung bakit nakapending yung isa kong comment

ano ba yan i must be hitting some key words kaya binoblock yung isang comment ko

we’ve heard enough argument about a person’s right to travel…go to NAIA everyday and you’ll see people with hello….

Stop focusing on GMA and what she didn’t get to do and start focusing on what she did do: 1) graft & corruption 2) plunder 3) qualified theft 4) malversation and/or illegal use of public funds 5) violation of the Omnibus Election Code and Comelec rules and regulations 6) violation of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials 7) electoral sabotage. GMA corrupted all government agencies and office during her term as President and it is evident today in the way the Supreme Court took action on her petition. Those crimes are far greater and more important to look at than Leila De Lima’s misconstrued act of defiance. GMA has played us for fools for years! We shouldn’t let her fool us again. 

she maybe steadfast. but she’s wrong.
she maybe thinking of a greater good, but she’s wrong.
(truth be told, contempt is easy. they could go for disbarment.)

most of the magistrates in the sc maybe appointed by gma, but that doesn’t nullify the tro they made.
gma may not come back, but that still remains to be seen, and even so it is not enough to forfeit her right to travel.

why not file the cases? that is the only way to stop them from flying.

I agree with you but the current supreme court did not give the executive branch a chance to present its case. For some reasons, it was very quick in issuing a TRO. Bakit kaya nagmadali? Also, even before the court ruling reached the DOJ, the Arroyos were already on their way to the airport.

scrap the constitution, resign all elective officials from the executive, legislative and judiciary, appoint an interim government to manage and continue the basic services for the people and then election be held months after, for delegates to write a new and worthy Constitution that will reflect the true embodiment of our ideals and rule of law. Then a year or two election for a new government with NO more continuing  dynastic succession of political family banned them from running for an election. Screen all candidates with no legal and judicial cases both preliminary and ongoing cases at the court of law. Political affiliation will be ban and no more political party dominating the legislative all are equal standing and most of all NO more PORK BARREL both the legislative and executive! this is what it seems the ideal situation for us to really clean this decaying society!!!!!!   

Imposible ang sinabi mo dahil si Pnoy ang may hawak ng pork barrel. Yang mga mambabatas ay parang buwaya pag nakakita ng pork barrel at hindi nagiisip kung ano ang mali o tama. Basta bundat sa pork barrel kahit anong sabihin ni Pnoy ok sa kanila.

Fr. Bernas what extra territorial power can the Philippines have over any country that the Arroyos will flee to?

Natawa ako sa iyo. Hi hi hi. Ok ka pre.

aquino is at the center of all. these.  though i believe that gloria;s right to travel must be respected, but the thing is that when she was in power she also did the same curtailment approving  d 41.  but this should not be  the reason for one who still has the respect of the rule of court and much more the rule of law.  let us let this SHAMELESS FORMER PRESIDENT, GLORIA leave as this was the decision of 8 SHAMELESS SUPREME COURT JUSTICES.

TRO are meant to be issued right away. It is meant to stop any action until it is proven that the action is right and does not violate the constitution. Just imagine, what if your right is being trampled upon and you go to court to file a case and then the case goes on for a year until the final verdict was reached. Even if the court will rule on your favor your right was still trampled for a year.

The real root cause for all this chaos pointed to one NON-PERFORMING DEPARTMENT of the govt: The DOJ under DE LIMA. If only she did not sleep on her job of filing a case vs. the Arroyos, wala na sanang problem sa HDO against arroyo. But what happened, almost 2 years into Pnoy ascendancy in the Palace along the STINKING RIVER, NATULOG LANG SA PANSITAN ANG DOJ at walang naisampang kaso vs arroyo. SO INCOMPETENT……

kung magrarally pwede na siyang pigiling umalis dahilpublic safety is astake na.

As what was said, we could always find ways to bring them back. just like we did with sen Lacson?

Have you read the decision of the other 8 justices? People are blinded by insisting their own opinion. In true democracy, we should also listen to others. The majority decision of the court might not favour us, but the rule of law must be uphold. Otherwise tyranny reigns supreme!!!!

Have you ever wondered why majority of Filipinos want to live in USA or Europe? Because in these places the rule of law prevails. If we really want that the Philippines prospers (and so the majority of Filipino lives prosper), we should respect our institutions and rule of law shall prevail.

Have you read the decision of the other 8 justices? People are blinded
by insisting their own opinion. In true democracy, we should also listen
to others. The majority decision of the court might not favour us, but
the rule of law must be uphold. Otherwise tyranny reigns supreme!!!!

Have
you ever wondered why majority of Filipinos want to live in USA or
Europe? Because in these places the rule of law prevails. If we really
want that the Philippines prospers (and so the majority of Filipino
lives prosper), we should respect our institutions and rule of law shall
prevail.

I live in Europe and I know what I’m talking about.

It is disingenuous to make it appear all justice is on the side of the former president. But It is reassuring that regardless of what constitutionalists, lawyers and DOJ officials say or do, it is clear to ordinary Filipinos that it is not justice to allow her to leave the country without giving them an explanation of all the anomalies under her administration that involve election fraud and billions of pesos of taxpayers’ money that the poor country desperately needs. For them who have no conflicts of interest, her accountability as former president with her vast executive powers and immunity from suit during her term far outweighs her right to travel at this time.

When it comes to interpreting the meaning of the constitution, Bernas has always been brilliant. But  when it comes to practicality and doability, he is, without doubt, extraordinarily not smart.

hoy omanypi, binoblock talaga comment mo dahil kagagaguhan

Bernas I find your topic kind of misleading, can you elaborate more? By the way do you know each clause indicated in the TRO, or the general idea only base from Media? Have you tried to sign simple contract before? Is in it when you sign a contract you read each clause. My advise to you, please don’t depend your decision base from others are saying, protect yourself by reading the complete details which is by reading the whole TRO agreement.

I think your questioning the guy who is one of the author of the 1987 constitution and he would not write on a well circulated publication if he did not do his research. I think it is you who needs to do some research.

You maybe right that there’s a big possibility that the Arroyos will escape. But then we cannot hold anyone/ charge anyone of something that they will do or not do in the future. Cases are heard for there merits and not on hearsay. Also its there right and your right and my right to choose our own doctors. May it be here in the Philippines or outside the Philippines.

For us to hold Arroyos in leaving, the only way is to file a case in court. That’s the only way we could make them accountable.

I know that fact, does it prevents him to be questioned?

We are not talking about only one person here. The decision of the Sc will become a basis for future cases with the same nature as this.

Yah right, that is why Europe in big debt crisis right now.

sa pagban nila kay arroyo pinapakita ng gobyerno na wala silang capasidad hulihin ang mga criminal at ibalik sa bansa, sa madaling salita incompetent. Why create a constitutional crisis, allow them to leave like what sec de lima did to micky arroyo and then arrest them if they do not come back. may interpol naman at bounty hunters kung kinakailangan. 

Fr. Bernas, so would you rather that the current government go passive, lenient and silent on the accusations levelled against Gloria at the expense of her well-played-up medical condition or her constitutional right to travel and egoistic preference over a foreign medical doctor than our own?  

Her time to defend in court should be her priority if she intends to leave whatever could be left of the Macapagals’ and -Arroyos’ names, more so if her illness is indeed true. Wouldn’t she rather die in her own country defending what she perceives to be her legacy of a good regime than be ill-perceived as a pretending-to-be-dying ex-president who-could-in-fact-just-be-dying-to-be-convicted-as-a-plunderer-cheater-&-corrupt? Unless of course if she is at all, not so convinced of her innocence.

My two cents, i’m pretty sure you’d react the same way, if she was just easily-permitted to leave the country by the government without any qualms.  It would be indeed sadder if we have a government who would backtrack on their promises to the people that justice be serve.  

Katulad ng pelikulang drakula, nag laslas ng pulso ang mga alagad ng dilaw, kampon ni erap, hunghang na mga tauhan ni ping, mga ungas na rebeldeng trillanes, mga ganid na negosyante, mga komunista, marcosians, mga ninjas at makapangyarihang media kasabay sa pag agos ng kani kanilang dugo sa kopita upang isagawa ang demonic rituwal na iisa lamang ang layunin:  gawing demonyo si GMA upang kapootan ng madla at ng sa gayon ang TUNAY na demonyo na nasa kasootang dilaw ay magmukhang kagalang galang at sambahin ng madla sa paniniwalang ito ang kanilang PNoy na gumagawa ng matuwid na daan patungo sa BANGIN!

Well said, Johnny! What do you think would happen if the common would dare defy the duly constituted authorities on the excuse that if government officials could defy the SC and get away with it, why can’t any of us, the ordinary citizen!? Perhaps, it would be better to live peacefully in a remote area…

this could only be done by the military with the help of people power. they could immediately incarcerate gloria for her alleged crimes and pnoy for his alleged giving of money to the milf and npa joke only!

mauna ka na sa bagin na sinasabi mo, huwag mo kami idamay diyan sa illusion mo.

ang mga filipino pa talaga ang may kasalanan sa pagiging demonyo ni GMA ha?  gumawa ka ng sarili mong bangin at maglaslas kang mag-isa.  halatang-halata kang walang bayag at siguradong naka delihensya ka nung panahon ni GMA.  Like all her loyalists, they still defend her for the UTANG NA LOOB na binagyan sila ng pagkakataong magnakaw nung administrasyon niya.

at saka sana may dagdag na pasubali pag di bumalik sina arroyo, kaming 8 hukom ay handang magpakulong sa ngalan ng katarungan. payag na talaga ako kung ganuon, biro lang.  

you were advising him. common sense the guy wont write here anything based on what he takes from the news. you can question him but to give out some advise to him i dont know man i wouldnt do it to a man who has more knowledge than me. we are talking to a constitutionalist here not a crapy reporter that we have on many media outlets in this country. 

Just like what you did with Lacson? Are you even awake? Lacson went home on his own when GMA was not the president anymore. Bring them back my foot. Are you also saying you can bet your balls on it? hahahaha

talaga ha?  eh si Bin Ladden nakatago nga, si Gloria pa.  

“Of course, there is also the fear that GMA might not come back.  But the
government is not too weak not to find ways to bring her back.” – Or that GMA is actually not weak to have to travel to consult doctors abroad.

KUNG GUSTO MONG MANGGULO, IKAW LANG MAG ISA MO!!! WAG KA NG MANGDAMAY…

Europe might be in crisis, but I think it still a better place to live than the Philippines. If you are given a chance to work & live in the UK, would you take it or not?

A person working in a restaurant in Europe can still afford to travel outside its country 2 or 3 times a year. Can you do that in the Philippines? I’m pretty sure not!

I travel more often because I don’t work in a restaurant :-)

Greece is in trouble, but countries like the UK, France, Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Finland etc. are in strong position economically. I live in one of these countries :-)

Peace!

sa tingin mo kakayanin ni mike arroyo magtago sa mga batohan. maluho ang mga arroyo di yan titira sa mga bundok nga afghanistan. walang magkakanlong sa kanila tulad ng ginawa ng pakistan kay bin laden. sira na sila ngayon palang ano pa kaya kung mahatulan na. sa dami ng pinoy sa boong mundo kayang hanapin yang mag asawa na yan bigyan mo lang ng bounty gagawin yang sideline ng mga ofw.

What PDI should be aware is pro-GMA blogger sleeper-cells as far as a year back, has been re-activated, spreading misinformation and disinformation in social networks against articles, news and columnists contrary to their goals.

:) Information warfare, I find it remarkable, the planning, scope and foresight. This must be a pivotal time.

do you have to insult someone just because he does not share your opinion? You’re much much worse than the person you insulted…

When Arroyos step in a foreign land and ask for political asylum like what JM Sison in the Netherlands, the Philippines could no longer extradite Arroyos. Do you understand Sam? It seems that you don’t know international law. Do you?

I think the root cause of this problem is the inability of the president, his cabinet and majority of the citizens to grasp the concept and principles behind the presumption of innocence rule. 

All of them have already convicted the former first couple of all possible crimes, based on campaign propaganda, news reports, senate hearings, testimonies that did not pass through the rigors of cross-examinations.  Trial by publicity prevailed.

That is why they are impatient with the legal processes.  Even to the extent of open defiance to an order issued by the Supreme Court.  Worst, even the Justice Secretary thinks that her opinion is superior to that of the Supreme Court.  Rule of the lynch mob is in effect.  Where this is leading to, I fear to speculate.

Di mo yata maintindihan. It is not enough that a party learns from television before the party can act on any order from the court. Tsaka a TRO cannot be issued without a showing of irreparabale harm or immediate danger. Otherwise, all sides have to be given the chance to present their evidence and arguments. So buti pa, maghearing, hear from both sides bago mag issue ng TRO. Forget about the SC being the highest court. Mali ang ginawa, nag issue ng TRO, wala namang showing  ng immediate danger o irreparable harm.

sad sad sad, these are the words one can expect from pnoy fanatics… where in the world are we?

I hold in utmost respect Fr. Bernas. But, he must stop commenting on the matter.
He cannot be without bias because Luli, Gloria’s daughter, is married to his nephew.

The problem is it seems majority of the Filipinos still support him despite the obvious failures of this admin. The slogan “kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap” is blatantly false, yet many bought it. Is the Phil is a welfare state? Of course not! Kahit saang sulok ng bansa, napakaraming tamad kaya naghihirap. Performance, mayroon ba? All I know is that for 3 terms as congressman and as senator, NOT ONE BILL was passed. Ibig bang sabihin wala syang maisip kahit isang idea o proposal na pwedeng maging batas? He is consumed with so much hatred against the previous admin, all he can see is gma in jail at all cost. Hope for the best? Let’s just wait and see…

I greatly respect Bernas. He is a great legal and philosopher in the European tradition. I am from the same tradition but make no claim to his stature. The problem that he faces is that he is trying to apply his thinking in a country in which these traditions are present only on the surface. The structures are there in the Philippines but often the structures are merely facades. It is inconceivable that the chief justice in my home country would not see a conflict of interest in judging his former boss and partner. Corona saw no such problem and thus Bernas has a problem.
What Bernas says makes sense and is practical in many countries. In every country in the EU, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and probably even the USA, the chief justice can be relied upon not bring his or her own court into disrepute. Not so here.
It could be argued that both Corona and de Lima acted in contempt of court – Corona by ignoring common decency and legal tradition and de Lima by ignoring Corona’s court. I am inclined to be a legal purist also, just as Fr Bernas is. It is the only way to achieve true fairness and justice overall. What it does require is a framework or common decency and standards if I shake your hand I expect you to reciprocate, not drop your pants and urinate on me.
One point that I want to make clear at this stage is that I am not accusing Pinoys of being uncivilised beasts. I am suggesting, however, that they tend to allow themselves to be ruled and judged by many people of that nature. I would suggest that Pinoys often expect little of their politicians and judges until that is what they get.- very little good anyway – and they get angry after it is too late.

Gee, Bernas is Arroyo’s kumpadre? Speaking of foresight and diligent prep works.

paano na kaya kung laglagan na?!!

Yes, I’ve read the majority opinion and it was anchored on GMA’s  allegation that she would suffer irreparable damage if she did not immediately seek foreign medical attention, an allegation that was contradicted by the very evidence that she presented, which is a certification from her own doctor that she should fully recover in six to eight months. A TRO issued based on a lie foisted on the Supreme Court by a congenital liar!!!! A TRO issued without giving the government (representing the Filipino people) due process, or the opportunity to be heard, by refusing to conduct oral arguments!!!

The Supreme Court is one of the democratic institutions that GMA damaged during her 9 years of misrule. The rule of law in this country has been weakened because the credibility of the highest court of the land has been eroded. Consider this: This Supreme Court flip-flopped in its ruling on the 16 new chartered cities FIVE TIMES!!! (for emphasis). The supposedly final arbiter couldn’t make up its mind FIVE TIMES!! What does that tell you? That this Supreme Court does not know what it’s doing!!!And you expect the people to give it their full confidence?

The mediocrity of GMA’s appointees is again in full display in this TRO case, made starker by the dissenting opinion of Justice Sereno.

If the ruling of the 8 mediocre justices is being defied, they fully deserve it. That TRO was issued for the benefit of GMA, their patroness, to the detriment of public interest.

THAT’S VERY ALARMING! WHERE ARE WE HEADING?

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion; but disputes in relation to the laws of a country, there’s only one who can BEST interpret them…. and that’s the Supreme Court! This is the practice for ALL DEMOCRATIC countries! We can’t be all judges, otherwise masyadong magulo which is obviously the case now.

Do you think they will be given political asylum by the international community when it is widely known that they have a pending case in the country. Joma sison was given asylum during the time of martial law under the premise of political persecution the arroyos are not tortured and politically persecuted they are sought after by the government for the supposed fault they made while in office. They are completely different. What the government is doing right now is giving the international community a chance to see it as a political persecution of the arroyos on the part of the government. You are giving the world a reason to have sympathy for GMA. No body in the civilized world would bar someone to gain access of medical help. Be it an act just allow her to leave to eliminate constitutional crisis. Persecute her when she is able and if she really runs away from justice. A host country can always take back the asylum given to a person who seek for it.

ano ba ang oath of office ni pnoy? di ba isa dyan ay to defend the constitution? plunder cases, saan na?! all i know about these cases are filed only in the newspapers not in the proper courts. most of us have already passed judgment that gma is guilty beyond reasonable doubt even before the cases are heard. Bravo! galing, galing ng justice system natin!!! 

Gloria Arroyo and her husbands are evil through and through. Even Filipinos here in North America are aware of what she did to the country. She corrupted so many formerly honest individuals. 
Who is wearing yellow? I was when we were in the streets protesting the dictatorial regime of marcos.

Kahit mag-protesta ngayon ang mga Kapampangan, ay wala na kayong magagawa. Inabuso ni Gloria ang poder bilang Pangulo. Harapin niya ang katarungan. Bakit siya tatalilis na parang tulisan?

Labuin man ninyo ang isyu, maliwanag na ang panloloko ni gloria ay sadyang idinamay kayo. Sukatin bang nasa ilong ninyo halos ang baho ay hindi ninyo pa naamoy.

Kasuklam-suklam ang kapalamaraang ginawa ni gloria arroyo at ang kanyang asawang si Limjoco sa bayan at ngayon nais ninyo pa silang makatakas upang mamuhay na naglulunoy sa salapi at yaman na kanilang dinambong mula sa kabang-yaman ng pamahalaan.

It is precisely this public trust that the 8 justices betrayed by refusing to give the government (representing the Filipino people) due process, or the opportunity to be heard, by refusing to conduct oral arguments. The 8 justices only chose to hear the side of GMA and issued a TRO posthaste for her benefit. This is a blatant betrayal of public trust by the 8 justices, all appointed by GMA. For this, they should be impeached!!!

If Arroyos could go travel abroad, the 85 million Filipinos lost their battle to bring the greedy politician into gaol. Absolutely Arroyos would seek political asylum. Poor boy.

Where’s Aquino in all these?
Nag PSP po at haun nakikipag harutan kay abigail valte.. hehehhe karasarap ng buhay ng damuho….

non sense… hehehehhehe

Ang tanong:  Ang mga kaso nasaan na?  Ang “kahong-kahong ebidensya,” nasaan na rin?  Baka umabot pa tayo ng 2016 wala pa ring kaso at sisisihin pa rin ni Aquino Benigno NOY si Gloria dahil doon.

You wouldn’t know that unless you belong in his circles.  From Malacanang, perhaps?

What is democracy? pnoy was elected president by majority votes. nag ingay ba ang di bomoto sa kanya. the sc justices thoroughly deliberated on the merits of the tro application and came to a vote. they voted 8-3 in favor of issuing the tro, why can’t we respect that even if we don’t agree with it. afterall, the sc is the final interpreter of the constitution.   

Nope. Not even close. Look at my activity in my profile. You will see that I am just a concerned citizen such as yourself.

Do the British regard you as a fellow human being? Any answer you give is debatable.
 
I live in Canada but I don’t consider my fellow Filipinos with low regard even if they cannot travel outside the town where they live. I get angry and post my opinion when I see blatant stupidity. But what do you get when you personify (if I can use the term) the maxim “parang langaw na nakatuntong sa kalabaw”. We are just exchanging opinions but you post your reply with condescending tone.

Johnny, if you don’t sympathize with Filipinos, you should keep your opinion to yourself. You don’t feel  their suffering. Yes they suffer economically, that’s why I help them in the best way I can. I cried seeing them with water up in their chests and necks in the flooded streets of Metro Manila. I feel their joy when a Filipino athlete or musician performs excellently.

In contrast to you, I can post here – I live in Canada and I work as an IT consultant.

Where is Aquino in all these? He’s stance is clear in this issue. I’m sorry you feel Arroyo is being ignored but as I see it, there are more important things the president needs to do than concern himself with this plundering, lying, greedy, irrelevant ex president. There are bigger problems to focus his attention on. The world doesn’t revolve around Gloria and she certainly doesn’t deserve it. Its articles like this that make me wonder how far her influence has reached. Don’t be so sentimental as to expect the president to drop all his responsibilities to accommodate this criminal.

so you don’t believe in the phil constitution then. how did we elect the president and the members of congress, di ba according to the provisions of the constitution? who gave the people such power? you simply don’t know what you are saying.

omangat,

It seems vinceval’s comment ended with a question. — more like a sarcastic remark, don’t you think so?

Most Pinoys dislike GMA. But you don’t have to be a lawyer to understand the current issue. P-Noy thru De Lima is taking advantage of his popularity.  Although DOJ’s recent move is popular to many, defying the SC TRO meant that this Admin can’t accept they lost again like their first E.O. May palpak talaga dito, ask Sen. Ping Lacson…

I still think he should be on hand, since it’s his branch of the government which is technically violating the constitution of his mom.

Nobody should deny anyone’s right to express his  or her sentiments for whatever reason. It is in the free flow of opinions that we arrive at a more sensible stand. This is a free country!

The whole charade is a distraction from the pressing issues confronting the nation. Concern should be directed to solving poverty, unemployment and peace and order and yet what the government is doing is prosecute and persecute the Arroyos endlessly and yet until now nothing is proven. If there is proof beyond reasonable doubt then they are guilty but if not then the presumption of innocence exists. Do not “judge that ye be not judged”!

Another lie that GMA told her mediocre Supreme Court: The Philippines has an extradition treaty with Spain. We don’t. Will the lies never cease?

GMA has been purveying lie after lie to her mediocre justices and they are lapping them up.

Impeach the TRO-8 for betrayal of public trust!!!

The people see the Supreme Court like they see the Philippine Catholic Church. Although each claims to be the authority on justice and faith, respectively, its justices and bishops have acted and behaved so abominably that both institutions have lost credibility and legitimacy. The people have taken it upon themselves to discern what is right in justice and faith for those who claim to know it have lost their moral standing.  

Precisely the reason why PNoy doesn’t want GMA to flee from the country because the cases are coming and he wants her here to face them. GMA is trying to scamper away like a frightened rat because she knows that her absence will short-circuit the judicial process.

Stop saying that nothing has been proven because the day of reckoning is coming. . It’s only 2011. PNoy’s term ends in 2016. Plenty of time to make GMA pay for her crimes. 

so what are the ways to bring GMA back?

there is no trial-in-absentia.

This problem can all be laid squarely upon the feet of the DOJ. Why didn’t they file any case against GMA when they had the chance? There could have been an HDO by now, issued by the proper court. Yet, they dilly-dallied and look what it has brought us: another circus. The claim is, they didn’t want to file a halfhearted case; that the evidence should be strong. Well, the evidence may still be presented in court, and one needs only a finding of probable cause at this time. 

PNoy and his lackeys, all student council members, ought to study how to do things more smoothly. While they may not be corrupt, their arrogance is at the same level as those who are. The secretary of justice is concerned only with media exposure. There are pending motions for reconsideration sitting on her desk for 2 years now, with no apparent end in sight. I know this from experience. Yan ba ang matuwid na daan?

We do not know for sure what transpired in Supreme Court that led them to issue the TRO but Justice Sereno gave a very convincing dissenting opinion: HEAR THE GOVERNMENT SIDE FIRST.

In the name of fairness and respecting the legal process, DoJ is legally right not to allow the Arroyos to leave the country because, under the law, the government can file a motion for reconsideration against the TRO. If the Arroyos were allowed to leave the same day the TRO was issued, then, what is the use of filing for motion for reconsideration?

What the Supreme Court had done is trample the right of the government, who represents the PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, the right to be heard. In fact, if the Supreme Court find De Lima and other government officials in contempt of court, they themselves inviting impeachment because they, technically, prevented the government from being heard, from filing the motion for reconsideration.

I am pretty sure that Supreme Court called a special en banc session after realizing their grave abuse of power in issuing the TRO. And perhaps, the Arroyos also realizes that they cannot just leave yet because they too need to respect the legal process. Actually, it was the GOVERNMENT TELLING THESE NUTS: IF YOU WANT US TO RESPECT THE LAW, FIRST, RESPECT THE LEGAL PROCESS. 

And if you want me to be more blatant and frank: De Lima is, in essence, telling the Supreme Court that the TRO they issued is actually more like a ruling on the issue itself: the WLO41 that the Arroyo Administration drafted and approved.

And again, like what Justice Sereno said: HEAR THE GOVERNMENT’S SIDE FIRST!!!

In layman’s words: LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE FIRST.

si fr. bernas?nephew nya pala asawa ni lulli anak ni gma…

si fr. bernas?nephew nya pala asawa ni lulli anak ni gma….

De Lima may have a point (the TRO resolves the case on the merits), but the ruling is there–final and executory. 

The administration is acting like a petulant child deprived of candy. If GMA leaves and never returns, no one will blame PNoy for allowing her to leave, as the wrath of the people will be directed at the SC. Now, this administration is teaching the people to defy authority and undermine the judiciary, as if its reputation isn’t already soiled as it is. 

Do we really want people to start defying lawful court orders on the ground that they disagree with the ruling? Is this the vaunted tuwid na daan? 

Now the million dollar question: What if GMA leaves and comes back? De Lima will have pie on her face and her reputation will be in shards (as if it isn’t already). 

dyan lang magaling yang mga yellow zombies, baliktarin ang lahat. Para sa kanila  ” a person is presumed guilty until proven innocent ” ganun ang interpretation nila ng batas. Baliktad. Pero ang nakapagtataka bakit di nila iniisip na hangang ngayon wala pa din maisampa asunto ang DOJ sa mga arroyos eh! isat kalahating taon na lumipas ?  ni isa dyan sa mga yellow followers di na naisp yun o sadyang wala silang mga isip ? bakit di nila i-pressure ang pamahalaan na ito magsampa ng cases kesa naman dakdak  ng dakdak sila dito pero wala naman nangyayari sa mga sinasabi nila.  FYI yung isang plunder case laban kay GMA ay naibasura na today , the remaining 5  cases most likely will follow. Sabi nga shoot sa basurahan.

Pay attention, De Lima and PNoy supporters: propagation of anarchy is never a good thing. Next time you get into a fix, just defy the authorities. Quote De Lima on that. Say the decision is wrong. Forget the law, the law is what you think it is. Let the Wild West era begin!

ibig mong sabihin anim na taon maghahanap ng ebidensiya ? papano kung kulangin ung anim na taon at wala pa din nahahanap ? baka 2017 na ma-i-file ung kaso . Totoo bang credible witness si Anus sa electoral sabotage ? tunog pa lang ng pangalan nun mukang mabaho na ah ? Anus – sama  naman, maasahan ba yan ? baka naman mamaho lang court room niyan ha ? bago niyo pa-testigohin yan si anus hugasan nyo muna ha ? kasi baka magsuka yung judge at clerk of Court sa hearing.

oo nga napaka-nonsensical nitong taong ito. hehehehehehe

North America ka dyan eh ! nasa Divisoria la lang eh. Tingnan mo yang english mo mali mali eh.
” I was when we were in the streets protesting the dictatorial…….. ” hehehehehehehehehehe may bagong asawa si gloria si Limjoco ? di na si Mike arroyo ? talaga ? sabi ko na ba nasa Divisoria ka lang eh !!! heheheheheheheheheheh english divisoria yang isinulat mo eh !!!!! hehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

wag kang mag-alala sa ebidensiya nakatago lahat sa Inbox ng cellphone ni Leila De Lima galing sa text messages pati sworn affidavit  ng mga testigo nasa celphone niya. Kaya pag dating ng trial wala na siyang dadalhin iba  kundi celllphone lang at Lap top kasi ung iba naman nasa Facebook at ung iba din naka-upload sa youtube naman.

Well I suppose MR. Aquino is busy attending to other pressing matters of the government. Hence we are lucky to have De Lima to be in the service of the filipino people in the context of justice by trying to allow justice to prevail for as long as she can. The BIGGEST INJUSTICE WILL BE WHEN THE ARROYOS LEAVE AND ESCAPE FROM THEIR TRIALS

Sam sensiya ka na marami rito di nila kilala si Fr. Bernas na constitutionalist eh ? ang alam lang nila na isa itong pari sa Ateneo. Malay natin nung 1987 di pa sila ipinapanaganak kaya di nila alam. pero tama ang batas” ignorance of the Law excuses no one “.

Napakaganda ng comment mo Jhonny, but you are not winning friends with the yellow brigade here in this column. So sad bakit maraming pilipino di makaunawa at emotions and biases ang nag-pre-prevail sa kanila. Yet , they even want  to sacrifice the Constitution and Supreme Court for an unlawful arguments,  I fully understand your situation being a filipino living in a foreign land for taking the heat everytime you’ve been ask how come your government disregard the ruling coming from the highest court of the land ? such situation is really , really tough for you.

Bert di mo  masisi si Sec. De Lima ginagawa naman niya ang lahat pati nga  mga text messages gagawin na nyang ebidensiya makarami lang eh. Sa ngayon naghahanap pa din ng  ebidensiya sa youtube at Facebook ang DOJ para malakas talaga kaso . KUHA MO ?

Sigurado bang di na babalik o haka haka lang na di na babalik ? sabi nila si FG nun di na raw bumalik kasi wala pangalan sa flight manifest ng returning flight nya yun pala nasa airport na dumating na. Di ba humingi ng apology si sec, de lima dun ? di kaya maulit lang ulit yun at mapahiya na naman si Sec. De Lima ? Bakit tayong mga pilipino hilig natin gumawa ng multo tapos tayo din ang matatakot sa sarili nating multo ? bakit ?

Di kayo nagkakasundo ni Pinoy at ng mga yellow  zombies niya kasi hangang 2016 pa nila balak pahirapan ang sambayanang Pilipino .

Kung talagang siya ay sincere sa anti-corruption campaign nya bakit di nya na-i-prioritze yung Freedom Of Information bill ? dahil ba hindi pa nakakabawi yung mga campaign funders niya ?  bakit di nya paimbestigahan yung nanakaw na 2000 container vans sa Custom sa port of Batangas ?  bakit tahimik siya dito dahil isa ba sa  KKK niya ang mastermind nito kaya tahimik na lang siya ?

you find  na nagmamadali ang supreme court  to issue a TRO but you never find na ang DOJ ay saksakan ng bagal mag-file ng kaso. Mulat ang isang mata mo sa SC pero nakapikit naman yung isa sa DOJ ganun ba ?

No president in the past can ever surpass the accomplishments of GMA; from Marcos to Estrada combined said Enrile. Pnoy has just enjoyed the result of GMA’s hardwork. The Amlac should examine the bank accounts of GMA and all her relatives by affinity or consaguinity if any bears a corrupted money. I was a Ninoy and cory looyalist before because I didnt like Marcos; but when I knew that hda Luisita was just handed to them by Magsaysay using the money of Central Bank and GSIS with the condition that they would ultimately distribute it to farmers in 1968 but did not effect it even by action of Marcos to distribute it under CARP. Everytime Marcos acted on the distribution agreement, Ninoy would always shout at Senate that their family was being harassed. We should know the history of these people since they may be able to perpetuate their power at the expense of the filipino people.

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Hey bakit noong nagdecision tungkol sa Hacienda Luisita na medyo pabor kay Penoy, hindi ninyo sinabi na GMA court . Unfair kayo.. The Supreme Court Justices are the best kasi before you will be appointed you will be nominated by the judiciary bar  council of the Phils. Kuha mo? They are always looking into the rule of law. Kung hindi kayo maniniwala sa Supreme Court then alisin na ang batas sa Pilipinas. Magkagulo na lang. Bakit hindi si Penoy ang impeach e bobo naman siya sa batas. The most incompetent and worst President the Philippines ever had. Hindi puwede puro honest e kung walang ginagawa e di lalong maghihirap ang bansa. Lahat ng bansa sa mundo may corruption. Sa America nga madaming corrupt pero may ginagawa  naman sa bayan kaya asenso pa din sila.

It has happened twice already, I lost some phrases in the process of composing and posting my piece. I can assure you it was inadvertent.

Limjoco? You can go to PangClara, Candaba, Pampanga and ask for the veracity of my post that the father of Mike Arroyo was also known as Limjoco. That Limjoco was able to get a title of that large tract of land that those people have been tilling for generations. Suddenly they have to give Limjoco’s share. That Limjoco has a large black birthmark on his nape.

panay na lang RULE OF THE LAW ang sigaw ng matutuwid kaya walang katapusan ang inaabot na hirap ng bansang pinas. for once, just for once ay ibaluktot natin ang batas para maituwid ang pagkakamali!!!

At this point in time, Supreme Court can hardly be regarded as independent-minded Justices.

At this point in time, Supreme Court is the most inept and the most distrusted institution this country had.

At this point in time, Supreme Court is the laziest, under performing institution.

TRO has basis? Right to travel? As Justice Sereno pointed out, the High Court itself has a strict regulations on the foreign travels of its own personnel where all court personnel are required to secure a travel authority or face disciplinary action before the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA). She said the high court has held personnel administratively liable for traveling without the court’s authority. Tell me now, isn’t this considered a double standard justice? Just like WLO41. Arroyo herself signed it and now that it is being used against her, to her, this is unconstitutional.

Now, where’s justice and fairness in that?

The more Supreme Court favors the Arroyo family, the more people will look at them as protectors of Arroyo.

Arroyo is sick? She will be travelling in different countries, circling the world in an unforgiving plane ride. How can you be so sick when you can travel on both ends of the world? It is like; how can you say you did not steal when you can afford to pay expensive doctors and hospitals and travel in different countries.

Be real. Get real. You are no longer in a fantasy island. We have a Supreme Court the way Arroyo wanted it to be.

Replying to Mang Teban,

Madali lang lumusot sa moderator. Una.. tignan mo maigi mga words mo — may mga words na automatic na na-b-block.  Pangalawa, i re-phrase mo lang mga sentences mo. Pangatlo, try mong iklian ang mga comments mo, minsan asar siguro ang moderator, pag mahaba, flag na agad. Pang-apat mag-flag ka din ng maraming nag-ko-comment para malito yung moderator, at mahirapan sa kaka-hanap ng i-mo-moderate niya.  Sana naka-tulong ako

Justice secretary De Lima is only right to defy the TRO from this supreme court. This Supreme court has lost its moral authority based on its past actuation. They have no one else to blame but themselves, in the same manner  we ousted Erap, we should also oust this Supreme Court.

Nobody is denying anyone’s right to express their opinion. It is, however, quite dangerous when others hear opinions without knowing where, and under what circumstances, it came from. Fr. Bernas is, after all, only human and is suceptible to all human frailties. Not disclosing that he is affiliated with the Arroyos through marriage is an example of such frailties.

The unrelenting obsession of the present administration to imprison the former president by whatever means have reached such urgency as to disobey the ruling of the SC. Contrary to their pursuit well tainted with indecency and glaring defiance of the High Tribunal, their pronouncements would always be that of according respect to the concerned  party and obedience to the law of the land. A normal being need not be of your intellectual level to understand what’s going on and this a sad precedence!

Looks like you are privy to his affiliations and his frailties, but I see no bias in his writings, just plain decent opinion worth pondering and sharing clearly manifested. One thing clear though, judging a person merely because of the marriage of a relative is a case of human frailty.

Didn’t say I was immune. :) But, again, if he was talking only from the standpoint of him being one of the authors of the ’87 Constitution, then, yes, no bias can be inferred by the reader. However, no matter how impartial one is, family ties cannot be discounted as a source of bias simply because family, whether blood or marriage, creates biases. Most especially here in our country.

Neither having the power of the purse nor the power of the sword, the judiciary derives its power only from the integrity of its decisions. When the Supreme Court engages in dubious acts with impunity, its defenders are reduced to invoking that legal fiction, “the court is always right, even when it is wrong.” This actually commands us to look the other way – to suspend our commitment to what is right – in order to preserve order. Every time the foregoing – this judicial mantra of last resort – is invoked to command acceptance of its decision, the Supreme Court’s credibility is eroded. 

“at this point in time”? your English is atrocious!
FYI, GMA got her travel authority from Congress. Second, the jurisprudence generated by the body of work of the SC will stand the test of time. patay na tayo, the rules will still stand and will be referred to in the future.
Just like the democracy you are enjoying, being popular doesn’t mean it’s right. Only the courts can issue HDO, while what the DOJ had was a watchlist. Maybe you can figure the difference.
Denying the facts doesn’t change the facts.

As for your problem on the SC composition, ano gusto mo, in the 9 years as president, hindi sya mag-aapoint ng justices toalling 12?

If she didn’t appoint then she would be accused of not doing her duty to fill the vacant seats. so please stop the bias kasi that’s how democraZy works!

it is you who is biased because like the rest of us, Bernas exercised his right to free speech and he doesn’t have to ask your permission to do so. more so, he is in a better legal position to comment on this than you do.

I never questioned his position to comment nor did I say he had to ask permission.
All I said was that he is one of the writers of the ’87 constitution and that he should disclose, as a matter of course, his relationship with Arroyo. With power comes responsibility. He is in a powerful position in that everyone knows he is one of the authors of our constitution. His opinion matters to many. Doesn’t he owe it to those people, and to others who read his opinion, to disclose that he is related to Arroyo?

Would you also please accept my view that we should oust this president for defying an executory order of the Supreme Court?

The phrase “At this point in time” is an idiom, meaning “Now, at this time”. Guess, you prefer in TAGLISH. Guess, you know nothing about idioms.

HDO are for criminal cases falling within the jurisdiction of courts BELOW the Regional Trial Courts (RTCs).

WLO are for criminal cases pending trial BEFORE the Regional Trial Court.

These DoJ Circulars were done during the Arroyo Administration and it included “criminal cases pending determination by government prosecution offices”.

MAYBE YOU CAN FIGURE THE DIFFERENCE. DENYING THE FACTS DOESN’T CHANGE THE FACTS.

Admittedly, you are right about the Supreme Court composition. Arroyo needs to appoint these justices. But, Arroyo is not a person that we can trust to appoint Justices that would be independent and non-partisan. This had become more bold and evident when she preferred to appoint the Chief Justice when she can wait it out and allow the next Administration to appoint the Chief Justice.

I can tell that you like to argue. And when you do, please make it worthwhile my time.

For defying the orders of a corrupt Supreme Court? Would you obey the orders of a corrupt Supreme Court? You can do whatever you do as long as it has the backing of the Filipino people. My view is that when a government no longer has the moral authority to govern we should reject it as a people just as what we did to Erap. Here is my question. What do you do if a President plunders the government, destroys the pillars of our democracy, and to ensure that she gets away with it, appoints supreme court justices as insurance?