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‘This starts a new chapter’ – CJ Sereno cheers unity with people resisting tyranny
“We may have diverged on the means but we have one goal, to bring about social justice so Filipinos can feel the benefits of democracy.”
Chief Justice Sereno’s ‘forced leave’ exposes widening cracks in Judiciary – lawyers group
The NUPL stressed that in the end, the losing party in this fiasco is not the Chief Justice nor any Justice of the Court, nor the Court or the entire judicial system.
How SC decided on the second extension of martial law in Mindanao
Seen as a precedent to nationwide military rule in the Philippines, human rights groups and advocates and freedom-loving individuals readily opposed the second extension and denounced the Supreme Court’s decision.
‘There is no legal basis to extend martial law in Mindanao’ – petitioners
“To imply that martial law with its extraordinary powers is a benign solution to our problems is a misrepresentation that has a conditioning effect on our people to accept authoritarianism until it’s too late to stop, and this should not be allowed to happen.”
Top security officials attend closed-door session in last SC orals on Mindanao martial law
The top two security officials who are the administrator and implementor of martial law in Mindanao attended today’s last day for oral arguments at the Supreme Court.
Año, Lorenzana asked to attend last day of SC orals on martial law
Inside Marawi you can easily defend, but outside of Marawi, I have not seen any evidence that there’s actual rebellion in Dinagat island, Camiguin island, Misamis, Pagadian, Lanao, Dapitan, and all these places.
Petitioners to SC: ‘Only the victims can forgive, reconcile with Marcos’
“Healing cannot be imposed by one man,” the petitioners, who were Martial Law victims, said. “It cannot be imposed by the Marcos family. Sadly, it cannot be imposed even by this Honorable Court.”
SC justices keen to pass Edca decision to Senate
“The Filipinos are treated as security guards only, in these agreed locations, the Americans exercise all aspect of ownership, and that while the treaty is supposed to last for only 10 years, it can be renewed indefinitely.” – Dean Pacifico Agabin
Groups laud SC ruling striking down PDAF, call for abolition of ‘presidential pork’
“It’s a small step forward in our fight against corruption and political patronage. Yet what is notable about the decision is that it would set the precedent for succeeding constitutional challenges regarding discretionary public funds.” – Kabataan Rep. Terry Ridon
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