NEWS RELEASE March 27, 2010 Representative Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino today congratulated the new bar-passers and urged them to take a stand on the SC decision allowing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to appoint the next Supreme Court Chief Justice. He said that the newest set of bar passers should not allow their profession to be tainted…
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Migrant Group Warns OFWs to be Vigilant as Arroyo Regime’s Dirty Plans Unfold
Press Release 21 March 2010 An alliance of overseas Filipino migrant workers in the Middle East today urges fellow OFWs to be vigilant as the political development in the home front becomes undesirable that may lead towards a chaotic situation and political instability more than a month before the May 2010 elections. “Not only our…
SC Decision Allowing ‘Arroyo Court’ a Danger to the Public, Say Critics
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“In her desire to appoint a new chief justice, President Arroyo will be transgressing several laws and the Constitution and will also be breaking a long tradition already in place in our judicial system, and will also be encroaching upon the powers and the independence of the Judiciary,” the NUPL said.
The Shame of Padre Faura
By ATTY. MARIE YUVENCO Bulatlat.com It isn’t true that the course of our history is charted within that building along the polluted banks of the Pasig river. Malacañang may point the direction towards which the ship of state is headed, but the captain cannot pull out of port without clearance from higher authority. The voyage…
SC Decision Won’t End VFA Controversy
News Release March 3, 2010 The umbrella group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and the Junk VFA Movement today warned that controversies will continue to hound the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement despite the final ruling of the Supreme Court upholding its constitutionality. The SC, in a 2-page resolution, said it was upholding its earlier 2009 decision on…
Groups Hail SC Order Vs RFID, Call Project Arroyo’s Money-Making Scheme
By MARYA SALAMAT
The Supreme Court decision came just a month after the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, representing progressive partylists Bayan Muna, Gabriela partylist and Anakpawis and transport group Piston, filed a petition questioning the RFID project of the LTO.
SC Urged to Probe ‘Nicole’ Affidavit, Draft CA Ruling
BY ALEXANDER MARTIN REMOLLINO Bulatlat The former lawyer of Subic rape victim “Nicole” today joined cause-oriented groups and other concerned individuals in filing a petition before the Supreme Court, urging it to investigate “Nicole’s” affidavit expressing doubt over the rape as well as the draft Court of Appeals ruling acquitting US Marine L/Cpl. Daniel Smith,…
Lawyer Says GMA to Gain from Puno Impeachment
For lawyer Theodore Te, the bid to impeach Chief Justice Reynato Puno smells of “political maneuverings” that would benefit the current Malacañang occupant.
A Nation Divided, A Truth Concealed
The Supreme Court decision upholding the right of CHED Sec. Romulo Neri and Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to invoke executive privilege did not serve the cause of justice and truth. It helped conceal a crime, added to the cracks in the institutions of government, and left the nation more deeply divided. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS ANALYSIS Bulatlat…
Initial Analysis on the Philippine Amparo
This paper is an initial study of the writ of amparo, which has yet to become effective. Considering that the Supreme Court has not yet decided on any case involving the writ, it is unclear how certain provisions will be interpreted by the Court. BY NERI JAVIER COLMENARES Spokesperson, Counsels for the Defense of Liberties…
Snap Election or Transition Council?
As the Filipino people gear up for yet another campaign to oust a discredited President, not a few ordinary citizens have asked – what’s in store? Some opposition leaders have floated the chances of a simple resignation or a snap election while progressive blocs are pushing for a transition council. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Bulatlat.com In…