NP bets question SC 'midnight appointments' ruling
MANILA, Philippines - Candidates of the Nacionalista Party are filing a motion for reconsideration on the Supreme Court's ruling allowing President Arroyo to appoint the next chief justice despite a midnight appointments ban.
NP senatorial candidates Adel Tamano, Gilbert Remulla, Susan "Toots" Ople, Satur Ocampo, Liza Maza and Gwen Pimentel have joined forces to file a petition that seeks to overturn the Supreme Court's decision.
The petition is different from another one that will be filed by the Philippine Bar Association headed by former Ombudsman Simeon Marcelo.
In an interview, Tamano said the law is clear that that constitutional ban on presidential appointments during the election period covers both the executive and the judiciary.
He denied that there was incongruity between Article VII Section 15, banning the President from making midnight appoints; and Article VIII Section 4, that orders any vacancy in the Supreme Court to be filled up in 90 days.
"If you read the decision, they are essentially saying that there is incongruity between these two provisions. What we are saying in our motion for reconsideration is we can harmonize them. It's a rule on constitutional construction that when there is a seeming disagreement between two provisions, you can harmonize. And the way to harmonize is you go back to the old rule as already stated in established jurisprudence," he said in ANC interview.
Tamano said the SC ruling ran counter to a 1998 decision on the Villarta and Valenzuela case, which barred the president from appointing members of the judiciary within the period covered by the ban, which starts 2 months before the elections and extends up until June 30.
The NP bet said there was plenty of time for the next president to appoint the chief justice since the incumbent Chief Justice, Reynato Puno, will only leave his post on May 17.
"The kernel of the argument is -- why the rush? There is no need to appoint a chief justice. If GMA were to appoint a chief justice in violation of the Constitution, that undermines judicial independence and it seriously destroys the image of the judiciary as the last bulwark of democracy," he said.
Tamano, meanwhile, said their group proceeded with the filing of the motion ahead of other groups since there was only a 15-day window to question the ruling.
He also said that as more parties file motions questioning the ruling, the Supreme Court will see that a lot of legal scholars and public interest groups "are opposed to this decision because of the dangerous ramifications that will be harmful to the judiciary."
The NP bet downplayed the possibility that the Supreme Court would reject the motion for reconsideration since a large majority voted for the earlier ruling.
"The Supreme Court is a human institution. You can check the court records. This is not new. They have in the past seemingly unanimous decisions that they decided to change their minds if you file a motion for reconsideration that has strong and clear grounds. For me, there is no stronger and clearer ground than the Constitution itself. When Section 15 says the president shall not make any midnight appointments, it makes no distinction between executive and judiciary. I am hoping that they will see the light," he said.
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Sa PARAISO ni VILLAR, MARAMI NA SILA!
Naranasan mo na bang PUMATAY ng MAHIHIRAP?
Upang MAAGAW ang MUNTING dampa na bunga ng kanilang SIKAP?
Si Manny VILLAR! ARMALITE at DAHAS ang pangtapos sa MAHIHIRAP!
(Subaybayan ang kwentong buhay ng mga taong biktima ng LAND GRABBING ni VILLAR sa Paradise Park, San Pedro Laguna, sa Norzagaray, Bulacan, sa IloIlo, sa Las Pinas,. . . WOW! Malapit nang BUONG PILIPINAS!)
MANNY VILLAR!!! HINDI LAMANG C5 AT TAGA! ! !
ALAM AT GINAGAWA LAHAT NG KLASE NG PANGWAWALANGHIYA!!!
Ang Mga Senador ni Villar, Tunay na OPO-POPOSISYON !
GILBERT REMULLA, ADEL TAMANO, PIA CAYETANO, TOOTS OPLE , RAMON MITRA, GWEN PIMENTEL, SATUR OCAMPO, LIZA MAZA, BONGBONG MARCOS, ARIEL QUERUBIN, MIRRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, BONG REVILLA
OPO, Gusto naming maging BILYONARYO, tulad ni VILLAROYO!
OPO, PARARAMIHIN namin ang MAHIHIRAP para marami ang MANGARAP!
OPO, MagpapaTUTA kami kay MANNY, para EVERYBODY HAPPY!
OPO! OPO! OPO! OPO! OPO!OPO! OPO! OPO! OPO! OPO! OPO!OPO!
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@ bishop_blue...sa totoo lang pare koy wala yata sa issue or topic ng news un mga pinopost mong comment...saka halos lahat pare pareho...eversince pa...wala na bang iba jan?wala knb maisip na iba?pwede mo rin ba ilagay un mga anolmalya ni villar?
who silenced "hello garci"
why did sen.noynoy aquino vote not to hear the garci tapes in congress
in 2005?
An investigative journalist reports.
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Noynoy ‘s “superhighway"
LOVELAND: Sinasabi niya po yung hinihingi daw po niyang pabor yung sa
superhighway na hinihingi niya . . . (He was talking about a favor for
the superhighway that he was asking for . . .)
SENATOR OSMEÑA: Ano tungkol sa superhighway (What about the
superhighway)?
LOVELAND: Project niya daw po, sir . . . (He said it was his project . .
. )
OSMEÑA: Ano ang hiningi ni Congressman Aquino (What did Congressman
Aquino ask for)?
LOVELAND: Yung ipatupad, sir, yung kuwan expressway, sir (To let it
happen, sir, the expressway, sir).
OSMEÑA: Yung galing sa Subic at Clark (The one from Subic and Clark)?
check this link
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/183662
@patayin ang mangungurakot
sorry i don't engage people to such comment?
mas may problema ung mga taong nagsasalita ng mga ganyan...
ska dont question my post... u dont have a right
How Manny Villar lied and used the death of his brother Danny
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=562010&publicationSubCate...
How Manny Villar lied and used the death of his brother Danny
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo (The Philippine Star) Updated March 28, 2010 12:00 AM
“Nakaranas na ba kayong ... mamatayan ng kapatid dahil wala kang pera pangpagamot (Have you experienced losing a brother because you did not have the money to provide him proper medical care)? — Manny Villar asked in his “PANATA (Advocacy)” TV commercial. Villar was referring to his younger brother Danny who passed away on October 1962. In the same commercial, Villar’s 1962 photo with his younger brother was shown.
This portrayal of being poor once upon a time is a fantasy which comes in a series of similar attempts by Villar to create empathy with the nearly 90% of voters who belong to the socio-economic classes D and E. However, this particular attempt to use his late brother Danny to further his political ambition showed that Villar is as capable of lying just like Madame Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA).
Two public documents — the death certificate of Danny B. Villar and the Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT number: 135396/3194) of the 560 square meter property in the upper class San Rafael Village of Navotas where the Villars had lived when Danny died — shattered this ONCE POOR fantasy that Villar has been peddling.
What the San Rafael Village TCT presents:
1. Before 1962, the Villars bought 560 square meters (SQM) of high valued real estate on Bernardo Street in San Rafael Village where the more affluent folks in the Tondo-Navotas area resided.
2. The DEATH CERTIFICATE of the deceased Danny B. Villar established that they were already residing there in 1962.
3. Based on 2009 prices, the P16,000 GSIS (Government Service Insurance System) mortgage mentioned in the TCT — not necessarily the total cost of the two 280 SQM lots — is now the equivalent of P1,140,000.00. Poor people today cannot even borrow P200,000. Those who are familiar with the subdivision say that the cost per SQM in San Rafael Village today would be around P10,000 per SQM or an equivalent of around P5,600,000 for the entire property.
4. Jun Borres, the present owner who is using the 560 SQM property as offices of his firm, Jumbo Fishing, stated that when they bought it in 1987 - it had a one and a half floor house. The ground floor was made of concrete while the upstairs was made of wood. This was typical upper middle class and upper class dwelling in the 1960s.
Implications of the San Rafael Village ownership
1. Together with established Manny Villar bio information, they could not have been dirt poor to be able to move to San Rafael Village before 1962. His mother was a seafood (shrimp, crab and fish) dealer in Divisoria Market, not a fish vendor as what Villar tries to project. A seafood dealer supplies the vendors. For a family of 11, they ate canned corned beef — which Manny Villar admitted on his earlier TV ad. His father was a government official, said to be a Budget Officer of the then DANR (Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources) under which was the Fisheries Bureau. Manny Villar studied in private schools — the Holy Child Catholic School for elementary and Mapua Institute of Technology for High School. Poor folks send their kids to public schools.
2. Villar’s parents must have had a sizeable combined income to be able to buy the San Rafael Village property. The 560 SQM size demonstrates their financial capacity. If they could, poor people buy lots sized less than 100 SQMs. Villar’s father must also be making a sizeable income from the government to be able to borrow P16,000 from the GSIS. In 1962, senior executives in big corporations made monthly salaries of about P2,000.
What Danny B. Villar’s DEATH CERTIFICATE reveals:
1. It is NOT TRUE that Danny died because they were poor and could not afford proper health care. The stated residence in Danny’s death certificate was the San Rafael Village property.
2. The BIG LIE is further proved by the fact that Danny stayed 13 days at the FEU (Far Eastern University) Hospital where he expired at age 3 years and 8 months. If they were really poor, the PGH (Philippine General Hospital) would have been the affordable hospital to bring Danny. He was definitely given proper health care. FEU Hospital was one of the top hospitals in 1962, before the establishment of the Makati Medical Center and St. Luke’s Hospital.
3. Danny died from CARDIAC and RESPIRATORY FAILURE resulting from COMPLICATIONS OF LEUKEMIA. In 1962, there was no bone marrow transplantation and chemotherapy yet and everyone whether rich or poor died from contracting leukemia.
4. Upon Danny’s death, his remains were turned over to LA FUNERARIA PAZ — then, until now, considered one of the top two mortuaries (Funeraria Nacional, the other). This further disproved Manny Villar’s claim that Danny died because they did not have the money to take care of him.
When Iggy Arroyo was seen as having taken the Jose Pidal rap for his elder brother Mike, many folks felt that it was rather low of Mike Arroyo to place his younger brother at risk. Our culture expects the older brother to protect the younger brother.
In that regard, we can consider Manny Villar as having done worse than Mike Arroyo. At least, Iggy Arroyo was alive and kicking and he could have opted to stay out of the Jose Pidal controversy. But in the case of Manny and Danny Villar, Danny was used to promote a myth when Danny was in no position to agree to his elder brother Manny’s portrayal of his death.
With the propagation of this ONCE POOR fantasy, don’t you think that Manny Villar also desecrated the memory and honor of his parents who strove to be able to provide their children quality education and an upper class domicile?
If Manny Villar can lie and use his dead younger brother like this, what makes you think that he will really improve and not worsen your life? What makes you think that he is not as greedy as he is being charged in this presidential campaign? What makes you think that you can trust Manny Villar?
Baliw na baliw si bishop_blue
@ bishop_blue:
Have read and understand the news article properly? Ang katulad mo'y mas nakakaganda kung magpatingin ka sa Doctor dahil malala na ang sakit mong pagkabaliw ay hindi basta basta malulunas iyan kc kelangan meron processo sa Mental Hospital, na dapat doon ka manatili.
Ano ang kenalaman sa mga commento mo doon? The article is very clear and had said about "NP bets question SC 'midnight appointments' ruling"!
who silenced "hello garci"
why did sen.noynoy aquino vote not to hear the garci tapes in congress
in 2005?
An investigative journalist reports.
------------------------------------------------
Noynoy ‘s “superhighway"
LOVELAND: Sinasabi niya po yung hinihingi daw po niyang pabor yung sa
superhighway na hinihingi niya . . . (He was talking about a favor for
the superhighway that he was asking for . . .)
SENATOR OSMEÑA: Ano tungkol sa superhighway (What about the
superhighway)?
LOVELAND: Project niya daw po, sir . . . (He said it was his project . .
. )
OSMEÑA: Ano ang hiningi ni Congressman Aquino (What did Congressman
Aquino ask for)?
LOVELAND: Yung ipatupad, sir, yung kuwan expressway, sir (To let it
happen, sir, the expressway, sir).
OSMEÑA: Yung galing sa Subic at Clark (The one from Subic and Clark)?
check this link
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/183662
ARROYO ANGKAN NG MAGNANAKAW
1. NBN? ZTE Scandal
2. Millions of bribe money to Congressmen and Governors (October 2007)
3. Cheating in 2004 Elections (Hello Garci)
4. Joc Joc Bolante Case (Fertilizer Scam, P728 Million)
5. Jose Pidal Bank Account (Unexplained Wealth, P200 Million)
6. Nani Perez Power Plant Deal ($2 Million)
7. Use of Road User's Tax for Campaigning
8. Billion Peso Macapagal Boulevard (Overprice of P532 Million)
9. Juetengate? (Illegal Numbers game kickbacks)
10. Extra Judicial Killings
11. Arroyo Moneys in Germany (Exposed by Senator Cayetano)
12. General Garcia and Other Military Men
13. Billion Peso Poll Automation contract (P1.3 Billion)
14. Northrail Project($503 Million)
15. Maguindanao Results of 2007 Elections (Zubiri, Bedol)
16. NAIA-3
17. Venable Contract (Norberto Gonzales)
18. Swine Scam (Exposed by? Atty. Harry Roque
19. GLORIA Arroyo son hidden assets in united states
" ISYU ng BAYAN "
Nagtagumpay na naman si BUWAYANG GLORIA para mailuklok ang TUTA niyang CHIEF JUSTICE. Kesehodang yurakan ang SALIGANG BATAS makamit lamang ang pansariling interes. Kasapakat ang 9 na HUDAS at TAKSIL na mga MAHISTRADO. Tama lamang na YANIGIN ng mga protesta para makita nila ang maling desisyon. Kasabay nito, dapat manindigan ang mga PRESIDENTIABLES kung saan ba sila panig. Para ipakita sa sambayanan kung karapat-dapat ba sila sa MALAKANYANG. Sapagkat itoy “ ISYU ng BAYAN “ dapat manindigan kayo!!!
Sa nakikita, bukod tanging si NOYNOY lamang ang TUMAYO at NANINDIGAN sa isyu. Nasaan na ang ibang PRESIDENTIABLES? Bahag na ba ang BUNTOT nila? Nasa talampakan na ba ang mga bayag nila? MANINDIGAN KAYO? Nasaan na ang pinagyayabang na galing at talino? Walang paninindigan , bahag ang buntot at nasa talampakan ang bayag? At nasaan din ang pinagyayabang na SANGDAMUKAL na ACCOMPLISHMENT ? Bakit ayaw magsalita ng personal sa isyu at idinaan sa taga-TAHOL niya? Wala ring paninindigan, bahag din ang BUNTOT, at nasa talampakan din ang bayag. MAGPAKALALAKI KAYO, at harapin ang isyu. Patikim pa lang yan. Darating pa ang malalaking isyu ng bayan.
Sayo NOY, saludo ang bayan sayo, tumayo ka at nanindigan di tulad ng mga kalaban mo na sila pa pala ang LALAMPA –LAMPA pagdating sa “ ISYU ng BAYAN “
MABUHAY KA !!!