Tag: hacienda luisita

How the new Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno might save Hacienda Luisita from the CARP

August 27, 2012August 29, 2012 benign0 34 Comments

Back in April of this year, the Supreme Court (SC) voted 8 to 6 to value Hacienda Luisita on the basis of a 1989 assessment of Php40,000 per hectare or a total Php200 mllion compensation to the owners of the entire property when it is subject to the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). Newly-appointed Chief…

Government, Politics

Hacienda Luisita may be safe: Lourdes Sereno appointed Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court

August 24, 2012 benign0 142 Comments

The Philippines has a new Supreme Court Chief Justice. Lourdes Sereno was chosen by President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III to be the new head of the judiciary from a shortlist submitted by the Judicial Bar Council (JBC) today. At 52 years old, Sereno is expected to serve in the role for the next 18…

Government, Politics

President Noynoy Aquino not happy with candidates for Supreme Court Chief Justice

August 18, 2012August 18, 2012 benign0 64 Comments

Perhaps to the chagrin yet again of his bloated Communications Team, Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III expressed his personal view on the final list of nominees to the role of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court unveiled by the Judicial Bar Council (JBC). Asked if he is satisfied, his reported reply: “Personally, I’m…

Government, Politics

Is the use of state resources to defend Leila De Lima from disbarment justified?

August 3, 2012August 3, 2012 benign0 21 Comments

The last couple of weeks has seen Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III leaning heavily on a number of key institutions and communities that provide important counterbalance to the power wielded by MalacaÃ±ang. First it was the media, specifically veteran television news presenter and former Vice President Noli de Castro who President BS Aquino…

Civics, Government, Politics

Future Chief Justice: Leila De Lima can still rescue Hacienda Luisita from the Filipino peasantry

July 2, 2012 benign0 24 Comments

It’s the cop out of choice of Filipinos. God made me do it. Current Philippine Justice Secretary Leila De Lima reportedly “agonized” over the decision on whether or not to accept her nomination to the seat of the Supreme Court Chief Justice. According to her, she spoke to Philippine President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III…

Government, Politics, Religion

President Noynoy Aquino shows he does not have empathy and compassion

June 25, 2012June 23, 2013 Ilda 267 Comments

They say it is easy to judge a person’s character by the way he treats animals, kids, the elderly and the sick. It’s not hard to agree with that statement since animals, kids, the elderly and sick people are the more vulnerable and weaker among us. In the same manner, it is easy to judge…

Civics, Crime, Government, Politics

Lessons from Renato Corona’s experience: Five tips on how to survive an impeachment trial

June 2, 2012April 29, 2016 Ilda 72 Comments

After 43 sessions within the span of 5 months, the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona has finally ended with an overwhelming vote for a “guilty” verdict. So much has been said about how the prosecution cut corners and violated the most sacred parts of the Philippine Constitution just to demonize the…

Crime, Featured, Government, Politics

For Noynoy is an Honorable Man…

June 1, 2012July 19, 2013 Hector Gamboa 55 Comments

The following message was inspired from Mark Antony’s speech (from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar) and modified to make it apropos on the aftermath of the conviction of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona. Friends, Filipinos, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Chief Justice Corona, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives…

Civics, Politics