Tag: supreme court

Experts say President Noynoy Aquino is part of the Philippines’ problem

December 7, 2012November 5, 2015 Ilda 309 Comments

Foreign and local experts in their studies of government and economy have confirmed what some of us have been saying all along: that President Benigno Simeon Aquino is part of Philippine society’s problem. In the gathering of intellectuals held recently, participants have agreed that the country’s weak institutions combined with public servants who act like…

Culture, Development, Featured, Government, Politics

Sereno Hung Out to Dry by the Supreme Court?

October 18, 2012 BenK 16 Comments

In what at first seemed like a surprising â€“ and potentially disturbing â€“ acquiescence by the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Serenoâ€™s unusual unilateral issuance of a temporary restraining order against the COMELEC preventing them from removing Emmanuel â€œMannyâ€ Maliksi from his contested seat as the mayor of Imus, Cavite was upheld by the…

Government, Politics

Hi-tech libel: Sec Leila De Lima guilty of spreading unverified info in 2011 persecution of Gloria Arroyo

October 9, 2012 benign0 21 Comments

After, a two-year track record of disrespecting governance institutions, undermining due process, and overall violating the public trust through its underhanded actions and bullying tactics, the Philippine Department of Justice (DOJ) now expects Filipinos to believe it when it says that it will not go after bloggers and Internet users who “like,” share, re-tweet, or…

Crime, Government

Possible psych war being waged in SC as Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno snubbed anew by peers!

September 24, 2012November 29, 2017 benign0 62 Comments

Just how long will newly-appointed Philippine Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno be able to maintain her trademark smile over the next 18 years she will be serving her post? The stresses of the job are piling on, which does not bode well for Sereno who, according to the supposed findings of a psychological…

Culture, Government, Politics

Why are mental health concerns constantly dogging the administration of President Noynoy Aquino?

September 6, 2012August 29, 2018 benign0 63 Comments

Why is it that issues of mental health and emotional maturity seem to stick to the Yellow camp of President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino III like a bad rash? During the the 2009-2010 presidential campaign, observations emerged around what increasingly seemed to be a cult-like following emerging around the Aquino camp composed of what many…

Government, Media, Politics, Religion

Senator Joker Arroyo warns God’s Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno on claims to infallibility

September 5, 2012September 5, 2012 benign0 58 Comments

Just less than a month in office, newly-appointed Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno is already coming across as the beleaguered hapless “servant” that she pitches herself as. She should’ve been careful of what she wished for when she invoked the imagery of the martyr-like divinely-appointed “humble servant” that she used to pitch herself…

Culture, Government, Media, Politics, Religion

It is God’s will that Lourdes Sereno is the Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court

September 3, 2012September 12, 2012 benign0 74 Comments

It’s a sign of things to come as far as how newly-minted Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno may be shaping the judiciary over the next 18 years she will be leading it. Defending her appointment against critics, Sereno reportedly said that “it was Godâ€™s will, not politics that put her in that position”. What…

Featured, Government, Religion

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