The Supreme Court has recently decided that the President could appoint a new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
The decision has raised objections by legal gurus and lawyers groups citing this particular provision of the Constitution.
Article VII Section 15 reads:
“Two months immediately before the next presidential elections and up to the end of his term, a President or Acting President shall not make appointments, except temporary appointments to executive positions when continued vacancies therein will prejudice public service or endanger public safety”.
Lawyers groups and legal luminaries were expected to file separate motions for reconsideration before the high tribunal. However, Nationalista Party senatorial candidate Adel Tamano said on television on Monday that he has filed a motion for reconsideration of the Supreme Court’s decision.
It may be safe to assume that Tamano’s move is with the blessing of NP standard bearer Manuel Villar, who has been unfairly reported as President Arroyo’s “secret candidate”. This has been denied by Malacanang.
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling the arguments continue to heat up.
Former Comelec Chairman Christian Monsod who is also a member of the Constitutional Commission that created the 1986 Constitution explained that there is no exemption on the ban except those expressly provided under Article VII, Section 15 of the Constitution.
Monsod is only one of the members of the Constitutional Commission who have expressed the same view.
However, those who support the Supreme Court’s decision said that the high court is the right authority to interpret the Constitution particularly on questions of law.
Will the Supreme Court stand by its recent ruling or will it reverse itself? We hope that this question will be settled with finality.
Oil companies have rolled back their prices by P 0.25. This is the decreased in price which is a highly suspicious coincidence.
None of the oil companies will come out and say that this is the agreed roll back price among themselves.
It would be difficult to prove that a cartel exists. And can we blame the Energy Regulatory Commission that cannot regulate the oil industry?
Here is one logical reason why the law deregulating the oil industry should be amended or totally be abolished. These have been public clamour that has fallen on deaf ears.
The government is getting billions of pesos in oil revenues but our misfortune is that we bear burden. This country was much better off when government controlled the prices of oil products.
Let us ask the presidentiables to delve lengthily on what they plan to do with the oil industry in this country that will free us from the difficulties brought about by the oil companies.
A ticker of a television station read: “Enkwentro ng AFP at MILF sa Basilan, 2 patay.” This is not the only incident of its kind. There have been others. How can this happen when the government and the MILF agreed to resume the peace talks?
In the US, the Lower House passed the health care reform bill which is considered a landmark legislation that would benefit 31 million Americans without health insurance.
Here in this country, we could not even promptly implement an expanded senior citizens law that would be enjoyed by close to seven million senior citizens.
If we are to improve the quality of education in this country let us improve our educational system and the quality of teachers particularly in public schools. These and with good educational facilities would help tremendously in improving the education of our youth.
The decision has raised objections by legal gurus and lawyers groups citing this particular provision of the Constitution.
Article VII Section 15 reads:
“Two months immediately before the next presidential elections and up to the end of his term, a President or Acting President shall not make appointments, except temporary appointments to executive positions when continued vacancies therein will prejudice public service or endanger public safety”.
Lawyers groups and legal luminaries were expected to file separate motions for reconsideration before the high tribunal. However, Nationalista Party senatorial candidate Adel Tamano said on television on Monday that he has filed a motion for reconsideration of the Supreme Court’s decision.
It may be safe to assume that Tamano’s move is with the blessing of NP standard bearer Manuel Villar, who has been unfairly reported as President Arroyo’s “secret candidate”. This has been denied by Malacanang.
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling the arguments continue to heat up.
Former Comelec Chairman Christian Monsod who is also a member of the Constitutional Commission that created the 1986 Constitution explained that there is no exemption on the ban except those expressly provided under Article VII, Section 15 of the Constitution.
Monsod is only one of the members of the Constitutional Commission who have expressed the same view.
However, those who support the Supreme Court’s decision said that the high court is the right authority to interpret the Constitution particularly on questions of law.
Will the Supreme Court stand by its recent ruling or will it reverse itself? We hope that this question will be settled with finality.
Oil companies have rolled back their prices by P 0.25. This is the decreased in price which is a highly suspicious coincidence.
None of the oil companies will come out and say that this is the agreed roll back price among themselves.
It would be difficult to prove that a cartel exists. And can we blame the Energy Regulatory Commission that cannot regulate the oil industry?
Here is one logical reason why the law deregulating the oil industry should be amended or totally be abolished. These have been public clamour that has fallen on deaf ears.
The government is getting billions of pesos in oil revenues but our misfortune is that we bear burden. This country was much better off when government controlled the prices of oil products.
Let us ask the presidentiables to delve lengthily on what they plan to do with the oil industry in this country that will free us from the difficulties brought about by the oil companies.
A ticker of a television station read: “Enkwentro ng AFP at MILF sa Basilan, 2 patay.” This is not the only incident of its kind. There have been others. How can this happen when the government and the MILF agreed to resume the peace talks?
In the US, the Lower House passed the health care reform bill which is considered a landmark legislation that would benefit 31 million Americans without health insurance.
Here in this country, we could not even promptly implement an expanded senior citizens law that would be enjoyed by close to seven million senior citizens.
If we are to improve the quality of education in this country let us improve our educational system and the quality of teachers particularly in public schools. These and with good educational facilities would help tremendously in improving the education of our youth.
