I’ve been following the issue of the appointment of the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines with much interest. But the latest news on who beat the deadline for the submission of nominations was more amusing than anything.
Did you know that Florentino Floro Jr. applied for the post of Chief Justice? Floro who?
Floro, the former trial court judge of Malabon, who was dismissed by the Supreme Court in 2006 for consulting “mystic dwarves” during trials. Floro, who held “healing sessions” in his chambers.
That’s the Floro who wants the top post in the Supreme Court. Incidentally, he claims that two of the dwarves he consulted in his decisions are named Luis and Angel. No surnames, mind you, not even Manzano or Locsin.
While some aspirants categorically expressed their interest to occupy the post to be vacated by Chief Justice Puno on May 17, on the condition that the President after GMA would be the one to make the appointment, Mr. Floro also set his own condition.
Get this, folks — Mr. Floro said the JBC should submit his name “only to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, that is, not to the next prime minister or president, as the case may be.” Interpretation: Floro will accept his appointment as Chief Justice only from GMA, who must make the appointment before her term as President ends on May 2010.
Now don’t unleash your loudest guffaw just yet. Listen to this: Floro submitted a 26-page application, wherein he affixed a photograph of himself with bills of money hanging down his neck and standing beside a stuffed toy-dwarf.
And I thought all along that the photo requirement for applications was only a facial close-up, with a maximum size of 2 x 2 inches. I can imagine the bills of money taking about half an inch, and the stuffed toy about an inch more, which leaves about ½ inch for the applicant to show his face.
If you feel sick and are looking for the best medicine, try laughter. Don’t look for it anywhere else. Just re-read the paragraphs above.
The best medicine cannot get any better than this piece of news – complete from A to Zinc.
Did you know that Florentino Floro Jr. applied for the post of Chief Justice? Floro who?
Floro, the former trial court judge of Malabon, who was dismissed by the Supreme Court in 2006 for consulting “mystic dwarves” during trials. Floro, who held “healing sessions” in his chambers.
That’s the Floro who wants the top post in the Supreme Court. Incidentally, he claims that two of the dwarves he consulted in his decisions are named Luis and Angel. No surnames, mind you, not even Manzano or Locsin.
While some aspirants categorically expressed their interest to occupy the post to be vacated by Chief Justice Puno on May 17, on the condition that the President after GMA would be the one to make the appointment, Mr. Floro also set his own condition.
Get this, folks — Mr. Floro said the JBC should submit his name “only to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, that is, not to the next prime minister or president, as the case may be.” Interpretation: Floro will accept his appointment as Chief Justice only from GMA, who must make the appointment before her term as President ends on May 2010.
Now don’t unleash your loudest guffaw just yet. Listen to this: Floro submitted a 26-page application, wherein he affixed a photograph of himself with bills of money hanging down his neck and standing beside a stuffed toy-dwarf.
And I thought all along that the photo requirement for applications was only a facial close-up, with a maximum size of 2 x 2 inches. I can imagine the bills of money taking about half an inch, and the stuffed toy about an inch more, which leaves about ½ inch for the applicant to show his face.
If you feel sick and are looking for the best medicine, try laughter. Don’t look for it anywhere else. Just re-read the paragraphs above.
The best medicine cannot get any better than this piece of news – complete from A to Zinc.