House threatens impeach moves against SC justices By Charlie V. Manalo By Charlie V. Manalo 09/21/2011

MAGISTRATES REJECTING AQUINO CONTROL OF MPBF FACE OUSTER

House threatens impeach moves against SC justices

By Charlie V. Manalo By Charlie V. Manalo 09/21/2011
Unprecedented and controversial moves by President Aquino to take control of the allocated budget hiring funds of some P101 billion from constitutional offices with guaranteed fiscal autonomy were followed by Aquino’s allies in the House of Representatives yesterday, as they too made another unprecedented move by threatening to file impeachment proceedings against high court justices who will vote against the House-passed Malacañang proposed budget that calls for Aquino’s impounding of the Judiciary’s hiring funds.

Apparently aware they have inserted an unconstitutional provision in the proposed 2012 national budget which would effectively allow the Executive Branch to impound the hiring budget of other government agencies including constitutional bodies which would expectedly merit an adverse ruling from the Supreme Court (SC), a senior member of the House of Representatives yesterday threatened members of the high court with impeachment should they rule against the provision for the P23 billion miscellaneous personnel benefits fund (MPBF) in the 2012 General Appropriations Act (GAA).

In a text message, Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas, vice chairman of the House justice committee, warned the SC that members of the House may go for impeaching the members of the SC should it declare the MPBF unconstitutional..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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