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Corona says ‘power won’t last forever’
By Benjamin B. Pulta 11/25/2011Power won’t last forever, Chief Justice Renato Corona seemed to caution government lawyers yesterday during the oral arguments into the suit filed by the Arroyo camp challenging the travel ban imposed on them by the Department of Justice (DoJ).
Near the end of the hours-long grilling of Solicitor-General Jose Anselmo Cadiz who argued for the government’s position, the Chief Justice asked, “Suppose in six to seven years, present officials are being hounded by political enemies, don’t you think the courts should protect their rights?”
Cadiz replied that the case “is not about vengeance. This is about accountability,” to which Corona retorted “it could be GMA (Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo), it could be Juan de la Cruz. The name, personality are not important, we have a court of law.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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