Uneasy corona on new Chief Justice’s head ZOOMING IN Rudy Romero 02/17/2010

Uneasy corona on new Chief Justice’s head ZOOMING IN Rudy Romero 02/17/2010 The second most senior associate justice of the Supreme Court (SC) has informed the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) that he is willing to accept an appointment as Chief Justice from Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the period from election day to June 30, 2010, during which period Arroyo is barred by the Constitution from making appointments in the executive branch of the government. Prior to Justice Renato Corona’s advice to the JBC, the most senior associate justice, Antonio Carpio, and the fourth most senior associate justice, Conchita Carpio-Morales, had jointly informed the JBC of their willingness to accept a JBC nomination for the highest position in this country’s judiciary so long as the appointment was made by the incoming president.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20100217com3.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Not a command vote FRONTLINE Stranger than fiction ZOOMING IN Uneasy corona on new Chief Justice’s head C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Guilt by association? FEATURE Row brews over Moroccan alcohol law HE SAYS Integrity, credibility, honesty SHE SAYS Still iffy