Noynoy wants to take oath before village watchman
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 05/15/2010 Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino continues with his stand of refusing to recognize the appointment of the new Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice, Renato Corona, and plans to insult the new CJ further by having a provincial barangay tanod (village watchman) swear him in as president of the republic, if and when he is proclaimed president-elect by Congress. He intimated this to the reporters who covered him yesterday. While no constitutional rule or law will be breached if Aquino does take his oath of office before a barangay tanod, and that traditionally, SC justices swear in presidents, it is believed that this is Aquino’s way of pressuring the new CJ through constant non-recognition of new CJ, into not accepting the post given him by President Arroyo. It is, however, doubted whether Corona will buckle down to the pressure being applied by Aquino and his yellow followers. Corona is scheduled to take his oath of office by the 17th at the earliest, or the 18th at the latest. Malacañang yesterday said a possible constitutional crisis could erupt if Aquino, who is currently leading in the presidential race in the unofficial tally, will keep on refusing to recognize Arroyo’s appointed Chief Justice, intimating that such a position Aquino is taking may further rent the nation.... MORE Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100515hed2.html |
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