No need to replace legal team — Palace By Aytch S. de la Cruz 08/15/2010

No need to replace legal team — Palace

By Aytch S. de la Cruz 08/15/2010 Employing better and wiser legal counsels is no longer necessary even as President Aquino’s first wave of presidential issuances and executive orders (EOs) has met loud criticisms to the extent that it has spawned fresh political firestorms in the country, Malacañang yesterday said. According to presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda, Aquino stands firm on his belief that he has very competent lawyers in his legal team who give him sound legal advice before coming up with his presidential orders hence there is no need to replace them. Aquino’s legal team is headed by Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Eduardo de Mesa who is often in close coordination with Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. in crafting the memorandum circulars and EOs released so far by Malacañang. Lacierda relayed that in the future orders to be released by the President, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima will be joining the presidential legal team perhaps to reduce, if not totally get rid of, the same criticisms that their issuances have attracted lately..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100815hed4.html

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