HIGH COURT TO AQUINO: JUDICIAL REVIEW A CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY
Noy slams SC on ‘midnight hires’ status quo
10/15/2010President Aquino is on a warpath, and his targeted enemy is the Supreme Court (SC) as the high court did not bow to his Executive Order (EO), with the court having issued a status quo ante ruling, effectively having one of the petitioners whom Aquino alleges to be a midnight appointee return to her post.
Aquino yesterday showed no sign of respect to the SC for issuing a status quo ante order against his EO2, which he said was meant to rid the Executive Department of the “midnight appointees” by his predecessor, claiming that returning them to their posts is a recipe for chaos and paralysis in the Executive Branch of government.
He slammed the high court for meddling in his administration’s affairs.
But the high court reminded Aquino that it is vested with the power and the duty to engage in judicial review, which encompasses the issuance of temporary restraining orders and status quo ante orders..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101015hed1.html
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