Asking for trouble
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Another Supreme Court rejection of a yet another move of Malacañang may be in the offing as a legal, if not constitutional question, is attached to it.
The planned move of the Aquino administration to sell the twin camps of Camp Crame and Camp Aguinaldo, if pursued, will likely be challenged before the high court, as this piece of land located in the heart of Edsa, has a condition set by the donors, as stated in the deed of donation.
The donors of the prime real estate stated that the land donated can only be used for military camps, and nothing else. Should the land be used for something else, it goes back to the donors.
Yet Malacañang, through Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, wants to sell these military assets and no doubt will be pursuing this plan. And no doubt too, if sold, the money would merely be spent unwisely and even wasted, not to mention the fat commissions that are expected to be pocketed by the usual government crooks..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110112com1.html
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