Palace: SC turnaround on PAL ruling ‘surprising’
By Virgilio J. Bugaoisan 10/12/2011Malacañang appeared stirring up intrigue over the recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling recalling its September decision ordering the reinstatement of Philippine Air Lines (PAL) flight attendants who were fired from their jobs in 1998 as it expressed surprise on the SC’s “sudden turnaround.”
At a press briefing yesterday, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said while he did not want to make a comment on the SC ruling, he, nonetheless, said that he was puzzled by the new ruling.
“With this new turn-around, we do not wish to comment on the latest decision by the Supreme Court because it’s something that they should explain themselves. So we…I myself wondered how such a technicality was overlooked by the Supreme Court but that’s as far as we can comment on it. But the original decision with Fasap, I think DoLE Secretary (Rosalinda) Baldoz, upheld the position of the flight stewardess,” Lacierda said..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20111012hed2.html
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kasi wala ring integridad itong mataas na hukom sa pinas mula nang maupo yang si davide at mag.edsa 2 kayo!
"“That’s the first time I heard of a reason for holding back a decision but it’s interesting for us to know the reasons and we will leave it to the Supreme Court,” Lacierda said."
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