Weak denials EDITORIAL 03/10/2012

Weak denials

EDITORIAL

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03/10/2012
With Chief Justice (CJ) Renato Corona baring certain incidents, such as his advice on EO1, or the Truth Comission that was sought by Noynoy for approval of the Supreme Court (SC) as well as a senator-judge, TG Guingona offering the CJ the Palace deal of “term-sharing” of the post with Justice Antonio Carpio, denials were quick to come from Malacañang and its senator-ally, even as they also admitted to certain things which obviously they can hardly deny.

Presidential mouthpiece Edwin Lacierda admitted that the CJ and Noynoy did have a meeting, at a sister’s house, but claimed it was Corona who had asked for the meeting, not Noynoy, apart from saying that a retired SC justice had facilitated the meeting.

So why hold the meeting in a sister’s home, instead of Malacañang, if it was indeed the CJ who sought an “audience” with Noynoy..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20120310com1.html