Moments before his plane plunged into the sea off Masbate island on Saturday, Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo was telling his wife, Leni, on his cell phone: “Ma, just a moment, I am just attending to something. I will call you back.”
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio is looking forward to being interviewed by President Aquino, who is in the process of choosing the next Chief Justice to fill the vacancy left by impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Inquirer in Education (IIE) has been invited to send entries to My Dream Interview, a festival of success stories in youth journalism, which will culminate in Madrid, Spain, in October.
Below is a transcript of the interview that Philippine Daily Inquirer reporter Christian V. Esguerra had with retired Supreme Court Justice Serafin Cuevas at the latter’s Makati City office on Friday night. This was the basis of an Inquirer story about Cuevas which appeared in the Monday issue.
Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales laid down the steps she would do if appointed to the post vacated by Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, including crafting information and trial preparations to ensure a higher rate of successful prosecution of erring government officials.
