Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Tuesday said that the proposed postponement of the barangay (village) elections is not unconstitutional because its timetable is not set forth in the Constitution.
Pres. Benigno Aquino III is still unconvinced that the Philippines should overhaul its Constitution to boost the country’s economic standing.
Thanks, but no thanks. Despite misgivings by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, defense lawyers on Monday said they would go ahead with the presentation of the asset declarations of other public officials to prove that Chief Justice Renato Corona did not violate the Constitution as alleged by the prosecution.
So it has come to this. At least 188 members of the House of Representatives voted last Monday to impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona for culpable violation of the Constitution, betrayal of public trust and graft and corruption. The articles of impeachment, grounded on eight charges, were transmitted to the Senate yesterday, which [...]
Former Supreme Court chief justice Reynato Puno pushes for the review of the 30-year-old 1987 Philippine Constitution. Puno was in Cebu yesterday to speak about the need of reforms in the Philippine political system before students from colleges and universities in Cebu City. “More than 30 years is a long time. We have seen developments [...]
“The judiciary, of course, is not perfect or omniscient. It can make, and it has made, mistakes. But mistaken or not, the court must be obeyed. But the judiciary has no guns to implement its orders. Thus, if every person is free to obey only what he or she considers a correct decision or order [...]
As if it takes an Aquino sitting in Malacañang for the Charter to become touchable, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte agreed in principle last week to convene the Lower House and Senate into a constituent assembly that would work to alter the economic provisions of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
Senator Miriam Defensor- Santiago denied on Tuesday that she had changed her position when she voted in favor of the postponement of the Autonomous Regions in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections.
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Miriam Defensor- Santiago made a 180-degree turn on Monday when she threw her full support behind the proposed postponement of the August 2011 Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections. Just three months ago, Santiago said the proposed postponement would be automatically declared unconstitutional if a case would be filed before [...]
