Following the first attempt by the House of Representatives to constitute itself into a Senate-less constituent assembly in December 2006, I posted the following commentary: Since the Spirit of ’86 that had driven Marcos into exile, People Power has ensconced itself as the Great King in the wilderness of Philippine politics. As such, even if [...]
Bloggers’ historic act in Arroyo impeachment, nay or aye?
November 14, 2008 By 102 Comments
I have blogged a number of times here in FV criticizing the decision of the Supreme Court on the MoA-AD case arguing in the main that the development of the law on separation of powers could be heading further in the wrong direction as a consequence of the decision. Among others, I raised the following [...]
The other autocrats
October 22, 2008 By 27 Comments
Among the responses to Marcosian authoritarianism the Filipinos have decided to entrench in the Constitution are: 1) the expansion of powers of the Supreme Court, 2) the placing of additional curbs to executive powers via more specific provisions of congressional control, and 3) the augmenting of the Bill of Rights to strengthen the protections of [...]
SC MoA-AD ruling, ‘a burlesque of the Constitution’
October 20, 2008 By 11 Comments
The Philippine Supreme Court is right from the very outset in stating that the essential question before it in Province of North Cotabato v. GRP (October 15, 2008) is “the extent of the powers of the President in pursuing the peace process” (emphasis in the original). The Court also cited the correct case law (Pimentel [...]
SC defiance in landmark MoA is impeachable offense
September 2, 2008 By 20 Comments
Philippine Daily Inquirer reported Aug. 30, 2008 the following: Press Secretary Jesus Dureza said the government now intended to “refocus” the peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on the issues of “disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation” after it set aside the contentious proposed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on ancestral domain with the secessionist [...]
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