There is a saying be careful for what you wished for, because you might
just get it- that seems to be the most appropriate description as to what
happen to the most senior magistrate of the Supreme Court – Justice Antonio
Carpio.
His turning down the nomination for chief justice when Maria Lourdes
Sereno was ousted affected his chances of becoming the next Chief Justice.
"On a personal level, because I have voted against it, I don’t want
to benefit from it, so I will decline any nomination," Carpio was
quoted saying.
PRRD, Justice Carpio, & CJ Bersamin (photo credit to owner) |
As a result Associate Supreme Court Justice was appointed eventhough she
occupies the position for less than two months.
It was after the retirement of De castro, Carpio accepted the nomination
to be considered as the next Chief magistrate of the land.
The new Chief Justice is Supreme Court Associate Justice Lucas Bersamin,
he is to succeed de Teresita De Castro as chief justice.
Panelo explains PRRD choice
"What
I am saying is if you follow his (Carpio) logic, it will apply to every vacancy
because the vacancy was triggered by the ouster of Sereno. If Sereno were
not ousted we would have a chief justice until she retired," Panelo
told mediamen.
"That
was the reason cited by the president. He (Carpio) said he would decline
because he did not want to take advantage (of Sereno's ouster)," Panelo
added.
Atty. Panelo also
reiterated that Carpio’s position to Duterte’s manner of handling the issue of
the West Philippine Sea had no bearing on the selection of the new chief
justice.
"Look
at (former presidential) spokesperson (Harry) Roque. He did not only campaign
against him. He said a lot of things against teh president," he said.
Roque, supported then Vice
President Jejomar Binay’s 2016 bid to Malacanang.
"Just
remember, it was discretionary on the part of the president. He also looked at
other aspects," Panelo further explains.
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1 Comments
Wala naman problema kung di napili si Justice Carpio sa pagiging punong mahestrado. Karapatan ng Presidente yon, at usa pa kwalipikado naman an inilagay. Lahat nalang kasi nilalagyan ng malisya. Kaya di tayo umaasenso.
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