Right or Wrong, the SC is always Right

The following are taken from Emil Jurado’s Column.


Emil Jurado says “Those who condemn the Supreme Court for its 9-1-3 ruling—that says President Arroyo can appoint the next chief justice and mandates the Judicial and Bar Council to submit its list of nominees—bellyache and gnash their teeth saying that the High Court must follow the Constitution, not interpret it.

What these elements can’t understand is that right or wrong, the Supreme Court is always right.

The majority interpreted the ban not to include the Judiciary. Article VIII of the Constitution also mandates that the President must name Supreme Court justices from a shortlist within 90 days from the vacancy. It said that the mandate was precisely under the Judiciary, not under the Executive. If the framers of the 1987 Charter wished the ban to apply to the judiciary, the mandate of appointment within 90 days would not have been under Article VIII.

Since it’s the mandate of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution or resolve constitutional issues, that’s what the High Court precisely did. I may have my own thoughts about this, but as I said, right or wrong, the Supreme Court is always right.”

Sexual Abuses of the Priests and Bishops

Pope Benedict XV was pressured to issue a pastoral letter addressing sexual abuses of the Irish priests and bishops. The Holy See also apologized but it’s short of saying that he (the Pope) would agree to the secular justice that the victims and their families are pressing.


It took the Irish people several years before their cases could be filed to the Irish Courts. The government and the Universal Church in Ireland are involved in conspiracy theories and cover ups. Priests and Bishops in Ireland, like in the Philippines are very powerful that they could get away with any crimes. That’s why I won’t be surprised when one day, the crimes and abuses of the Filipino clergies will also surface. Sabi nga nila, you can’t keep your skeletons in your closet forever. There’s also a saying that says ‘when there’s smoke, there’s fire.’ I’m just counting the days when our hollier than thou priests and bishops will be embarrassed by their misdeeds. Oh, I think I underestimated them. Halang na pala ang kanilang mga bituka at ang kakapal na pala ng kanilang mga mukha! They’re not anymore capable of expressing remorse and shame.

Kung magbatikos ang mga ‘Hijo de puta’ akala mo kung sino ang mga ‘animal’. Okay lang sana kung walang kasalanan pero number one palang mga kampon ni Satanas. You can’t blame Filipinos when they are drawn to other religions like Baptist, Born Again, INC or Islam. It’s not because of the Universal Church’s teachings but because of its priest and bishops. The Universal Church’s right hand doesn’t know what its left hand is doing. I personally do not contemplate of changing my religion but I just chose to be none practicing Catholic. Ayaw ko nang magsimba kasi masyadong mapulitika ang mga pari. Baka masigawan ko pa siya while he’s doing a homily at mapagalitan pa ako ng Nanay ko. So it’s better na hindi na lang magsimba. Total when I’m home, nakakarinig naman sila ng maanghang na salita sa akin pero not in the presence of my mother kasi baka pagalitan ulit ako. LOL. I’m sure most Filipinos feel the same way that I do.

Opposition and Militants scoring ‘Pogi Points’

Last week, some of the ‘Pa pogi’ politicians and the militants were seen at the gate of the Supreme Court protesting the decision of the SC in allowing the outgoing PGMA to appoint the next SC Chief Justice. It would have been acceptable if they’d just protest for the sake of protesting but they’d once again resorted to name calling and demonizing the judicial institution of our country. These people’s stand on several national interest issues differ depending on their personal interests. They’d pretend to defend the constitution when they hear that the current regime want to change it. But then, when they see that the current regime is just following the rule of law (constitution), they’d malign and demonize the whole institution. What can we expect from these militants? Their primary purpose in life is to create discord and havoc.


If you’re in your right mind you’d agree with me that the decision was fairly written. It’s was also voted for by the majority of Justices. However, these militants and opportunistic opposition leaders who want to score ‘Pogi Points’, the situation is enough to merit another rally and another anti government chanting.

I don’t have any legal background but for me, if they really feel strongly against the ruling, they should have filed an appeal. They prided themselves of having so many A1 lawyers di ba? All they should do is to appeal the SC ruling in the proper forum. Hindi iyong mag ra rally na naman sa kalye at binabatikos ang SC. They could be contempt kung ipagpapatuloy nila iyan. Ang media naman, especially ABS CBN that has no balance reporting would often sensationalize and politicize the issue.

The proper thing to do is to file an appeal and not through another rally and anti-government chanting! Masyado nang maingay!

AbNoynoy

According to http://pinoyslang.com/define/abnoynoy/ AbNoynoy is defined as:


(ab-noy-noy)

Noun. An extremely abnormal person running for public office.