Under article VII of the 1987 constitution the president-elect shall, upon assumption of office, take his solemn oath of office..xxx. The said provision neither specifies nor obliges the president-elect to take his oath before the supreme court chief justice. Therefore any person authorized by law (and that includes a barangay captain) is free to sworn noynoy in office.
It should likewise be noted that former president Corazon Aquino herself upon her formal assumption in office did not take her oath before the then chief justice Ramon Aquino but instead she chose to be sworn before associate justice Claudio Tehankee, which is obviously not the chief justice.
Know your history guys.
The fact that noynoy opted to be sworn before a local chieftain (brgy. captain) is but a gesture that indeed he is upholding the law regarding the ban on midnight appointments. The appointment of justice Renato Corana is a blatant transgression of Art. VII Sec. 12 Section 15. Hence it is illegal. And should noynoy compels himself to acknowledge the appointment of Corana then it may serve as a legal basis for his arch-enemies to invoke enough to charge him for culpable violation of the constitution. Ergo: Noynoy is right!
Guys, you dont have to be rude in order to be ignorant. Just be ignorant its fine.