Enrile: Aquino should thank Arroyo for appointing chief justice

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From Enrile: Aquino should thank Arroyo for appointing chief justice - Yahoo! Philippines News

Instead of criticizing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, ‘potential president’ Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino III should be thankful for the appointment of Associate Justice Renato Corona as the next Chief Justice, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said Thursday. He even urged Aquino to study the Constitution. During a weekly news forum at the Senate, Enrile said Aquino, who is most likely to replace Mrs. Arroyo, cannot appoint the next Chief Justice. “I respect the opinion of the potential president of the country, Noynoy, but I think he should instead be thankful that President Arroyo appointed a chief justice because if the sitting president hesitates to appoint a Chief Justice, Noynoy cannot appoint a Chief Justice if they will follow the logic that they have to pass through the JBC (Judicial and Bar Council)," he said. There will be no JBC when Aquino assumes the presidency on June 30 because of the absence of the Chief Justice, Enrile said. The JBC recommends the appointees to the Judiciary and the President selects from a list provided by the JBC. Outgoing Chief Justice Reynato Puno will retire on May 17 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. “That’s very clear in the Constitution, the Chief Justice is the ex-officio chairman of the JBC, if he is not there, the JBC cannot function," Enrile said. He said the same way the Commission on Appointments cannot function without a Senate President. “My God, these people must study the Constitution first before they open their mouths," Enrile said. In a statement issued Wednesday, Aquino said Mrs. Arroyo should have waited for the next administration to name the replacement of Puno and "recognize the new government's right to appoint the next chief justice." [See: Noynoy to Arroyo on SC chief issue: Recognize new govt] "There is no vacancy to be filled," Aquino said. — LBG/KBK, GMANews.TV

[peewee_toot]

faet! ngano bitaw ni enter?

[miyay]

nice info. nagpakita lang jud na noob ko re: constitution

[inyourface]

1 - 0! unsa nasad kaha ang sunod . . hehe

[godwhacker]

NoyNoy might be too excited now mao nga taga-an gud nato kuno ug chance bisan gud ug unsa nalang nang iyang mga gipang yawit. Anyway, naa bitaw tay konstitusyon nga maoy sundon. Ug sakto si Enrile sa iyang interpretasyon, ma hilom ra na si Noynoy so sagdi lang una na ninyo siya.

[amingb]

NoyNoy might be too excited now mao nga taga-an gud nato kuno ug chance bisan gud ug unsa nalang nang iyang mga gipang yawit. Anyway, naa bitaw tay konstitusyon nga maoy sundon. Ug sakto si Enrile sa iyang interpretasyon, ma hilom ra na si Noynoy so sagdi lang una na ninyo siya.

Ana diay na ... puede ra diay ang Presidente karon pa mag study sa constitution ... kanang dili siya mo abide sa rule sa Supreme Court is an impeachable offense ... nindot na ug barogan na ni NoyNoy iyaha pag yawit presidente bitaw sia 13 Million gud supporter niya

[samsungster]

you are right mr senator...

[necrotic freak]

wa pa gani nakalingkod gitangkugo na ni enrile. tsk tsk

[r3roble]

mao nani ron, ang bag-ong presidente na ang ingnon nga kinahanglan motoon sa constitution...
mag expect nalang ta ani ug daghan pa...

[YellowSubmarine]

Kris ug baba man gud way pugong-pungong. supalpal nuon.. Mao jud expect more in the coming days.