Alex Magno: The independence and integrity of the judiciary, in turn, rests on its fiscal autonomy (currently, but maybe not for long, guaranteed by law). The past few weeks, it became clear the Aquino administration released its dogs of war upon the judiciary. One fanatical legislator now seeks to curtail the JDF, believing he has found the Achilles’ heel by which the Supreme Court might be cowed into submission. As they penalized the entire judicial branch last year when they rejected a minor request for more funding to afford a legal researcher per courtroom, both the executive and legislative branches could impoverish their coequal branch even more next year. Both Congress and the Presidency were presumably hurt by the successive adverse rulings of the High Court on the matter or the PDAF and then DAP. Given the mindless vengefulness that has characterized this unfortunate period in our political history, expect the entire judiciary to be penalised.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 08:35:17 +0000
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