December 8, 2011 PRESS STATEMENT FASAP: SC SHOULD LET WHEELS OF JUSTICE GRIND Amidst the recent disagreements between the P-Noy Administration and the Supreme Court, we in FASAP feel that President Aquino has all the right to criticize Chief Justice Renato Corona. President Aquino was voted into Office by an overwhelming majority based on his anti-corruption policy, or its “Matuwid na Daan” concept and has a strong and direct mandate from the Filipino people. However, recent efforts by the government to pursue the cases against ex-president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for electoral fraud and plunder cases have been met with set-backs and stumbling blocks before the Corona Court with its series of decisions favoring GMA. The Supreme Court has only itself to blame for its zero-credibility. In the first place, CJ Renato Corona was a questionable “midnight appointee” of GMA after he was named Chief Justice one week after the May 2010 presidential elections. The Corona Court has also issued a series of flip-flopping and controversial decisions. In FASAP’s case, Chief Justice Corona recalled the valid Resolution of the Supreme Court favouring the 1,400 PAL flight attendants who were illegally retrenched by PAL in 1998. The Supreme Court already ruled on the case three times, with finality. But because Atty. Estelito Mendoza (who is incidentally a GMA ally also) wrote letters to the Supreme Court, it recalled its “Final” decision. We believe that to save the institution and to maintain order and propriety in our country, Chief Justice Renato Corona should take the high road by relinquishing his post. His resignation will pave the way for the wheels of justice to grind and hold those found guilty accountable. Thank you.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Jul 2013 02:39:36 +0000
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