my philstar column today - A truly independent judiciary should not have to beg for its rightful share in the national budget. Aside from the need to upgrade salaries, there is a need for better physical facilities. Court salas are often dingy and crowded. Court documents are filed in corridors. One can hardly feel the majesty of the law under such circumstances. Late last week, the Supreme Court asked the House appropriations committee to retain and approve its proposed P32-billion budget instead of the P20.3 billion the DBM sought on its behalf. If the President’s budget boys think they are exacting revenge on the SC with such antics, they are wrong. They are penalizing the people, the President’s bosses who will have to wait longer to obtain justice, if at all.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 06:42:46 +0000
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