VERA Files
The unanimous vote by the House committee on justice on May 27 dismissing on its first hearing the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario Victor “Marvic” Leonen was the right thing to do. It should not even have reached that stage, wasting legislative time and resources.
Impeachment of members of the Supreme Court is initiated in the House of Representatives and the trial against Leonen has yet to begin.
In this third installment, VERA Files highlights the structure of an expanded Judicial Department and notes the new process of impeachment found in the Article on Accountability of Public Officers.
Here’s a five-minute video summing up 68 years of impeachment history in the Philippines.
Ang mga kaso ng impeachment ng dalawang dating punong mahistrado ay makatutulong sa pagbibigay ng liwanag kung ano ang ibig sabihin nito.
It’s more than just a numbers game.
Honesty and justice serve as her anchor as she prepares for her own trial.
By LALA ORDENES
FORMER Solicitor General Frank Chavez, a nominee to the Chief Justice post vacated by impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona, sent a letter (see below) to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) Friday questioning the composition of the council that vets and approves nominees to judicial posts.
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
WHILE almost every lawyer in town and a nurse want to be included in the list of candidates for the position of Supreme Court Justice, vacated by the recently convicted Renato Corona, it’s good to see two people declining.
By LALA ORDENES
THE Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) in a historic move decided Monday to allow live coverage of the public interviews of candidates for judicial positions. This means that cameras and tape recorders are now allowed inside the room where the JBC panel interviews candidates for vacant posts in the judiciary and the office of the Ombudsman.