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Supreme Court should reverse its March 17 decision in wake of PGMA's rash of illegal midnight appointments - Satur

Submitted by mkbyn on Tue, 03/30/2010 - 10:44am

Makabayan senatorial bet and Nacionalista Party guest candidate Satur Ocampo today called on the Supreme Court to reverse its March 17 ruling allowing Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to appoint a new chief justice, saying it was being abused by the President.

"Given the a rash of illegal and unconstitutional midnight appointments that followed the SC decision, the High Court should immediately reverse its decision. It is not enough for the Court to say that their March 17 decision does not justify Macapagal-Arroyo's recent appointments to various positions. Given this administration's penchant to push the limits of the law, the Court should not allow any opening for abuse," said Ocampo.