March 22, 2018

THOUGHT EXPERIMENT: How I would argue Calida’s Quo Warranto vs Sereno


Several camps, including the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), are gunning for the dismissal of SolGen Calida's Quo Warranto petition against Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno, arguing that impeachment is the only constitutional means of removing impeachable officials.

I think this is incorrect and let me explain why.
DISCLAIMER: These is my personal opinion regarding the case. Should there be legal infirmities in my explanations, I strongly encourage the reader to point them out in the comments section of the ThinkingPinoy Facebook Page or to email me at TP@ThinkingPinoy.net . Also note that I am already exhausted so I have no more energy to proofread my work.
Let’s go.

March 5, 2018

Supreme Court Politics: Sereno will lose, but Carpio will lose more



Did you know that Senator Leila de Lima almost became a Chief Justice?

The Battles for Chief Justice over the past two decades are nothing short of Amazing. And yes, that’s with an “s”, and a capital “A”.