“I know that some allies of the President are insisting that she has the power to appoint the next chief justice of the Supreme Court, but I urge her, not just out of delicadeza, but out of love for our country, to inhibit herself from appointing the next chief justice after the present chief justice, Reynato Puno, retires.”
Loren observed that the retirement of Chief Justice Puno on May 17 would come after the holding of the May 10 elections when the new president of the Republic of the Philippines would already have been elected, but not yet inducted into office. The term of the incumbent President ends at noon of June 30, when the new President takes his oath of office.
“However,” according to Loren, “after the elections, the President would be holding office only in holdover capacity. While she may still assume in full the powers of the presidency, her appointments thereafter would be considered midnight appointments, which may be placed under a legal cloud of doubt.”
Loren said that as Mrs. Arroyo winds up her term as President, covering an unprecedented ten years, “she might like to make a gesture of magnanimity and selflessness that would provide an example to succeeding chief executives, and would help redeem her administration that has suffered many years of low popularity ratings.”
“But if the President chooses to wield to very end some questionable powers, she would leave behind a weightier legacy of resentment and regret among our people,” Loren concluded.
kc nmn presidente arroyo tumigil kana buti pa si senadora loren alam kung anong tama at mali
ReplyDeleteAlways fight for what you belioeve is right were always here to support you ma'am Loren
ReplyDeleteMadame President please listen nmn sa sinasabi ng mga taong nakpligid sa'yo Buti pa c sen. loren plging para sa tama at ayaw manloko ng mga tao kc mahal nya ang mga pilipino at hindi lng srili nya ung iniicip nya
ReplyDeleteAng tapang talaga ni loren,ganyan dapat ang namumuno sa bansa may paninindigan at handang ipaglaban ang tama...go go go loren.
ReplyDeleteThat's right, madame President should set a good example or else the people will become more dissapointed in her. Her popularity rate crash down every year, and yet she never change her tactics.
ReplyDeletePresident Arroyo hanggng ngayon ba nmn sarili mo lng iniisip mo aalis k na lng gusto mo png mg iwan ng tuta mo!hwag ganyan kc hindi mganda ang dapt mong gawin umaalis k sa pwesto ng thinmik gumay k kay senator loren gusto palging malinis na lban kya tiwala sa knya nag taong bayan
ReplyDeleteTumigil kna sa pkikialam! Gawin mo na lng ung trabaho mo! basta ako sen. loren suportado kita sa gingwa mo kc lam ko par sa taong bayn un
ReplyDeleteKung ang lhat n lng ng mauupo sa mga gov't. dept. eh tao ni arroyo lalo lng tayong malulugmok mga Pilipino! MAMAMAYAN MUNA BAGO MGA SARILI NYO!
ReplyDelete"Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with Loren" Ur like an angel sent by God to guide and to love the Filipino's
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