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                    [ArticleID] => 559307
                    [Title] => Palace downplays attempts to agitate people over Supreme Court ruling on chief justice
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Malacañang said yesterday it was confident that attempts to agitate the people over the controversial decision of the Supreme Court (SC) allowing President Arroyo to appoint the country’s next chief justice would not lead to instability.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 487487 [Title] => Group wants transparent selection of Supreme Court justices [Summary] =>

The Bantay Korte Suprema, a watchdog group that focuses on the judiciary and the selection of the next set of appointees to the Supreme Court, believes that the current system does not promote transparency and has the tendency to create negative speculations to the public.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 485345 [Title] => Screening the JBC [Summary] =>

The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) is primarily tasked to recommend appointees to the Judiciary and the Office of the Ombudsman.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134856 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1249993 [AuthorName] => Dean Andy Bautista [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 433654 [Title] => SC Watch names 17 possible replacements for retiring justice [Summary] =>

The Bantay Korte Suprema or the Supreme Court Watch yesterday released the names of 17 possible replacements for SC Justice Adolf Azcuna who will retire on Feb. 16.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 430707 [Title] => Justices, too, need justice [Summary] =>

As of this writing, President Arroyo has yet to announce her appointee to replace Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Ruben Reyes who retired last Jan.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136417 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097308 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva1 [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 428838 [Title] => SC imamanipula kaya ni Gloria? [Summary] =>

PITONG mahistrado ng Korte Suprema ang takdang magretiro. Marami ang nangangamba dahil ang magpu­puno sa mababakanteng puwesto ay si Presidente Arroyo.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133395 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804793 [AuthorName] => Al G. Pedroche [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 422929 [Title] => Pact forged to monitor SC justice selection [Summary] =>

A coalition of legal, academic and business groups have partnered with four of the largest media organizations in the country, including The Philippine STAR, for a massive information campaign to drum up greater public participation in the selection of Supreme Court justices by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC).

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804518 [AuthorName] => Ghio Ong [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 420592 [Title] => A matter of public interest [Summary] =>

I write in reaction to the various views and reports regarding the public’s renewed concern on the appointment of Supreme Court Justices, brought about by the retirement of seven (7) incumbent SC Justices next year (Groups launch campaign for vigilance in selection of new SC justices, Phil. STAR, 18 November; An unprecedented opportunity, editorial, Phil. STAR, 11 November, etc.).

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 417352 [Title] => SC succession [Summary] => At no other time has the search for successors to retiring justices of the Supreme Court attracted public attention as it has recently. [DatePublished] => 2008-11-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134315 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 415979 [Title] => Bantay korte inilunsad [Summary] => Inilunsad kahapon ng ibat-ibang organisas­yon at kilalang mga per­sonalidad ang Bantay Korte Suprema dahil magiging kritikal ang sitwasyon sa Supreme Court sa taong 2009 na, rito, pitong mahistrado ang nakatakdang mag­retiro. [DatePublished] => 2008-11-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) ) )
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