PNOY vs. Chief Justice Renato Corona

Experts say that if the issue between the Executive government against to its Judicial body will not be resolved, a political crisis might happen to the Philippines. It’s just sad to know that these two important government bodies are in tug of war right now. One notable example of this is the showing of abhorrence or let’s just say, not so “kind” words from our President towards the highest official of our Supreme Court, Chief Justice Renato Corona. It happened in a summit/talk where the two high officials were invited as guest of honors and speakers.

The President during his speech directly criticized the chief justice about their decision of giving the former Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo the right to travel abroad. Well, one can’t blame the President for showing so much denunciation to the chief justice if you are involved and have done the following:

1.       Being a mid-night appointee of the former President Gloria Arroyo. You should remember that when PNOY won from the presidency, he opted not to take his oath to Justice Corona. There was even an issue before that he’d rather took his oath to a Barangay Captain than to do it with the chief justice itself.

2.       For trashing the Truth Commission – a body that will supposedly investigate the corrupt practices of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and others. The Supreme Court ruled the commission as “unconstitutional”.

3.       And the latest one, about the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to allow the ex-President to travel abroad due to her health condition.

These are some factors why there’s so much hate from our President to the Chief Justice. On the other hand, I admire the latter for showing only “coolness” in spite all of these harsh words.