President receives Chief Justice shortlist
THE shortlist of nominees for the next Chief Justice already reached the table of President Benigno Aquino III, a Malacañang official confirmed Tuesday.
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said the President received the shortlist Monday afternoon, hours after the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) voted and came up with a shortlist of eight nominees for the top judicial post.
“On matters relative to the JBC, what we can confirm today (Tuesday) is that the Office of the President has officially received the transmittal of the shortlist. It was received yesterday (Monday) afternoon as per the Office of the Executive Secretary,” Valte said at a press briefing.
While she confirmed the transmittal, she refused to comment on the recent developments in the JBC, saying she has yet to get guidance from the President on the matter.
“We will be deferring comment on JBC-related questions that you may have pending such time that we have spoken to the President,” she said.
The eight names in the shortlist are: Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, Associate Justices Roberto Abad, Arturo Brion, Maria Lourdes Sereno, Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza, former San Juan City Representative Ronaldo Zamora, Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, and former Ateneo de Manila law Dean Cesar Villanueva.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who was perceived to be the top pick of the President, was disqualified after a Malacañang representative failed to convince the JBC to suspend the rules on disqualification of candidates with pending cases.
Asked to comment on de Lima’s move questioning the JBC as to why she was not included in the shortlist, Valte said it is the prerogative of the Justice Secretary to do so.
“It is the prerogative of any nominee to ask some questions or to raise some questions to the JBC,” the Palace official said.
Aquino has until August 27 to choose the replacement of former Chief Justice Renato Corona, who was impeached and convicted for culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public trust.
Malacañang earlier said that the President will limit his choice from the shortlist given by the JBC.
But if the President decided not to appoint someone from the shortlist, he may ask the JBC to revise its shortlist but it will take time as the council would have to repeat the entire selection process again.
Valte assured that the President is aware of the constitutional prescriptive period that he has to observe in making a decision on who will be the next Supreme Court head.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2012/08/14/president-receives-chief-justice-shortlist-237423
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