SC SHOULD RESOLVE LENI APPEAL FAST!

March 07, 2017

SC SHOULD RESOLVE LENI APPEAL FAST!

The Supreme Court (SC), acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), should decide fast on the appeal of Leni Robredo against its decision to proceed with the electoral protest by Bongbong Marcos against her. If they can speedily decide for others, there’s no reason why they can’t do the same for Bongbong’s protest.

If I remember correctly, it only took a day or two for the SC to set oral arguments for Leila de Lima’s motion against her detention right after she was arrested recently. A couple of weeks ago, the SC approved the request of Comelec to dismantle equipment used during the elections. And I just can’t remember the details but during the Christmas season in 2015, the SC issued a temporary restraining order for Grace Poe.

In contrast, P.E.T. rules clearly state that a preliminary conference should be called by the tribunal after the last pleading for the protest is filed.  This was done on Sept. 9 last year but up to now, no conference has even been scheduled.

We, the people, continue to SPEND FOR LENI’S SALARY, PERKS AND OTHER EXPENSES despite her HIGHLY-SUSPICIOUS VICTORY in last year’s elections. MORALLY, THIS CAN’T GO ON INDEFINITELY. 30