Oh wait did I say beer?
My bad - when I saw Corona I immediately thought of the Mexican alcoholic beverage.
Renato Corona has just been sworn in as our country's 23rd Chief Justice.
To those that have criticized his appointment he only had two words to say: "Watch me."
“I am my own person. All I know is that I am here. I have been appointed this job. I assume the responsibilities as chief justice and I am going to do a good job out of it,”
“I am grateful for my appointment. But that ends there….If the party in front of us is correct then he will win the case….We will decide things and cases on the basis of the law and evidence,”
Nice words but at the moment they are merely words - and Corona admits it. That's why he wants us to watch him do his job.
I do hope what he says is true. The Supreme Court has been wishy-washy and it needs to be more responsible and dignified.
That being said he is only human and like it or not the sense of owing someone for his position will come to play.
Remember we don't have the American mentality. We have the Filipino mentality and for us when we owe someone we owe someone - "utang na loob" is what we call it.
Acting Justice Secretary Alberto Agra said that "There is no longer an issue, whether legal, constitutional, moral, or political."
Yes it may b true that there is no issue legally, constitutionally, or politically but there will always be a question of it's morality.
Because like it or not it will still look to everyone that Corona's appointment was to simply pad the Supreme Court in her favor so she's protected.
Whether it's true or not remains to be seen but it is a big burden for the new Supreme Court Chief Justice, as well as the Supreme Court itself to overcome.
Time will tell, especially when Arroyo is one of the defendants.
Then we will see if the rule of law and evidence will win over "utang na loob."
Chief Justice Corona - please prove me and every naysayer out there wrong.
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