Read Supreme Court's TRO allowing Gloria Arroyo to travel

Read for yourself the Temporary Restraining Order issued by the Supreme Court today allowing former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to travel.

One of my Facebook friends – @Danilo Vallescas Adorador III - noted that the Supreme Court TRO “enjoined the Department of Justice from enforcing DOJ Department Circular No. 41 and” the Watchlist Orders pertaining to the Arroyo couple.

He said -

Interestingly, it says that DOJ is prevented from enforcing the entire portion of the department order on watch lists.

If this is the case, does this mean that the Supreme Court has just stayed the effectivity of the entire circular?

Does this mean that all those now under Watchlist Order, by virtue of DC41, can now travel abroad?

I hope the Supreme Court clarifies this soon.

 

UPDATE : Read the dissenting opinion of Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio

GMA - TRO dissenting opinon 2

 

Read below the Temporary Restraining Order issued by the Supreme Court:

TRO - page 1

 

TRO - page 2

TRO - page 3

OTRO - page 4

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  1. 43
    greybrown says:

    hindi ba Acting Chief Justice si Justice Carpio sometime May 2009?…May nabasa kasi akong SC decision re MEGAWORLD case…nakalagay sa last part Acting Chief Justice (Antonio Carpio). Pwede palang mag acting si Justice Carpio pag nag retire na si Justice Puno…Baket pilit na inihahabol at isiniksik itong si Corona ni GMA at the last minute of her term. Hindi ba CLEAR ang intention at plano ni Gloria?

  2. 42
    Ed says:

    @Raisa: Hindi ba dapat ang moderator ang nagko-control ng diskusyon sa blog? Bakit hinahayaan mo pati yung mga walang silbing komentaryo? Kung intellectual pro and con discussions, walang problema. Pero kung pambabastos at pang-iinsulto ang comments, dapat pa bang ipagpatuloy yun?

    • 42.1
      raissa says:

      Kung hindi naman grabe, hinahaayan ko na.

      Una, gaya mo, nakikita mo ang pagkakitid ng isip ng iba diyan at puwede naman kayo mag-react.

      Ikalawa, di naman dapat siguro one-sided lang ang diskusyon at mga comments.

      Ikatlo, naghahanap ako ng paraan para puwede noyong i”ilke” at “dislike” ang mga comments.

      Kung may comment na grabe at nakalusot, paki pooint out sa kin.

      Sa totoo lang, meron na kong ilang mga comments na di pinalusot kasi talagang napakababoy o racist.

      Pakitingnan din ang comments policy ko –
      http://raissarobles.com/my-comments-policy/

      Salamat, Ed, sa iyong pagkabahala at payo.

      • balahibong pusa says:

        galing mo raissa, wag kang maging one sided! dahil kung mabait o galit sila, ganun din kami. kung marami sila marami din kami, kung mas nakakarami sila mas nakkrami din kami, kung bastos sila bastos din kami. kung magnanakaw ang mga bossing namin magnanakaw din ang mga bossing nila. pareho lang tayong mga filipino. mahal natin lahat ang pilipinas!

        • master mind says:

          tumpak ka balahibong pusa! malapad ang isip mo!

        • raissa says:

          Hoy, marami nga kayo – dahil nagkukunwari kayong marami kayo.

          Iisa lang ang IP address mo at si balat sibuyas at master mind.

          Kawawa naman si Corona at GMA. Kaya pala hindi sila makakuha ng suporta – kung kayo ang halimbawa. Este – IKAW pala. Kasi IISA KA LANG TALAGA NA NAGPAPANGGAP NA MARAMI.

          NA NAGSASAGUTAN PA.

          Na-trauma ka ba noong bata?

          • Ed says:

            Hehehehe. Kung sa basketball, na supalpal, nakuha ang loose-ball at na-i-shoot ng 3 points!

            Thanks Raissa and more power!

          • master mind says:

            ok raissa say goodbye na kami. suportahan nalang natin ang presidente. sa isang electrical circuit di magliliwanag ang ilaw kung walang negative. happy new year sa inyong lahat!

          • master mind says:

            kung nagpwede ang tatlong tao sa iisang ip ibig sabihin pwede!

  3. 41
    bong says:

    Hi Raissa:

    I noticed you published first the dissenting opinion before the majority opinion. This I think gives undue preference to the dissenting opinion. I do not see any substance to the dissenting opinion. It in fact agrees with the general rule on the right to travel. There is no actual case against GMA at the time of issuance. The law or rule is that until (a) a criminal case is actually filed by the Regional Trial Court (not the metropolitan trial court); (2) a warrant is issued against the accused and (3) a hold departure is issued by the RTC, a person has the right to travel. I do before not see any of the three requirements.

    My point is whether GMA was charged subsequently, there was no valid ground to prevent her from travelling abroad before she was actually charged, issued a warrant of arrest and HDO. The watchlist order is a violation or circumvention of the law.

    BTW, the SC resolution applies to applies to the whole DOJ Circular otherwise the SC resolution will be considered discriminatory and so it is not “interestingly” because it should be that way and there is n o need to clarify it. The DOJ knows that it cannot enforce its constitutionally invalid circular.

    Even those with valid HDO can still travel provided there is court approval.

    An application for TRO , as the application states, is ex-parte. It is being applied before hearing. A hearing before the TRO is indeed very unusual. Tama ang SC dito at Mali si Justice Carpio.

    • 41.1
      raissa says:

      Dear Bong,

      There was NO majority opinion ever released.

      That’s the problem.

      I published first the TRO – which was the ONLY thing released. So please don’t accuse me of bias.

    • 41.2
      mando rugas says:

      sobrang dami ang mga namatay ngaun sa bagyong sendong, kawawang kawawa ang mga kababayan natin don. pero christmas party ang inuuna ng supot nating presidente. ano na ba yan raissa, gumising na kayo raissa bago maging huli ang lahat, ang tingin ni pinoy sa mga kababayan natin dun ay mga hayop lang. life must go on daw sabi nina chris habang naghahanap pa ng mga kanilang mga nawawalang kamag anakk ang mga namatayan dun sa mindanao. walang konsensya c pinoy, laki sa layaw kasi sya,at easy go lucky sya. HOY GISIIING!

  4. 40
    eye says:

    Had the DOJ and this administration done its job well, we would not have these lurking dooms upon us.

    In a fastbreak attempt to keep GMA in the country, the DOJ teamed up with the Comelec and formed yet another unconstitutional body to charged GMA in a RTC with a very colorful Judge.

    The ever so willing court that is trying CGMA is one with many skeletons in its closet … RTC Pasay Branch 112 sala of Judge Jesus Mupas has some 11 cases of which 4 are of allegations of grave misconduct, GROSS IGNORANCE OF THE LAW, violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct and violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. In 2008 Mupas was slapped with a P10,000.00 fine and given a “stern warning that a repetition of the same or similar act in the future shall be dealt with more severely” by the SC.

    His wife, also a judge in Dasmarines Cavite [Judge Lorinda B. Toledo-Mupas] was found administratively liable for gross ignorance of the law. Being that it was her fourth offense, she was meted the supreme penalty of dismissal from the service, with all the accessory penalties appurtenant.

    Now, the Congress has stepped in. A total of 188 congressmen as of this writing has reached out to save their pork barrels and signed an impeachment complaint against the Chief Justice of our Supreme Court … mind you all these just over the weekend. Isn’t another fastbreak?

  5. 39
    william 4 GMA says:

    I agree INNOCENT till proven Guilty puro kayo pagalingan sa mga Law “terms”nio point is hanggang wlang verdict ay Innocente! eha panu pala kung walang kasalanan akala nio kung cnu kayong mga diyos perpekto at malinis c ERAP nga na guilty kinalimutan na e2ng maglilitis pa lng Guilty na…mga Hypocrito! YANG ginagawa ni pangulong PALPAK aquino ay COVER-UP lng ka kapalpakan ng kanyang pamahalaan! para ma DIVERT ang attention ng tao at bumango ang pangalan Nia..Ang kinakatakutan ko pano pala kung NOT GUILTY magsosorry ba ang taong bayan? c PABNOy? im sure hindi maghahanap nanaman sila ng Butas.

  6. 38
    Bart Molina says:

    Just read on the news today, Big Mike is again ordering SC to junk the electoral sabotage case filed against his most beloved wife. Of course it is but logical for an employer to expect favorable response from his employees. The SC is composed of majority of GMA-appointees. That’s why any ‘syndrome’ being afflicted onto the Arroyos, they always go to their ‘clinic’ for immediate relief.

    Please note, the ‘machinery’ was well planned, and all these brouhahas were anticipated. That’s how resourceful GMA is. And you have to admire her for that alone; all her plans are now working well in place.

    • 38.1
      mando rugas says:

      tanggapin nyo na at idilat ng malaki ang inyong mga mata, mas lalong dumaming filipino ang naghihirap ngayon at lalong humirap pa ngaun ang maraming filipino! sa panahon ni pangulong noy. magsumikap na lang tayo ng sobra sobra.

      • MALYN says:

        Huwag mong isisi sa Pangulong ng Pilipinas ang kahirapan ng buhay , matuto tayong magsikap, at magpakahirap, kung gaano man kabigat ang krus na yong pinapasan ay buhatin mo. pare-pareho lang ang ating ginagampanang papel , kumpleto naman ang ating pangangatawan, may paa, kamay at tamang pag-iisip gamitin natin ang mga ito. okey.

        • mando rugas says:

          loko loko ka talaga malyn! itatak mo sa noo mo di ako nagbubuhat ng krus dahil masipag ako, di kagaya mo na tamad at umaasa sa patak ng ulan at pagiging sipsip mo.

    • 38.2
      master mind says:

      tanga c bart molina! c pinoy ang may machinery ngaun at gusto nya hawak nya lahat sa leeg.

  7. 37
    Juan DLC says:

    sa ating sambayan pilipino ay nais kung ipabatid na gaano man kalaki ang pagkakasala ni GMA ay wala na tayong magagawa kahit mamamatay sYa sa pilipinas at hinde na magpagamot ay sobra sobra na ang kanyang tinamasa sa pagkurakot sa ating bayan sapagkat hindi na kaya bilangin kung gaano karami pera at ariarian ang nakurakot nya kaya isinugal na nya ang kanyang buhay kay TANING na sa bandang huli ay syang ang MAGWAWAGI at pinagtatawanan tayong mga pilipino na naghihirap at nagdurusa dahil ang batas natin ay mahina … kaya sa mga followers nya at tagapag tanggol MAGKANO kaya ang binayad nya sa kanila na dapat ibalik nya sa taong bayan!….kaya kay LAMBINO,HORN,TOPACIO etc. siguro ay masuerte kayo at nakabahagi kayo ng kinamkam ni gloria na yaman ng bayan!

    • 37.1
      mando rugas says:

      ikaw ang dapat managot! rapist ka magnanakaw ka pa! maraming kasalanan ang nagawa mo sa bayan, gusto mo lagi ka may parte!

      • Juan DLC says:

        haha! ayun lumabas na ang isa sa mga alipores ni GMA… pera pera lang yan!

      • Juan DLC says:

        haha! ayun may pumiyok na alipores ni GMA… pera pera lang yan!

        • babby says:

          tama ka jan juan, yang mga alipores ni GMA of course they will defend their amo para makabayad ng utang na loob, pasasaan ba at may Panginoon tayong nakakaalam at magpaparusa sa mga kasamaan, nakakarma na sila na kailan man di nila pwedeng takasan,,

          • mando rugas says:

            tontoooo! di ako nakakarma dahil nagpapasarap lang ako ngaun sa buhay. mamamayan ng pilipinas ang nakakarma baka yan ang ibig mong sabihin. at yan ay dahil sa tuloy tuloy na pagtaas ng mga presyo ngaun. ikaw babby ay kasama sa mga nakakarma ngayun. sa tingin ko hirap ang inaabot mo ngaun, mga tutaaa kasi kayo ng abnoy, mga tanga sa mga nangyayari ngaun!

    • 37.2
      MALYN says:

      Tandaan, ang lahat ng kapalaluan ng kahit sino mang nilalalang ay may hangganan. Iisa lang ang ating pangalan kayat huwag nating dungisan, kahit mahirap man o mayaman o may hinawakan mang mataas na puwesto. walang kaunawa na tayo ay nabubuhay sa malinis na pangalan ito ay hindi mapapantayan ng maraming salapi, ginto na kumikinang o anumang bagay na materyal. Mas masarap mabuhay ng walang dungis at mantsa ang dinadalang pangalan hanggang sa kaapo- apohan.. MAS MASARAP MAGPAMANA NG PANGALANG MAY DANGAL AT MORAL. BASTA AKO, MASARAP MABUHAY NG SIMPLE MAGING MASAYA KUNG ANO BIYAYANG MERON KA.

  8. 36
    rainbow says:

    Pnoy, executive branch, de lima are all megalomaniacs!! No one is above the law so how dare of them think they are!@#!!!! I am not for gma but I am not for pnoy et.al. either!! PNOY, DE LIMA EXECUTIVE BRANCH – RESPECT/OBEY THE LAW AND THE CONSTITUTION!!!!

    • 36.1
      raissa says:

      And you are – what?

      Willing to suspend disbelief that the SC has the good of the nation on this issue?

      • mike says:

        Raissa… what law describes or covers… “good of the nation”?.. The final arbiter of what the law is, is the supreme court. and all their decisions are based on constitutional merits… would you rather have a supreme court using their hearts rather than their hearts? the law is hard but it has to be followed. and ignorance of the law excuses no one.

        • mike says:

          correction :…”hearts rather than their minds?”

        • raissa says:

          It’s not heart, Mike.

          It’s fair play.

          What would have cost the SC to hear oral arguments within last week? To verify the veracity of Arroyo’s TRO petition?

          Nothing.

          Considering that most of them were compromised by having been appointed by the very petitioner, they could have ensured they were not unduly favoring their appointee.

          That’s all.

          • gilmano says:

            I am with you Raissa. GMAs appointees are obviously partial and have committed serious blunders in the eyes of the public. Sereno’s dissention also has so much weight and substance but not heard. I am a layman but looking at how the SC decides makes me want to puke. SC’s supposed to have the highest intellects of the land. Instead they have become no more than corrupt justices and puppets controlled by their master puppeteers. I wish SC would wake up. People power is in the veins of Pinoys. I hope they do not wait until this becomes another last resort.

            • Roger says:

              let’s have a glimpse of what have happened to a certain Yogie Martirizar… from here we could assessed how WLO controversy is being applied fairly….

              raissa robles (articles)

              • MALYN says:

                Hello! kaibigan tapos na ang pamamayagpag ni Gloria Arroyo hanggang sa sa apat na sulok na lang ng kulungan ang kanyang puwedeng ikutan, Si Pangulong Aquino na ngayon ang Presidente ng Pilipinas, Gumising ka na mukhang hindi mo pa matanggap na di na si Gloria Magnanakaw Arroyo ang Pangulo

            • mando rugas says:

              boboo ka gilmano! c pinoy na ngayon ang master hindi c gloria. itatak mo yan sa ulo mo!

          • tecporum says:

            correct!

      • Arroyo court are for Arroyo, MALIWANAG PA SA SIKAT NG ARAW, so it’s better to impeach them

    • 36.2
      mary says:

      where are you peter sipsiiip? what’s your take na hindi na makakaalis si glo mo? ikaw nalang kaya magpatingin para ikaw magpasalubong sa amin?

      • wan yabang says:

        nakaranas na tayo ng diktadorya noon, ngaun nandito na naman diktadorya ulit ang daming tuta! batas ni pnoy ang umiiral.

    • 36.3
      peter sipsiiip says:

      right , i agree with you rainbow we are on the same side. i am for our laws!

  9. 35
    Pam says:

    Gloria. Gloria. Gloria. what can i say? Looking back those years when she was the President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. She’s evil. The husband is evil…the whole clan is evil and now their saying that the administration or government now is unfair, cruel and mean? I mean, really? Now you’re saying that? She cheated on the election. Stole millions i meant billions of money that were supposedly for the country and alot..lot more! And plus, don’t we have good doctors in the Philippines?! What types of doctor they are looking for? Anyway, if you’d ask me what to do with this family. I would never hold them in the country, they can leave but return all those money they took from us! It has to be billions. Keeping them in our country will just give stress to all. make sure they surrender all their properties to the public. We have to be practical peeps. An next step is those Gloria followers should be investigated and there’s alot there.

    • 35.1
      dende says:

      pam..to whom should they surrender their wealth? is it to the present administration? wake up pips walang perfect n administration. have you heard pnoy going to other countries having lots of money then goes back without it..have you heard of that? have you? the question is saan napupunta?

      • wan yabang says:

        sa maswerting pitaka at bank account napupunta!

      • Pam says:

        Dende: Isurender lahat sa mamamayan. Am not saying perfect si pnoy pero sa mga nagawa ni Gloria sa ating bansa dapat managot sya/sila. Too bad lang na si Pnoy ang nkasunod ni Gloria kasi he’ll make her life hell and that’s for sure.

    • 35.2
      mando rugas says:

      pam pam pam, you are evil. you stole millions i mean billions of money that were supposedly tor the country and a lot lot more! what can you say about that pam. this message is for you pam!

  10. 34
    Jan says:

    This is just a TRO and not a decision on the main case. The SC has yet to rule on the constitutionality of the DOJ Department Circular No. 41. The TRO only applies to the applicants in this case.

  11. 33
    baycas2 says:

    gloria had pinched nerve in the neck threatening paralysis below the neck. She had operations and titanium implants were used to stabilize the neck.

    Then came osteoporosis telling us that her bones are fragile. Added to that are the hypoparathyroidism which causes calcium imbalance and the possibility of a RARE metabolic bone disorder (the reason for the metabolic bone biopsy only available abroad according to her Horn) that may lead to further bone destruction. Both threaten the success of the operation. Failed neck stability will eventually lead to lifelong disability.

    Nowhere can I see a threatened life other than having a COMFORTABLE life. This means there is no life-and-death situation that requires a race for time.

    The Minerva brace is doing its work at present, i.e., to stabilize her neck while healing takes effect in 3-months time (last operation was in September; brace may be removed in December…possibly in jail?).

    The insult to gloria’s bone because of the late diagnosis of hypoparathyroidism and/or possible, and I repeat, possible RARE metabolic bone disorder already overtook her lifetime (including the stolen time of her “presidency”). Why were they racing for time?

    gloria’s condition is in jeopardy right now because of fluctuating blood pressure. Hypertension is proven to be a life-threatening condition and it’s a race for time to really control the condition.

    Yet, gloria herself didn’t consent for a buzzer-beating clinic appointment today with a Singaporean specialist. Well, travel definitely is ill-advised considering the life-threatening diagnosis at the moment. Besides, local medical specialists can easily control gloria’s BP to normal.

    The point here is this:

    Life not threatened by a SUSPECTED diagnosis, go abroad. A race for time.

    Life threatened by an ACTUAL diagnosis, stay here. Suddenly, gloria can wait.

    This is further irony, or aptly, titaniumly to Congresswoman gloria’s colorful saga!

    • 33.1
      dende says:

      have you been sick? lets say a sudden allergy or a skin disorder, is it a life-threatening condition? yet you seek a doctor. am I right? its her choice and right to choose where, when even to who! so don’t SUSPECT the ACTUAL the Irony of her INTENTION.

      • FOR GMA NOMORE says:

        I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS UP WITH POWER AND MONEY …EXECUTIVE MEDICAL CHECK -UP IS A MANDATORY ON OUR SCALE OF LIFESTYLE…SO AS THE HIGHEST OFFCIAL OF THE GOVENMENT…JUST AN SOP …
        NOW CERVICAL ISSUE IS UNDERSTANDABLE THING…BUT PARATHYROIDISM…I DONT THINK SO…IF YOU HAVE IT …THAT CAN BE MEDICALLY SEEN EARLY…OSTEOPOROSIS…THAT’S DEGENERATIVE ISSUE AND UNDERSTANDABLE…I CAN THINK OF OTHER ILLNESSES THAT WILL BE A SECONDARY TO CURRENT MEDICAL ISSUE OF GMA…BUT WHY NOW?
        TREATMENT ABROAD? FINE! BUT WHY NOT U.S.A/EUROPE/OR SPECIFIED COUNTRY WHICH WE HAVE EXTRADITION TREATY AGREEMENT…????
        GMA IS SO BRILLIANT…ANTICIPATING THESE CURRENT MOVES…BUT LIKE HER WE OUR FILIPINO’S …SMART LIKE HER…

  12. 32
    Bart Molina says:

    “…and continuing until further orders from this Court.”

    Wow, puwede na itong habambuhay..!

    Why is it that in other TRO’s there is a definite duration?
    But this one is just way so spectacular!

    • 32.1
      raissa says:

      Oo nga, ano.

    • 32.2
      Bart Molina says:

      Only the dead would fail to see what is so evident to the eyes of the living;
      It seems that the Supreme Court is lawyering for the Arroyos, as if it was new.

    • 32.3
      Johnny lin says:

      dapat matakot sina GMA sa tahimik na Ombudsman Conchita Carpio paglabas ng plunder case within 48 hrs. Nonbailable yun.magpagawa na siya ng Arroyo wing niya sa St Luke’s dahil permanente na siya dun. Si FG biglang magkakasakit din.Bale wala ng TRO.

      • wan yabang says:

        isampa na nila lahat ng kaso, para matapos na agad at makaalis na c labandera. di aalis c labandera kung may kaso. babaeng may bayag yan. ung woman w/ balls ay TUTA UN!

        • Johnny Lin says:

          Nagtatahe na si labandera. Hindi makakain kasi parating kaharap si FG. Peste siya sa mukha niya dahil FG ang lahat ng maysala. Itanong sa driver nila paano murahin ni labandera si tabatsoy. Kaya ayaw ng umuwi ni Luli, pati sila ni Luigi nadadamay.

          • mando rugas says:

            ha ha ha! ok ang message mo pards malapit na akong humanga sa yo. yan ang gusto kong basahin na mga message, di nakaka antok.

          • mando rugas says:

            alam mo pala na c FG ang may kasalanan bakit ang labandera ang binabanatan nyo. kayo kc ang hilig hilig nyu sa tsismis. puro tsismis ang mga basis nyo!

  13. 31
    JB says:

    OCCUPY SC na ba?

  14. 30
    keanleogo says:

    Hello everybody,

    Please read the dissenting opinion of Supreme Court Justice Sereno on the issuance of the TRO.
    It is very strong and clear out. It is excellent.

    http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/11/16/11/gma-gave-probably-untruthful-statements-justice

    GMA should not be allowed to escape her own sins.
    Down the Corona 8

  15. 29
    kaloyz60 says:

    this is a win win situation for the government. if the arroyos’ do not return, the backlash will not be turned on the administration as it tried to stop it from happening. the supreme court will totally lose its credibility and maybe they will ran out of office by people’s power. the people will remember their being nothing but lap dogs and “midnight cowboys”, a euphemism of corona’s midnight appointment.

  16. 28
    vanGogh says:

    GMA gave ‘probably untruthful’ statements: Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said…
    http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/11/16/11/gma-gave-probably-untruthful-statements-justice

  17. 27
    Johnny lin says:

    Si Caparas ang director dun. Naka mask si GMA pagpasok airport nung hindi pina-alis tinanggal na mask. Dahil wa epek yung drama, pinatanggal na yung mga props paguwi.
    akala nila magalsa ang Tao sa airport kapag nakita mukha siyang kawawa, bale pa maraming sumigaw “ikulong”. Yung isang alalay nagsumamo sa madla, maawa po kayo sa kanya. Walang nakinig, Mabuti pa yung pulubi sa kalye me na-aawa.
    Ano halaga ng yaman kung walang budhi at dangal? “leche” sabi nga ng mga taga Peru.

    • 27.1
      dende says:

      wow..boboto kita n santo..bait mo eh! tandaan mo hindi lahat ng napapanood m sa t.v totoo.

      • mando rugas says:

        tama ka dende iboto na natin c johnny lin na maging santo santito, kaya lang baka kahit sa impyerno di sya tanggapin. naaawa ako sa kanya maaawain kasi ako.

  18. 26
    prettylady says:

    nakakatawa ang acting ni gloria. Aba may neck brace na nga nagawa pang yumuko pagbaba ng sasakyan sa airport, tapos naka face mask pero labas naman ang ilong. hahaha! hindi siya nakakaawa, ang dapat na nilalagay sa mukha niya ay DEATH MASK (yung sa SAW na movie), para madurog ang makapal niyang mukha. Wala naman masama na nagatatagumpay kaya ngayon magpakasaya silang magasawa sa ibang bansa. Dadating din ang araw nila. Hindi naman nila madadala sa hukay ang mga pera na kinamkam nila.

  19. 25
    fierytouch says:

    oh wow…this is a very juicy topic for Law students and our law professors…can’t wait to go to school today….
    can’t wait to dissect every issues here….

    • 25.1
      raissa says:

      Maybe this will come out in the next bar exam :)

      • ofwjuan says:

        if they will allow GMA to go, LIGOTs and others who are under watch list orders/hold order can use this event as well… bakit kay GMA pwede, sa iba hinde? sabi ni TOPACIO, kasalanan iyan ng mga abogado nila.. hindi nila alam ang batas nila. wat a sad incident. kawawa talaga ang mahirap at mangmang kung ganon. sila na mayayaman at makapangyarihan ay alam na alam ang batas. yon ay para sa kanila lang. kasi alam nila ang batas ay para sa kanila lang.

        Hindi po natin kailangan ang mga matatalinong tao na iyan na nakakaintdi ng “BATAS” kung ang batas na kanilang sinasabi ay para sa kanila lamang. Ang SC ba ay para buong mamamayan ng Pilipinas o para sa pamilya ni GMA lamang?

        Malaking hamon ito para sa ating mga Pilipino di lamang kay PNOY o kay Justice Sec. De Lima.

        It’s really high time to support the DOJ and the government. Kailan pa ba natin gagawin ang tama? Let’s support DOJ. Heto ang pagkakataong dapat ipinaglalaban natin ang karapatan ng bawat PILIPINO di lamang ng kay GLORIA.

        Let the voice of the people be heard now!

        • dende says:

          tama..i agree na dapat tala justice should be serve. mag file k n ng kaso simulan mo sa unang president ng bansa natin hangang ky pinoy sama m uhn mga cabinet members niya.

          • mando rugas says:

            tama ka dende isama na rin c lacson kc mula nang makaupo c pnoy nawala na ang kaso nya na dacer korbito case! kawawa ang mga pamilya ni dacer at corvito. nabaliktad pa ngayon c mangcao. noong panahon ni gloria, nagtuturuan na c erap at lacson ngaun ligtas na cla , yan ang gobyerno ni pinoy. utak ni ofwjuan ay bulok.

        • frian carinan says:

          All Lawyers are bunch of liars! They make criminals to innocent & innocent people criminals. They teach people to lie

  20. 24
    rockangel says:

    This time, My support is for the DOJ and Executive.
    I don’t trust anymore the justices of the SC who favors TRO and neither will i trust the Senate who have so many “hunyango”.
    It is saddening why there are people of this kind in the government.
    I guess we need to re-org or to replace everyone in the Judiciary and Legislative branch.
    How can we trust and respect the SC now knowing that they are all appointed by a criminal and was appointed to protect her?
    And how can we trust and respect also those in the Legislative knowing that they favor justice for the criminal but deny justice for the victims.
    I hope there is any way we can change these two branches.

  21. 23
    Jed says:

    isipin mo rin, makatao ba ang pinagtatanggol mo? tama lang na billions ang hingin ng mga Pilipino!

  22. 22
    connor mcleod says:

    Too eager to leave because they might spend Christmas in jail.. They are in a hurry to hide their money on different banks abroad

  23. 21
    vanGogh says:

    Leila de Lima, Go…Go…Go…
    (ala Shalani cheer)

  24. 20
    Tagumpay Pinoy says:

    Nananawagan ako sa lahat ng mga Filipino na may malasakit sa ating nag iisang bayan. Kilala sa buong mundo na magagaling ang ating mga doktor at hindi mapag kakaitan ng pangkalusugang pangangailangan ang mga Arroyo dahil marami tayong eksperto, pwede ring magpapunta ng espeyalista dito kung kinakailangan.

    Sa naka ambang pananagutan sa bayan, ninanais nilang lumabas ng bansa. Malinaw pa sa sinag ng araw na nais nilang takasan ang pagliitis na kakaharapin. Harap harapan, pambabastos ito sa karapatan ng bawat isang Filipino na naghihirap at nagdudusa ngayon dahil sa maraming taong paglilingkod ni Gloria Arroyo na kinakaharap ngayon ang nakaambang kasong pangungulimbat sa kaban ng bayan at panlililanlang sa eleksyon.

    Napakahalaga na manatili ang dating Presidente upang maisampa ang mga kasong ito.

    Maaaring may punto ang Supreme Court, pero ang common sense ang nagsasabi, kailangan ni Gloria Arroyo na manatili upang di niya kailanman matakasan anuman ang kasalanan o di kasalanan.

    Dadaanin ba natin sa teknikalidad ang kapakanan ng buong sambayanan? Matatalino ang mga Justices sigurado kaya sila naging SUpreme Court justices, at sana ay gamitin nila ang katalinuhan nila upang isalbar, upang iligtas ang ating bayan sa kapahamakan at maling landas. Nanawagan ako sa matatalinong Justices na ito, hindi lang uphold the rule of law, kundi uphold the Rights of all Filipinos na magkaroon ng hustisya at maayos na pamumuhay. Sana ay magkaroon ng konsiensya ang bawat isa, para sa kapakanan ng bawat isa. Kung walang kasalanan ang mga Arroyo, di nila kailangan kumaripas ng lipad patungo sa ibang bansa.

    Bawat isa sa atin ay may pananagutan na tumulong upang maayos ang ating bayan. Sana ay hwag na tayo magtakipan kundi, magtulungan upang maayos ang ating pamumuhay na ngayon ay mukha ng kaawa awa sa buong mundo at tunay na kaawa awa sa mga mamamayang hindi nakakakain, walang trabaho dahil sa pagnanakaw ng iilan.

    Sana ay magising ang bawat Filipino, mula pa noong panahon ng Kastila, hanggang ngayon na naghahari harian pa rin ang mga Amerikano, sa tulong ng mga buktod na opisyal ng gobyerno ay patuloy tayong naghihirap na parang nasa kumonoy.

    Gising mga Filipino, pigilan ang patuloy na panlilinlang ng mga taong nagsasabing magsisilbi sa mamamayan pero harap harapan naman ang pambabastos at wala ng delikadesang takasan na lamang ang mga dapat harapin sa bayan,

    Kailangan ninyong harapin ang mga paratang sa inyo dahil maraming Filipino ang naniniwala na may basehan ang mga paratang na ito. Sana Ginang Arroyo, sa mga huli mong sandali ay ipakita mo man lamang na ikaw ay tunay na Filipino na kayang harapin ang mga ito upang kahit papaano ay magkaroon ng linaw ang mga paratang, isang bagay na maipapamana mo sa mga susunod na henerasyon ng Filipino at maging tunay na leksyon at aral na magiging landas namin sa mas maayos at maliwanag na bukas. Huwag kayo umalis ng bansa.

    Panagutin ang mga Arroyo sa mga paratang at kailangan manatili sila dito upang magkaroon ng linaw ang lahat.

    • 20.1
      Tagumpay Pinoy says:

      Mga Supreme Court Justices, gamitin po ninyo ang inyong talino at common sense para sa kapakanan ng buong sambayanang Filipino na nag papasahod sa inyo. Mas higit ang karapatan ng buong sambayanan na inyong tunay na mga BOSS na magkaroon ng papanagutan ang mga Arroyo sa mga naka ambang kaso ng pangungulimbat sa kaban ng bayan at panlililang sa eleksyon. Mas higit ang karapatang ng buong sambayanan na hindi makakain, hindi makapagpadoktor, hindi makabili ng gamot at namamatay na lamang dahil ang yaman ng bayan ay ninakaw ng iilang tao. Maraming Filipino ang naniniwala na matagal na dapat sampahan ng kaso ang grupo ni Ginang Arroyo subalit dinadaan po ninyo mga kagalang galang sa justice system sa teknikalidad. Kung ang mga Arroyo ay may karapatan, bawat isang Filipino na nanghihingi ng hustisya at kaliwanagan sa mga paratang sa kanila ay may higit na karapatan. SAna ay magising ang bawat Filipino at kayo mga Supreme COurt Justices, pati na mga nasa senado at kongreso, ayusin naman natin ang ating bayan, di lang tayo nakakahiya, kundi kaawa awa, sa mata man ng ibang bansa, kundi sa ating mga sarili mismo.

      • Parang mahirap isipin o kahit imungkahi man lang.
        Subalit kung ang naging rebulusiyon noong panahon ni Cory ay nagdanak ng maraming dugo marahil ang lalim ng sugat ay nagpatingkad at nagpatibay sa mga Pilipino ang salitang “TAMA NA SOBRA NA”. At Maaring nakapagdulot ito ng ibayong adhikain para ang mamamayan at ang mag namumuno ay magkaisa sa tunay ikauunlad ng bayan.
        Wala akong nakitang mayayamang bansa na hindi dumanas ng matinding karahasan at pagkalupig sa kani-kanyang kamay ng mamamayan upang magakaisa tulad ng Japan, France, Englaterra at maging ng America.

    • 20.2
      peter sipsiiip says:

      dapat nagsampa na sila ng kaso noon pa noong malakas pa glo, bakit ngaung buhay na ni glo ang nakataya saka sila dasal ng dasal na huwag makaalis. tama ka magagaling mga docs natin pero ung docs na hanap ni glo ay wala rito. tama ka pwedeng papuntahin dito ung docs na hanap ni glo, ang problema wala ang mga machine na kailangan ng mga docs na hanap ni glo. sa ngaun may mga sakit na ang mga docs ay di accurate sa kanilang gagawin kung wala ang mga machine na un.
      paputol ako ulo kung di babalik c glo oras na makapagamot na sya. wag kayo alala!

      • Tagumpay Pinoy says:

        wala kaming tiwala.period. di kami nag aalala. gusto namin panagutan nya ang mga kailangan nyang harapin. hwag sila magbantang tumakas, yan ang sinasabi ng maraming Filipino. kung may karapatan si Gng. Arroyo na magpagamot, higit ang karapatang ng milyon milyong Filipino na dapat nyang harapin, milyon milyong buhay na naghihirap dahil sa pamumuno na pinaniniwalaan ng marami na buktot. dapat talaga magsampa na sila ng kaso, masyado kasi dinadaan sa mga teknikalidad at hwag na sana magtakipan. kawawa ang Pilipinas, ang bayan.

        • John says:

          napakalinaw ang lahat ng pangyayari sa mata ng mga Filipino. unang una, kung hindi naman “life-threatening” and sakit ni glo, bakit siya nagmamadaling aalis ng bansa? pangalawa, nag-offer si P-noy na papupuntahin na lang dito ang mga espesialistang doctor para gamutin siya at ang gobyerno ang sasagot ng mga gastos, bakit niya tinanggihan iyan? talagang may masamang intensiyon ang mga tropa ni GMA dahil hindi nila kayang magChristmas sa bilangguan!

        • mando rugas says:

          mula ng umupo c pinoy mas lalong dumami ang mga filipino ang naghihirap ngaun! wala pang dalaw2an taon sya. lahat ay nagmahalan ang mga presyo. yan ba ang gusto mo tagumpay?

          • pacman says:

            paulet-ulet naman sinasabi mo mando, d naman relevant sa isyong pinag uusapan. dina divert mo ang issue, halatang nililito mo ang usapan.

      • Gordon says:

        Willing ang bayan bumili ng machine basta justice is served.

        • mando rugas says:

          ang willing mo gordon ay wala puro salita lang walang action! gaya ng mga paratang mo. saan ang doctor? saan ang machine?

    • 20.3
      wan yabang says:

      simula na ng diktadorya!

    • 20.4
      pepperos says:

      Keep the wheel of justice rolling, then implement the verdict

    • 20.5
      mando rugas says:

      tama ka mga paratang lang lahat ito kay gloria, tagumpay pinoy. may mga bafas tayo na dapat at talagang dapat sundin! hindi ung common sense mo ang ating sundin, mag icip ka mabuti tgumpay pinoy gamitin mo ung totoong common sense mo, dahil gamit na namin ang aming mga common sense. ung dacer corbito case bakit nawala na, nagtuturuan na noon c erap at lacson bakit pinakawalan pa ni pnoy un na walang imbestigasyong mabuti. galit si pnoy kay gloria kc ung hacienda luisita nya ay pinamigay sa mga mahihirap sa panahon ni gloria kaya gumaganti ngaun kay gloria ang pangulo natin. totoo ito tagumpay pinoy!

  25. 19
    maricel pangilinan arenas says:

    this Supreme Court suffers from a severe deficiency in their sense of decency and, ngik, justice. how dare they. by their hasty acts and the clear foreknowledge and presumption of the Arroyos, the Supreme Court revealed whom they serve… and it is not the Filipino people. napapag-overtime pa nila ang Supreme Court administration. huwaw.

    not unexpected, true, given its composition, but one can always hope. and wow, Justice Carpio – a voice in the wilderness, some hope. i persevere and pray for a breakthrough, that by some miracle, repentance and even epiphany, thunderbolts and lightning all welcome (Saul of Tarsus didn’t die), all the Supreme Court justices would see beyond themselves, be liberated from fear and favor, and judge in the light of national interest and what might restore some measure of faith in the institution and the possibility of justice on a tectonic scale in this country.

    • 19.1
      jorgespena says:

      para kong nang narinig and ibig sabihin ni PNoy noong pinilit nyang tanggihan ang paghirang ni gloria kay corona bilang chief justice. “YAN NA NGA BA SINASABI KO E” . magagamit ang justice na yan sa pilnaka critical na desicion. HETO NA YON ‘TRO’

      • mando rugas says:

        ang gusto kasi ni pnoy ang ilagay nya sa SC ay mga tuta nya. kc galit sya kay gloria dahil pinamigay sa maraaaaaming mahihirap ang hacienda luisita. un ang dahilan kung bakit galit na galit c pinoy kay labandera! sino ba ang hindi magagalit kung ang lupa mo na napakalapad ay mawawala na lang basta sa yo. lalo na kung ang nagmamay ari ay walang pakialam sa mga mahihirap! makamasa talaga ang labandera na may bayag!

  26. 18
    s541l says:

    yan ang sinabi:

    pag gusto may paraan, pag-ayaw may dahilan.

  27. 17
    manuel says:

    The “act” last night was part of the defense of the Arroyo. they made GMA exhibit A to get sympathy. They put it upon themselves to suffer the consequence of their action. If she is really sick, why leave at that “unholy hour”. Open pa ba doctor’s clinic sa Singapore when they get there? Remember the hour that she was proclaimed as president…. its a pattern.

    • 17.1
      peter sipsiiip says:

      kailangan na kasing magpagamot c ate glo, para pagbalik nya masagot lahat ang mga akusasyon sa kanya. sa palagay mo makasagot pa sya kung paralize na sya o wala na sya sa disable na sya? o baka gusto lang talaga ng gobyerno na magng disable sya para di na sya makasagot sa mga akusasyon sa kanya. kawawa naman ung tao.

      • JB says:

        nasubukan mo na bang kumain ng panis na kanin?
        nasubukan mo na bang mamulot ng kakainin?
        ang sakit sakitan nya ay kayang gamutin ng mga gamot na meron tayo sa pinas.
        hindi niya kailangan umalis.
        kung totoong delikado na ang lagay nya, di ba dapat di na sya nagbibiyahe?

        • peter sipsiiip says:

          o cige na panalo na kayo, tatakas na c glo. pagbalik nya marami sya pasalubong sa inyo! magexercise na lang tayo. hahaha!

        • peter sipsiiip says:

          di pa ako nakaranas kumain ng panis na kanin.
          di pa ako nakaranas mamulot ng kakainin.
          kasi di ako tamad! nagbabanat ako ng buto araw araw.
          di ako naghihintay sa patak ng ulan.

          ikaw naranasan mo na ba ung kumain ng panis
          at mamulot ng kakainin?

      • Rochie says:

        mr. peter, were you born yesterday?

  28. 16
    john c. jacinto says:

    Good job, Secretary De Lima. The people are behind you. Expedite the filing of charges against Pandak and her co-conspirators——Now!

    • 16.1
      peter sipsiiip says:

      bad job sec de lima, unfair! ibigay ang karapatan ng bawat filipino.

      • StormtroopR says:

        Good job peter sipsiiip for being a true sipsip to CGMA… it plainly shows… Titilaok din ang mga manok mo , you’ll deny her… Nasa WLO ka din ba?

        • peter sipsiiip says:

          tanggalin na lang natin ang supreme court para wala na tayong duda! doj na lang iwan habang nasa upuan ang pangulo natin. di naman natin susundin ang supreme court at walang halaga yan, sayang ang mga sinasahod sa kanila [ supreme court] di naman sila sinusunod. un ba ang gusto nyo?

      • Pam says:

        anong bad job? sec. de lima is actually doing our rights! and i wud do that million times to gloria! sa lahat nang nagawa nya?!

  29. 15
    german says:

    its high time to rethink /reorganize the judiciary…………. i am concern on sen. chiz commentary on do not invent new theory because as we travel in time context and environment changes we must open up for changes that go with modernity because the old laws and jurisprudence maybe useful as reference, it may not be in concurrence with what is happening in our time. and at worst it is is simply used as cover by those who have criminal intent in mind

    • 15.1
      pepperos says:

      I’m with you, judiciary must be reorganize, the SC in particular. So I am appealing to our honorable congressmen to draft a bill regarding this matter and ask PINOY to prioritize it.

  30. 14
    nona says:

    run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run

  31. 13
    ROMAN RAMA GUERRERO says:

    With the looming constitutional crisis, we the People, as PNoy’s BOSS should move to deliver the “booster shot” into the arm of the PNoy Presidency. We can do this be correcting Par. 5; Sec. 4; Art. VII of the Constitution which shall have the effect of turning PNoy’s mere plurality presidency into a MAJORITY one. Such shall be the consequence of installing RUB OFF ELECTION as the final way of determining who gets elected MAJORITY PRESIDENT in keeping with the basic Principle of the Rule of the Majority in a republican democracy such as ours that practices multi-party electoral system.

    From the present:” The person having the highest number of votes shall be proclaimed elected; but in case two or more shall have an equal and highest number of votes, one of them shall forthwith be chosen by the vote of a majority of all the Members of both Houses of the Congress, voting separately” INTO “The person having the direct majority vote of the people shall be proclaimed elected , but in case no candidate garners the majority vote, a RUN OFF ELECTION shall be held until the person having the majority vote i.e. 51% of all the registered voters throughout the country shall be elected President”.

  32. 12
    loreto ventura jr says:

    dapat lang na di makaalis

    • 12.1
      peter sipsiiip says:

      dapat gumaling c glo para makasagot ng tama sa mga akusasyon sa kanya. kung patay na o disable na c glo at di na makasagot paano pa kaya. baka un ang gusto ng gob natin.

      • JB says:

        its funny how put words into your replies… unfo but glo is not sick, FYI.

        • JB says:

          CORRECTION, not yet dying… as for her sickness, it can be maintained by certain meds.

          • peter sipsiiip says:

            matagal ang magiging kaso na to. baka patay na c glo di parin tapos , lalo na ngaung may sakit sya. sa pagsampa pa lang ng kaso di pa nasisimulan lalo kung kaso na. pasensya na kayo kung ang sa akin ay dapat masunod ang batas natin. di ako maka glo di rin ako maka noy. cool lang tayo para masaya.

        • peter sipsiiip says:

          tama ka walang sakit sya ! malakas pa sya sa kalabaw ha ha ha!

      • Rochie says:

        my God, you were really born yesterday. didn’t you hear about the impeachment cases filed against her before which were blocked by her ass lickers in congress. that could have been the perfect venue for her to answer the charges hurled her way then… if the footages of the high drama last night didn’t convince you that she was sick in the mind, i don’t know what could!

      • ashes grant says:

        Kung mamatay man si gloria may pananagutan ang mga humadlang sa kanya at ligtas na sya sa kaso nya dito sa mundo. Pero sa kabilang dun sya lilitisin at di mo sya maipagtatanggol pa PETER SIPSIIP!!!!!!!!!

        • peter sipsiiip says:

          tama ka ashes doon sya lilitisin ng fair, ikaw ay lilitisin din doon ng fair dahil sa mga paratang mo sa kanya na mga hearsay lang!

  33. 11
    charlie says:

    The Arroyo’s mad rush to the airport reveals their mental state of minds…. to escape the ever tightening noose

    around their necks (no pun intended for GMA). They knew that the Supreme Court that they front loaded with

    their midnight appointments can be counted upon to repay them.;..what a shameless bunch. They have created

    an atmosphere of uncertainty on the way the present government can deal with the previous admnistration’s

    history of massive corruption. This is a mockery of justice at the highest level..

    The Supreme Court must be exposed for what it truly is… another corrupted institution left behind by the

    Arroyo’s to cover their tracks and protect them from prosecution. IMPEACH THESE SCOUNDRELS!!!

  34. 10
    JV Velarde says:

    What can we expect from a former spokesperson & presidential chief of staff who owes his chief SC position to the most despised former Philippine president in recent years? Lolo even abruptly left his grand child in the US who underwent surgery, to take care of the bitch in neck brace back home.

  35. 9
    John says:

    the 8 justices are the real culprit, mayroon pang oral arguments sa Nov. 22, 2011 bakit nilabas agad nila ang TRO…it means they are racing against the clock dahil sa malapit na rin isampa ang kaso ng mga arroyo. sinabi na nuon ng palasyo by November baka masampahan na ng kaso ang mga arroyo, kaya nag kukumahog na maka labas ng bansa gamit ang the magnificent “8 Justices ” Corona and the magnificent 7 justices sana lang nakakatulog pa kayo….Go Sec. De Lima we are with you…….

    • 9.1
      zahraff says:

      The bond is the most important guarantee, but the amount of 2 million pesos is peanuts for the ARROYOS. For GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO to come back, the bond should be in BILLIONS ( at least 10 billion pesos). With this amount, Gloria will think twice, but if she does not come back, at least there is the 10 billion pesos that the Philippine government can get. Believe me this is all purely show, the Filipino people will never buy any amount of drama that Gloria will do. The bottom line is the Filipino people really does not care whatever happens to GLORIA. That’s what happens when you have committed so much crimes. DOJ Secretary De Lima and President Aquino, don’t be fooled by this actress GMA. stick to your decision of not allowing GLORIA to go overseas for medical reasons. THE FILIPINO PEOPLE ARE BEHIND YOU. BOTH OF YOU ARE JUST DOING YOUR JOB TO PROTECT THE FILIPINO PEOPLE.

      • ROMAN RAMA GUERRERO says:

        zaraff: Let take a step further by delivering that “booster shot” into the arm of the PNoy presidency by transforming it into MAJORITY PRESIDENCY instead of mere plurality one that it is now. Please refer to my post.

        • Rochie says:

          the bottomline of these recent events is the rule of a decadent, corrupt, dishonorable and defiled leader who now wants to run away from the consequences of her criminal acts. whether one is a plurality president or a majority president is insignificant to the issue at hand.

      • peter sipsiiip says:

        kung 10 billion ang hingin mo….. ikaw ay di makatao. isipin mong mabuti!

        • juvel says:

          makatao din ba yung ginawa nyang pagnanakaw sa bayan ng higit pa sa 10 bilyon…. magisip ka nga….

          • eh di mga 50 billion… pwede na ba yun..? ahehehe. . .

          • peter sipsiiip says:

            kung nagnakaw sampahan na agad ng kaso para maparusahan , hindi ung puro dakdak at paratang. gusto ko maparusahan ang magnanakaw. ikaw kung may ibedensya ka sampahan mo sya kaso hindi ung puro dakdak ka lang at paratang hindi makatao ang ginagawa mo. isipin mo mabuti. mahigit isang taon na ang gov ni noynoy wala pa rin kaso. baka wala o mabina ang ibidensya nila. magisip ka ng mabuti para umasenso bayan natin.

          • peter sipsiiip says:

            kung kulang sa yo ung 10 billion,eh di dagdagan mo pa para masaya ka, ha ha ha!

            • John says:

              peter, were you born yesterday so as not see clearly the whole picture? or are you the same as the so called magnificent “8 justices”?

              • peter sipsiiip says:

                ang criminal ay dumaan lahat sa tamang processo ! lahat !!!! di ba pwede sa inyo na kailangan dumaan lahat sa tamang processo bago maparusahan!

          • mando rugas says:

            ikaw juvel ang magnanakaw sa bayan ng higit pa sa 10 billion!

      • yob says:

        10 BILLION DOLLARS dapat.

      • peter sipsiiip says:

        desperado na si pangulong noy at delima, kahit lapastanganin ang mga batas natin matupad lang ang gusto nila, ayaw na ayaw kase nila na mawala c glo kasi pag nawala dito c glo e di na sya sikat, sigurado babagsak ang kasikatan nya. mabibisto na sya ng mga tao na wala syang nagagawa para sa bayan. ngaun laganag na ang kahirapan sa ating bansa. isipin at mag observe kayong mabuti sa ating kapaligiran. sakit ay lalong dumarami. dakdak lang ng dakdak. tumaas lahat ng mga presyo sa lahat lahat,.

  36. 8
    Mokalid B. Diagao says:

    We are shouting and urging the government for reform through Matuwid na Daan. However, with the recent development the TRO issued by SC I am convince that it is very deficult to implement the reform we are dreaming because of unjust justices of the Supreme Court. I am calling and urging the upright
    Filipino people to be morally guided by their concience. Let us be united to help the government for the removal of those crooked justices who are obstructing the government in prosecuting the corrupt official in the previous administration including the first couple

  37. 7
    Johnny lin says:

    President Truman said, “the buck stops here”.
    Under Philippine Constitution, there are 3 separate branches of government. The Legislative create laws, The Executive signs or vetoes the laws. The Judiciary or Supreme Court give the final Orders but the Executive implements them. the Constitution also guarantees individual freedom or rights including travel.

    Unfortunately the case Is against the Executive branch by individual plaintiffs, the Arroyos.

    The Supreme Court is wrong two ways under it’s own rule.
    1. It has a standing rule of Motion for Reconsideration in all it’s Orders which should not be on TRO.
    2. It scheduled an oral argument on Nov 22, then issued a TRO. It should have not done so.

    Executive issued WLO and HDO. Since the Executive implements Judiciary Order, it is within it’s right not to follow because of Supreme Court rules above, Executive right to veto. When all Executive legal rights have been exhausted and the Supreme Court ruled in finality without any MR anymore, then the Executive has no recourse except to implement SC order.That’s Constitutional Way! Even Midas Marquez could not contest these facts.

    While waiting, the Executive could file plunder and electoral sabotage against Arroyos, then SC TRO become irrelevant. Their strategy is working legally and cinstitutionally.
    Pnoy and De Lima are in a win win situation, however we look at it. Mabuhay Tuwid Pilipinas!

  38. 6

    We can see that the Supreme Court has a long way to go to regaining its credibility and reputation for competence and impartiality.

    First, there is no discussion about the standards for which the TRO was issued. What is the imminent irreparable harm? I understand that GMA is saying there is harm, but a TRO is an extraordinary remedy to an extraordinary situation. The imminence and irreparability are further lessened by the government’s commitment to fly medical personnel of GMA’s choosing to the country.

    Then, the second aspect of issuance of a TRO is that it must be limited to that imminent irreparable harm. But it looks as though the entire administrative law on the watchlist process has been enjoined. There is nothing proportionate to the imminent irreparable harm. It’s like killing an ant with a nuclear warhead.

    This leads us to the consequences of having such a court. Because it lacks credibility and it has obscured its reasoning for its decision, it can more easily be ignored. The DOJ has several choices. It has rightfully ignored the Supreme Court until it has received official copy of the TRO — regardless of Midas Marquez’s armchair opinion of things. The DOJ could then simply enact a new circular and new watchlists since those would not be covered by this TRO if it felt the need. Or alternatively, it could just ignore the order.

    This would be a good time to reorganize the judiciary. The Supreme Court should NEVER be the court of first instance in these cases (and to the extent the constitution requires it, it should be changed). What is the point of having trial courts and courts of appeal if famous people can always just by-pass them for the Supreme Court? This unnecessarily politicizes the Supreme Court since it is least capable of developing a full and meaningful record upon which to decide the law. The writs that are given original jurisdiction to the Supreme Court should be highly limited in scope and used for extraordinary purposes when the normal legal process is insufficient.

    Courts spokepersons should be fully restrained in talking to the media. Their only talks with the media should be procedural: courts will open 15 minutes later now, the court has started an electronic filling system, courts will begin accepting credit and ATM card payments for a fee, etc., Not their own personal assessment of Supreme Court decisions. If the media wants a legal opinion of the meaning of the Supreme Court’s actions, they can pay for their own legal experts to give opinions. That is the whole point of having a multimember court, that the opinions and rulings of the court speak for the Court.

  39. 5
    Win says:

    First, not the entire DC 41 was enjoined but only those orders dated August 9, 2011, Sept. 6, 2011 and October 27,2011.. second, the oral arguments are for the merits of the case.. TRO are issued to reiterate the constitutional presumption of innocence until proven guilty.. the law may be harsh but still, it is the law

    • 5.1
      raissa says:

      Are you sure? Pls. read TRO again.

      It says DC 41 AND…

      In plain English, this would mena – DC 41 PLUS Watchlist orders

      It did not say –

      DC 41, ONLY INSOFAR AS THE FOLLOWING Watchlist Orders are concerned.

      • saxnviolins says:

        Raissa, the TRO has conditions, which is, the Petitioners’ posting of the bond. So the prohibition on implementation of the circular refers only to its implementation insofar as petitioners are concerned.

        The order must be read in its entirety. True, it could stand some editing.

        • raissa says:

          Is that how a TRO is supposed to be interpreted?

          That the generalization at the bottom is effectively narrowed by the particulars cited? Is that part of statutory construction?

          • Pinoyster says:

            Wiki Law Project PH on Statutory construction

            Construction “is the art or process of discovering and expounding the meaning and intention of the authors of the law with respect to its application to a given case, where that intention is rendered doubtful, amongst others, by reason of the fact that the given case is not explicitly provided for in the law.”

            Courts may not, in the guise of interpretation, enlarge the scope of a statute and include therein situations not provided nor intended by the lawmakers. An omission at the time of the enactment, whether careless or calculated, cannot be judicially supplied however after later wisdom may recommend the inclusion. Courts are not authorized to insert into the law what they think should be in it or to supply what they think the legislature would have supplied if its attention has been called to the omission.

            Courts should not, by construction, revise even the most arbitrary and unfair action of the legislature, nor rewrite the law to conform with what they think should be the law. Nor may they interpret into the law a requirement which the law does not prescribe. Where a statute contains no limitations in its operation or scope, courts should not engraft any. And where a provision of law expressly limits its application to certain transactions, it cannot be extended to other transactions by interpretation. To do any of such things would be to do violence to the language of the law and to invade the legislative sphere.

            Wikipedia on Judicial Interpretation aka choose your poison

            “The plain meaning rule dictates that statutes are to be interpreted using the ordinary meaning of the language of the statute, unless a statute explicitly defines some of its terms otherwise. In other words, the law is to be read word for word and should not divert from its ordinary meaning.

            The main aim of the “mischief rule” is to determine the “mischief and defect” that the statute in question has set out to remedy, and what ruling would effectively implement this remedy.

            The golden rule allows a judge to depart from a word’s normal meaning in order to avoid an absurd result.”

          • rexcris says:

            hayaan na nating mga abogado ang mag-interpret nitong TRO na inissue ng SC o sumagot sa mga katanungan mo, Raissa. unless otherwise gusto lang nating pahabain ang discussion ng walang katuturan, i.e., discussing for discussion’s sake?

            hay buhay pinoy!

            • raissa says:

              Walang katuturan?

              Bakit?

              • rose says:

                raissa, a law is a law.. we should respect it! The reason why SC granted the TRO is due to the failure of the administration to file charges against GMA, all of the alleged wrongdoings, scams and fraud of GMA shall remain hearsays until the DOJ file charges against her, I mean in the court.

                I’m sure, you’re supporting de lima, can you also tell her to follow the due process? I believe, if she will continue to do such things, all of the cases to be filed against GMA will be eventually dismissed due to technicalities.

                I am wondering, does the DOJ secretary know this? Or she’s just playing ignorant. I am not pro Arroyo, but it’s my opinion as a tax payer and a voter of Pnoy.

            • frian says:

              Hay buhay pinoy, NOOOOO we must be a true pinoy, if we are going to based on Arroyo lawyers walang mangyayari, unless na umalis o mag resign ang mga appointed ni Gloria Lavanderia, walang mangyayari sa supreme Court.

  40. 4
    Pinoyster says:

    In answer to your question … Does this mean that all those now under Watchlist Order, by virtue of DC41, can now travel abroad?

    Not all, please refer to 2nd to the last paragraph of the Order, “… DOJ Department Circular No. 41 AND Watchlist Order Nos. ASM 11-237 dated …, etc. etc.

    So, only those covered by the DC41 and the specific ASMs mentioned are actually covered by the TRO.

    • 4.1
      Celine says:

      RE: so only those covered by the DC41 – ibig sabihin niyan, lahat sila na nasa DOJ watchlist pwede na umalis. Basahin mo ang conclusion

      • Pinoyster says:

        what conclusion are you talking about Celine ?

        There is no conclusion in the TRO of the SC. It is an order.

        Sa uulitin please comment intelligently.

        Comment ng comment para lang malagay ang pangalan … hay buhay.

  41. 3
    Johnny lin says:

    PEOPLE POWER AGAINST SUPREME COURT JUSTICES!

    LET US GATHER AND PROTEST STARTING TODAY, OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT!

    PASS THE WORD AROUND!

  42. 2
    Johnny lin says:

    Oral arguments scheduled by SC on Nov 21. What is it’s relevance since TRO was issued?
    Something is definitely wrong with politically aligned SC, how the justices voted is the proof.
    Time for the people to vacate all the justices.
    Let us go in front of SC starting this morning.

    • 2.1
      albert says:

      OCCUPY ST. LUKE’S. Let Justice roll through the heavens fall. Calling all Filipinos who want to catch and punish the big fish to go to St Luke’s and ensure that the targets do not escape to the airport to escape Justice. Some laws might be legal but if they are not moral, people have the right not to follow the rules.

      • rose says:

        albert, where did you get that idea? Some laws might be legal but if they are not moral, people have the right not to follow the rules. I wanna remind you, the Court will always base all of their decisions in legalities. Morality on the other hand could be viewed differently by people, when Muslim people think that bombing is moral for them when Christians said it’s not, which will prevail? Before you comment, please read our constitution first. You are just making yourself ignorant! If we want GMA to be jailed we should rally on de lima to file formal complaints against her in the court! As simple as that, yet many of you here cannot just get it.. We all want GMA to face all the charges against her, but where are the charges?

  43. 1
    PML88 says:

    If an ordinary Juan dela Cruz asks for a TRO, will the SC be swift in acting on it?
    I don’t think so.

    • 1.1
      xXx says:

      I would say yes. Majority of the justices of SC may be appointed by gloria but our constitution is crystal clear on the matter and theyre only interpreting its words. Eh kung di naman ganun ka bobo sa consti at remedial law si de lima at ang legal team ni pnoy and daming paraan naman para mapigilan! they could have filed charges in court already…sobrang tagal na nang mga yan…puro grandstanding kasi sa media!tsk… tsk….

      • rose says:

        you got it xXx.. as what Mirriam Santiago had said, read the grounds of HDO word by word and you will know that SC decision is correct. It seems that, others are not reading our constitution.

    • 1.2
      Rochie says:

      No, we filed for a TRO (at the CA not SC, but there’s not much difference, i think) on a case our office handled sometime in 2006. Until now, we haven’y received anything on the case yet. good the client has lost all interest on pursuing the case. he just settled with his adversary last year.

    • 1.3
      peter sipsiiip says:

      hindi oto-oto ang supreme court!

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