Was GMA correct in appointing a Chief Justice?

hello advocate, I think the question that needs to answered is, WHY? what's the point since there are other judges who can decide for it, what serve purpose will it do, making the other judges look useless or simply giving GMA one last day of exercising her powers. And how can Noynoy Aquino thank GMA when he has hated this person since the start of the campaign we should review the constitution regarding this matter. even gordon doesn't agree with it, and look even WINNIE MONSOD rallied against, so there must be something wrong. well, constitution states that President can't appoint CJ, i think. well, anyways, the reason why people are afraid because they might think there's a break of corruption in the justice system.

for me it's like a preparation so when she comes back as a congresswoman, she'll have her alley and she be controlling our leaders again.

Well I somehow am 50/50 on the decision made. On the side of GMA, the Supreme Courts have decided on her favor that is why she exercised her right to appoint for the last time. And Enrile backing up the appointment also has a point that the CJ is the one who should administer his oath taking so if Noynoy would be assigning his own choice then it would just mean that there is no one to administer the oath unless there is an acting CJ that is assigned in the meantime. But that I think is not favorable with the Supreme Court. With the delicadeza issue that sounds to be appropriate at this time. The newly installed CJ is just 53 years old that means that the whole term of Noynoy he will lead supreme court. Since he is so grateful for GMA then there is a possibility that he would protect her interest especially when things like the scandals will be forwarded to the SC.

What do I think? Well I hope I'm not right. GMA's midnight appointment is a kinda preparation for her to be back in Malcañang. Do you agree? I tell you what, now she was proclaimed as representative of her district in Pampanga, she will become speaker of the house. And once she became speaker, she and her fellow congressmen ( those of her administration before) will make a law regarding to change our constitution. And of course they will win to pass a law that would surely make her a prime minister. What's the rule of the recent appointed CJ, of course he will sign that law.

I have greatly admired GMA with her economic reforms. The thing is, those people who surrounded her brought her downfall.

Hmm, no one can be really sure why GMA did this but I think this just shows that she doesn't have confidence in Aquino's capabilities.

I think delikadesa has long exited from GMAs vocabulary. In the past year she has been very careful in her actions to make sure that the next president will either be someone she can manipulate, or she will place people around this president that she can manipulate. I also don't like Enrile. He goes up there with other TRAPOs who do things because they have personal ulterior motives.

NO! She don't even deserved to be the president of this poor and corrupt country! She did that coz she's planning something about her future return to the malacanang..lol..

Or, is it possible that GMA have considered Chief Justice Puno's date of retirement prior to appointing him in the first place? She really might have plans for her immunity with the scandals wherein she's said to be involved. I am sorry for this but this idea made me really think hard.

Much as I wanted to give GMA the benefit of the doubt, I can really say that she has something fishy in her mind here. It seems like she is in a panic upon knowing that Aquino would be the next president plus the vice president's seat is like a battle between Mar and Binay. She knows that she doesn't have the hold for these three men. Thus, appointing the CJ days earlier is the only thing she sees is a wise move in her favor. As an ordinary person, I can say that making midnight appointment for CJ is GMA's workaround so she could still have control. She might be expecting that the newly appointed CJ will have this "utang-na-loob" so that when it is her turn to ask for favor from him, she can have what she want. Let us all just hope and pray that the newly appointed CJ won't have this attitude towards GMA for her selfish reasons. Delicadez? GMA should have shown delicadeza to the Filipino people before she steps down from her presidency.

sorry but i think that woman does not have any delicadeza at all and will stop at nothing to get her way into the top spot once again. hello, where have you heard that a president after the terms finishes runs for a lower post? its very obvious that she is very hungry for power and she's using this as a means to avoid being charged for all the wrongdoings she did in the past. if she had some integrity left she should have just left the appointment to the next president. she just couldn't let go. what a sad sad woman.

I have greatly admired GMA with her economic reforms. The thing is, those people who surrounded her brought her downfall.

Thats right for her to appoint a Chief Justice. That position is vacant in May 17. Who do you think will proclaimed him as next President of Republic,Kris Aquino? Next President will swear in front of the Chief Justice.