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President Aquino Criticizes The Supreme Court In Front of Chief Justice Corona

President Noynoy Aquino lambasted the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Renato Corona in a nationally televised public forum at the First National Criminal Justice Summit hosted by the Department of Justice at the Manila Hotel.


Mr. Aquino lectured Corona in his speech, telling him that the Supreme Court is accountable to the people and saying its power emanated from them.

“We have no plan to step on its rights or humiliate the credibility of anyone. But we have to go back to the main principle of our democracy. Those of us who took an oath to serve only owe it to one: you who are our boss, the Filipino people,” the President said.

“Now there is one public servant who owes a debt of gratitude not to the people who should be the source of our power, but to a patron who squeezed him into the position, will we rely on him to look at the interest of the people?” he added.

When asked for a reaction after President Aquino's speech criticizing the high court, Corona said, "Magpapasko na, hayaan na natin."

There were a lot of reactions on Twitter about the speech, some agreeing and some disagreeing with what President Aquino said.

Here are some of the reactions on Twitter after Karen Davila asked her followers what their thoughts are about the President's speech:

@harold_geronimo I admire PNoy. Bumabanat nang harap-harapan.

@i_am_osip definitely not! di nya dapat bastusin ng ganun ang tao! parang walang modo lang ang effect...

@guillmo I just thought-that for a President,he should have this stature and decorum. He just showed he was a Bully.

@impedrojuan05 opo! bilang Pangulo ng ating bansa may karapatan syang gawin yun, atleast di sya PLASTIC na Pangulo tulad ng iba dba?!

@kjsoriano may mga mabagal ang pick up,may patay malisya.Pag importante diretsuhin yung kausap para wala na ring excuse.Malinaw at tapatan.

Jim Paredes of Apo Hiking Society had this to say.

When you leave important things unsaid because of 'politeness', NOTHING changes. The truth will set you free although it hurts..

That's why crooks can hold their heads high in govt because we are all 'polite' and 'civil' to tell it like it is when it needs to be said.

Here is a video of a speech by President Aquino at the Makati Business Club on December 1, 2011 also criticizing the Supreme Court.


The most interesting comment I've read was from Ironman888 on the Inquirer article which posted this about GMA. Obviously in support of President Aquino.

Former Pres. Arroyo govt scandals, corruption and many more..

1. NBN ZTE Scandal

2. Millions of bribe money to Congressmen and Governors (October 2007)

3. Cheating in 2004 Elections (HELLO GARCI)

4. Joc Joc Bolante Case (Fertilizer Scam, P728 Million)

5. JOSE PIDAL Bank Account (Unexplained Wealth, P200 Million)

6. NANI PEREZ Power Plant Deal ($2 Million)

7. Use of Road User's Tax for Campaigning

8. Billion Peso Macapagal Boulevard (Overprice of P532 Million)

9. Juetengate? (Illegal Numbers game kickbacks)

10. Extra Judicial Killings

11. Arroyo Moneys in Germany (Exposed by Senator Cayetano)

12. General GARCIA and Other Military Men

13. Billion Peso Poll Automation contract to(Mega Pacific) (P1.3 Billion)

14. Northrail Project($503 Million)

15. Maguindanao Results of 2007 Elections (ZUBIRI, BEDOL)

16. NAIA-3

17. Venable Contract (Norberto Gonzales)

18. Swine Scam (Exposed by? Atty. Harry Roque)

19. GLORIA Arroyo son hidden assets in united states

20. EURO GENERAL'S

21. CALAMITY FUND SCANDAL.

22. C-5 road controversy — Senator Manuel Villar

23. P550-million worth of funds from the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration (OWWA).

24. P780-million LWUA funds-PROSPERO PICHAY

25. BISHOPS's SUV-Gloria Birthday gift

26. Arroyo linked in P325M lotto intelligence fund

27. Arroyo got P200M in kickbacks from govt projects-Zaldy Ampatuan

28. P200.41 billion or $4.6 billion in Malampaya royalties from 2002 to May this year.

29. LACSON ACCUSED FG MIKE ARROYO OF SELLING 3 REFURBISHED HELICOPTERS TO PNP AT P105 MILLION EACH

30. 600,000 metric tons of Rotten rice imported from India.Kishore Hemlani, an Indian trader allegedly close to Arroyo, reportedly bagged the P9.5 billion contract for the rice importation.

31. DATO ARROYO wife bought the condo unit for $570,000, 70-square-meter one-bedroom, one-bathroom unit (Unit No. 533) at the luxury high-rise, full-service Gramercy Towers located at 1177 California St. in upscale downtown San
Francisco.

32. P50-million bribe to FG for the president's veto of two franchise bills

33. The additional funding led to a 41-percent spike in advertising expenses, from P76.129 million in 2008 to P107.420 million in 2009, which went mostly to ads for Arroyo's achievements.

34. The report said the PIA received from the Department of Budget and Management a notice of cash allocations amounting to P344.789 million, even though only P222.488 million was appropriated for it under the national budget.

35. Denial of pork barrel funds to Malacanang's political enemies

36. Praises for Jovito Palparan, alleged mastermind of extra judicial killings of militants

37. Removal of govt bodyguards for former pres and Arroyo critic, Cory Aquino

38. Appointment of manicurist as a member of the board of Pag-Ibig

39. Appointment of gardener as deputy of the Luneta Park Administration.

40. MIDNIGHT APPOINTMENT of an Arroyo,RENATO CORONA, as SC Chief Justice 200+ other illegal midnight appointments

41. MIKEY ARROYO's undeclared properties in California

42. Pardon of controversial convicted criminals like Ninoy's murderers

43. EO 464; requiring Cabinet members to seek presidential clearance before testifying in Congress hearings

44. Promise (on Rizal Day) to not run for the presidency in 2004

45. "Vote Buying" by giving away Philhealth cards

46. Taxpayers' money for her giant billboards and and PCSO tv campaign ads[/b]

47. Appointment of Ben Abalos, a staunch GMA ally, as COMELEC chair

48. Mikey Arroyo's importation of 32 thoroughbred horses from Australia worth P384 million.

49. Former First Gentleman Mike Arroyo used 2 choppers 16 times, son Mikey 69

50. PNoy: PAGCOR spent P1 BILLION on coffee

51. Jose Miguel Arroyo owned helicopters’ all Robinson R44 Raven Is with Series Nos. 1370 to 1374 a total of
$1,423,025 was paid to Lionair for the five helicopters.

52.Pagcor ‘pabaon’ to Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo: P345M

53.The godmother’s ties to the Pinedas(Jueteng lord)

54. Glorietta 2 and Batasan bombings
The Glorietta 2 bombing happened during the height of the bribery case which took place in Malacañang.

55. Misuse of Balikatan funds Navy Lt. Nancy Gadian revealed an alleged malversation of funds in 2007

56. Solon: Charge Gloria Arroyo for taking P98-M from PNoy's social fund

57. 50 MILLION PABAON GENERALS
Former Armed Forces chiefs of staff Narciso Abaya, Dionisio Santiago, Generoso Senga, Hermogenes Esperon, and Alexander Yano,chiefs of staff – Angelo Reyes, Diomedio Villanueva, and Roy Cimatu and MANY MORE..

58.Colmenares: GMA had P488 billion in 'pork.

59. P1 BILLION down the drain in Arroyo-era jatropha project—DOST chief

60. President Arroyo and her group had an outlandish dinner in Le Cirque, a French restaurant in Manhattan, New York for the cost of $20,000 or P1,000,000 as reported in the New York Post.

61. GMA lying to SC saying we have extradition treaty with Spain.

What do you think? Did he do the right thing?

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