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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 (Philippines)

SC chief gets local support

UNITED FOR CHIEF JUSTICE. Members of Cebu’s legal community and law students believe Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno’s philosophy is a stumbling block to politicians, especially those pushing for amendments to the Constitution. (Sun.Star Photo/Alex Badayos)

JUDGES and lawyers in Cebu are rallying behind Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Reynato Puno, amid reports of a plan to have him impeached.

The lawyers criticized what they said was an attempt to use the SC as a “self-serving political tool to serve selfish political ends.”
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