Consider the following arguments in the recently decided case (Arturo M. De Castro vs. Judicial and Bar Council, et al.) saying that the President can appoint a Chief Justice despite the election ban. Enjoy!
Source: http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph
Judicial Schism: President’s Appointing Power
March 22, 2010
Tags: Arturo M. De Castro vs. Judicial and Bar Council, Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, De Castro vs. JBC, Dissenting Opinion, et al., Executive Department, Judicial and Bar Council, Judicial Department, Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales, Justice Eduardo Nachura, Justice Lucas Bersamin, Law, Majority Opinion, Separate Opinion, Supreme Court of the Philippines
