He called while i was getting submerged and when i got to dryland, he said he was willing to go through high water on EDSA from Makati to QC this late evening; because i knew him to be one of the most hardworking and perceptive reporters, i said yes to an interview with RG Cruz of ABS-CBN on the Supreme Court decision that came out only a couple of hours ago that sacked CA Justice Roxas, suspended for two months CA Justice Sabio, and reprimanded the others on the “ex parte meetings and communication” (i’m being polite in saying “ex parte communication” to refer to the irregularities that attended the deliberation, writing, and signing) of the decision on the Meralco-GSIS case.
RG produced a well-backgrounded report for Bandila in less than two hours; he’s one of those persons who can multi-task, that means he could already picture the story in his head, and write it in his head, while crossing a river like EDSA.
RG Cruz’s report that was aired was an entire story that included antecedent facts, then info on the justices, then a backgrounder on de Borja, then the decision, then interviews (i can’t report the entire thing here, it’s better seen than read).
I’ll try to continue in the next post.
(Okay, i just saw the replay on DZMM teleradyo now being aired, too, on free TV Channel 2 at 4:00am-5:00 am; i think there goes my appellate practice; you think; but the National President of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines himself called for the resignation of all the justices investigated and involved in a full-page ad; i am just following the lead of the compulsory bar organization to which i belong; i am just reiterating it; i just paraphrased it; other lawyers should speak up and follow the lead of the IBP now that the Supreme Court has made findings of fact.)
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