MANILA, Philippines–After highly divisive votes on high-profile cases or strong dissent against the majority ruling, are Supreme Court justices still friends with one another? Leonen lauded Bersamin for treating the Associate Justices as coequal. “I think we have become very good friends and I think that’s how the Chief Justice is. “I thank Justice Andres Reyes Jr. for his well-known generosity each time we have a misunderstanding. For Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, the Chief Justice said: “I thank you also for just being you, Ben.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 12, 2019 00:22 UTC