Trillanes, the fiercest critic of the President in Congress, had asked the Supreme Court to declare Proclamation No. ADVERTISEMENTEscudero urged the Supreme Court to rule on Trillanes’ petition one way or another. Unrecognizable justice systemWithout a Supreme Court ruling or a TRO, Proclamation 572 remains valid, no matter how ill advised or wrong it is, Escudero said. As a general principle, old cases are never resurrected.”But this was what the Makati RTC did in Trillanes’ case, she said. Sen. Panfilo Lacson said he could not blame Trillanes and members of the opposition for thinking that the Makati RTC was influenced by the administration.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 26, 2018 21:22 UTC