According to a well-placed source in the high court, Leonen was incensed at Calida for siding with Marcos and dragging the Republic of the Philippines into the case. The source said Leonen is pushing for the issuance of a show cause order against Calida and The Manila Times. The court insider showed The Times portions of the 30-page draft resolution Leonen wrote last November 17, which dressed down Calida for siding with Marcos. However, solicitor general comes to this tribunal without the proper standing, dragging with him the Republic of the Philippines,” Leonen said. Leonen also bore down on The Times for publishing the “Leonen Reflections” on October 12 and 13.

Source: Manila Times November 22, 2020 16:07 UTC