Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Wednesday said an aspirant to the Supreme Court is behind efforts to ask petitioners and witnesses to withdraw the disbarment complaint filed against her in 2011. “This person has been trying to spin my case to get a favorable ruling — hoping that I may take notice of him. This individual should take note that I do not have a hand in Supreme Court appointments. That is beyond my authority as mayor of Davao City,” Duterte-Carpio said in a statement, referring to the High Court aspirant she didn’t name. ADVERTISEMENTThe Davao City mayor also warned the Office of the President to “think twice in appointing this individual to be a justice — more so a chief justice.”“He clearly lacks the virtues of honor, justice, and fairness,” she said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 19, 2018 04:41 UTC