He then requested that Vice President for Legal Affairs Hector Danny Uy provide the board a legal opinion on the matter. Faculty regent Ramon Guillermo then raised the SC’s rejection of the OSG’s request for Leonen’s SALNs and requested that this be also included in Uy’s legal opinion. According to the Philippine Collegian, UP has declined to release SALNs of former faculty members who became SC justices in at least two instances. Impeachment proceedingsHe went on to become SC justice in November 2012 after being appointed by then President Benigno Aquino III. The hunt for Leonen’s SALNs to possibly oust him from his position is not without precedent.

Source: Philippine Star May 22, 2021 02:37 UTC