Justice Marvic Leonen faces impeachment complaint

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Like in the impeachment complaint against ex-Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, Justice Marvic Leonen is accused of lacking integrity for his supposed failure to file his SALNs when he was a law professor. 

Leonen is now facing an impeachment complaint at House of Representatives filed by an Edwin Cordevilla over alleged delays in resolving SC and House election cases and supposed non-filing of SALNS. Filing facilitated by lawyer Lorezon "Larry" Gadon. 

SALN is trending, because a Marcos relative & Larry "Bobo" Gadon filed an impeachment complaint versus Justice Marvic Leonen for violation of Constitution & non-disclosure of SALN.

KALOKOHAN!

This is about BongBong Marcos wanting to get rid of the man standing in his way in his electoral protest versus Leni!

Gadon filed a quo warranto petition in order to remove Leonen as a justice of the SC. The grounds for removal are likened to the case of Sereno for non-filing of SALN and also failure to exhibit impartiality and probity which are qualities of a justice.

SolGen Calida will file a comment to the petition and another petition to remove Leonen from the SC.

Larry Gadon is as criminally insane as Rudy Giuliani who insists that there's widespread fraud in the US election.

And both are blatantly tainted with many legal suit mishaps!  Who needs them as counsels with awful records?  Duh!

Sising sisi tuloy siguro si Leonen nung di niya tinuluyang kasuhan si Calida at yung Jomar Canlas. Hayss! Di sya titigilan ng nga kampon ni Satanas. Kakapal ng mukha. SALN na naman ang ini-issue pero yung SALN ni Duts wala pa rin.

He may be the lone dissenter sa SC pero he failed to do the right thing on several occasions thinking he will be spared from the wrath of Duterte. Here we are now.

Akala niya titigilan na siya nung di niya tinuluyan. Kaso desperate na si BBM. Lapit na 2022 eh.

Gadon held a presscon after filing the impeachment complaint versus Leonen where he stressed that neither Bongbong Marcos nor his election protest has anything to do with the impeachment complaint. Leonen is in charge of PET case versus VP Robredo.

Gadon said he has not talked to Bongbong Marcos about impeachment complaint, but acknowledged Marcos tried to stop him from pursuing quo warranto.

Bongbong earlier said about Gadon: "We are in touch, nagte-text kami."

So now we know one of them is lying.

Gadon said that Rep. Angelo Barba, a cousin of Bongbong Marcos, endorsed the impeachment complaint only because he represents the district where the complainant, Edwin Cordevilla, resides. 

Gadon called Leonen "incompetent, lazy & biased" supposedly because he has 82 pending cases yet to be resolved and is allegedly critical of Duterte admin and Marcoses.

Leonen is among most vocal dissenters in SC even during PNoy's time, writing extensive opinions. 

Gadon acknowledged impeachment complaint is based on newspaper articles from The Manila Times. Asked for documentary evidence, he said there are documents but the originals and certified true copies will be summoned by the House of Reps.

An impeachment case is not a criminal or a regular case filed in regular courts because in an impeachment case the House has the power to summon documents and to summon witnesses.

Gadon not foreclosing possibility Leonen impeachment complaint will follow same route as ousted CJ Maria Lourdes Sereno's who first faced impeachment complaint before quo warranto petition using evidence gathered from House probe. He insisted probe not fishing expedition.

"Easier to impeach Leonen because the issue here is very simple. The grounds are determinable by yes/no. Is it true there are 82 cases you have not decided on?" 

The impeachment complaint accused Leonen of not resolving 37 of 82 pending cases within 24 months, supposedly violating the Constitution. Gadon said provision is self-executing: "Mabigat ito, direct violation of Consti."

Reacting to impeachment complaint vs Leonen, NUPL President Edre Olalia says complaint is defective in form and substance, “suspect and comes not from the purest of intentions.” Cites the need for dissents in SC, one of issues raised vs Leonen in complaint. 

Congressman Barba endorsed the impeachment complaint againstLeonen. Barba is a cousin of BBM. Go figure. And Gadon is their lawyer? Double go figure. Lol.

Gadon can deny all he wants but this Impeachment Complaint has a big "MARCOS" written on it.

If Gadon has so much time in his hands, he can also do something about Pres. Duterte's secret SALNs and medical records?

Duterte’s time changed our metrics.

Confidence level? From 1 to Gadon.

Bastos level? From 1 to Harry.

Never give up level? From 1 to BBM.

Photo op level? From 1 to Go.

Party level? From 1 to Debold.

Marvic Leonen is one Justice in a Supreme Court overwhelmed by Duterte appointees. Takot pa sila? Impeachment effort? It’s not the case outcome they fear... it’s the spirit of dissent and independence.

DIWA. Malayang diwa. That is what this regime fears most. And THAT is our main weapon against tyranny. Never forget.

This current leadership is just too allergic to dissent, to opposing views. The mentality of a tyrant.

DOTr-TRB: SMCTC, NLEX Corp., MPTC ink MOA for interoperability testing of AutoSweep and EasyTrip RFID cashless toll payment systems

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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) today announced that the SMC TPLEX Corp. (SMCTC), the Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), and the NLEX Corp. (NLEX) have agreed to conduct testing for the interoperability of their systems last Friday, 04 December 2020.

The toll operators and concessionaires signed the memorandum of agreement (MOA) to jointly test the use of AutoSweep and EasyTrip radio frequency identification (RFID) cashless toll payments for the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), the Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) and on the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), and to determine the Read Rate Percentage.

SMCTC, a subsidiary of the San Miguel Holdings Corporation (SMHC), and the concessionaire and the operator of the TPLEX, uses the AutoSweep RFID tag. Meanwhile, the MPTC, the investment holding company of the NLEX Corp. (operator of the NLEX and SCTEX), uses the EasyTrip RFID tag for its electronic toll collection.

The test is part of the ongoing campaign by the DOTr, through the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), to implement a policy of toll interoperability for the fast, efficient, and seamless travel of motorists along various toll roads, as the country continues to recover from the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Signatories to the MOA were San Miguel Holdings Corp. (SMHC) head Lorenzo Formoso III and SMHC CFO Raoul Romulo; NLEX Chief Finance Officer Jose Luigi Bautista and NLEX Corp. Chief Finance Officer Maria Theresa Wells; and MPTC president and CEO Rodrigo Franco.

DOTr Transport Secretary Arthur Tugade witnessed the signing of the MOA.

Secretary Tugade expressed his appreciation to the toll operators and concessionaires for their willingness to fast-track the necessary measures to fully implement the toll interoperability policy for the benefit of motorists and commuters, especially now that measures, such as strict physical distancing and cashless transactions, are being enforced to contain the spread of COVID-19.

“We are grateful to our private partners who have demonstrated their unparalleled support in this project. We need their assistance to fast-track the necessary measures to fully implement toll interoperability. Hindi ‘ho namin ito kakayanin mag-isa. Tulung-tulong ‘ho tayo muli. At dahil sa kinakaharap nating pandemya, kailangan 'ho nating bilisan ang programang ito,” Secretary Tugade said.

Under the MOA, a steering committee will be created to implement and monitor the Parties’ compliance with the agreement. An AutoSweep RFID sticker will be activated using an EasyTrip account, and an EasyTrip RFID sticker will be activated using an AutoSweep account. The test will involve 45 vehicles, composed equally of the different vehicle classifications.

The interoperability testing will be conducted for 14 consecutive days. After the test, the participants will submit their test transaction reports and dashcam video recordings to the steering committee for validation and assessment. The steering committee is given five (5) days, from the complete submission of the data collected, to determine the read rate percentage or the system's performance indicator when comparing RFID infrastructure.

It may be recalled that the Toll Collection Interoperability project was launched in 2017 with the signing of a MOA between the toll operators and concessionaires where they agreed to "timely, smoothly, and fairly implement the interoperability of the electronic toll collection (ETC) systems."

DOST-SEI Official Statement on Scholars' Stipends

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The Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) DOST-SEI would like to assure the public and all stakeholders of its continuing commitment to ensuring the safety and welfare of all our scholars amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. They recently consulted with the various universities under the National Science Consortium (NSC) towards revisiting their existing policies and revising these where possible so as to help the scholars better cope with these trying times.

In particular, they are looking at ways to help scholars receive funding in a more timely manner given the adjustments and concessions that universities have had to undertake in the wake of the pandemic. They are also revisiting policies on the disbursement of funds so as to better provide for their needs above and beyond the demands of the classroom—an urgent concern, given how many of them have been thrust into the thick of research early in their programs.

They recognize that the unusual circumstances of the ongoing pandemic have necessitated major changes and adjustments across all sectors of society, and it behooves them to join hands with their scholars and stakeholders in working through this temporary period of upheaval and uncertainty.

The stipends for current undergraduate and graduate scholars were already released in full in the latter half of this year. Meanwhile, they are working for the prompt release of stipends for new scholars within the coming months. As they make these adjustments, they are looking forward to improving their services through constant dialogue with the NSC, scholars, and stakeholders.

DOST-SEI remains committed to working towards a COVID-free society, with science in full service of the Filipino people.