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“While the undersigned finds herself powerless in the face of the six-month lag in the referral of her disbarment cases to the IBP, not to mention the eight-month inaction in the show cause order the Court itself initiated against her, the justices of the Court are able to exonerate their colleagues from their own administrative cases, in time for and coinciding with the opening of the nominations for the position of chief justice,” she added.
President Aquino earlier confirmed that the Palace legal team is helping de Lima to overcome legal obstacles to her bid to join the shortlist for Chief Justice.
He declined to say if he is eyeing de Lima for the post, saying that he will first wait for the shortlist.
Sen. Francis Escudero, one of the two representatives of Congress in the JBC, has said he does not expect de Lima to be included in their shortlist.
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