LAKBAYIN NATIN: Makakaya ng isang Namumuno Mag-resist na Maging Diktador, kahit pa Matindi ang Panganib na Hinaharap

LAKBAYIN NATIN:

Makakaya ng isang Namumuno na Mag-resist na Maging Diktador, kahit na Matindi pa ang Panganib na Hinaharap

By Maria Lourdes Sereno

Panoorin po natin ito. Hindi ba kamangha-mangha, na sa ilalim ng 6 na taon, naitawid tayo ni Cory Aquino mula sa Marcos dictatorship to a constitutional democracy, bagamat ayon sa historian na si Professor Xiao Chua, nanganib ang kaniyang pamamahala sa 9 na kudeta. Pati ang anak niyang si Noynoy ay nabaril sa leeg sa ika-anim na kudeta. Saan nakukuha ni Cory ang lakas na tumindig para sa demokrasya at pinagtibay pa niya ang paniniwala na ang demokrasya ay dapat manaig, at ang kapangyarihan ay dapat sa taumbayan? Inalok siya ng marami na palawigin ang revolutionary powers niya, pero tumanggi siya, demokrasya ang gusto niyang legacy na iiwan sa bayan.

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Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is living proof that true courage is forged through adversity.

Sereno rose from humble beginnings to become the country’s first female Chief Justice in 2012. She attended public elementary and secondary school, then pursued higher education through scholarships. She graduated valedictorian from the UP College of Law in 1984, and holds a Masters of Law degree, specializing in law and economics and international trade law, from the University of Michigan.

She was a law professor at the UP for nearly 20 years. The World Trade Organization recognized her stellar credentials with her 1998 appointment as Counsellor of their Appellate Body in Geneva, Switzerland. She was also involved in successful international litigation as co-counsel for the Republic and was AIM’s Executive Director for their Policy Center.

With her modernizing outlook and firm belief in the power of technology, she co-founded a corporation that developed the first annotated electronic research system in Philippine Law. Her tenure as Chief Justice is marked by far-reaching reforms, including eCourts, automated hearings, case decongestion, continuous trials, and expanded small claims courts. At the heart of her reform program is the strong conviction that justice and the law’s protection should be accessible and responsive to the most vulnerable Filipinos. Because she was a staunch defender of judicial independence, Sereno was subjected to intense persecution.

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is now a major voice for people-centered change in Philippine society. She believes this change is part of God’s desire for this country, that every Filipino is precious in God’s sight, bawat isa mahalaga, and that each citizen and every community has a role in building up this nation. She is an advocate for faithfulness to the vision of a “just and humane society” in the Philippine Constitution, and integrity and accountability in governance.

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LAKBAYIN NATIN:

Makakaya ng isang Namumuno na Mag-resist na Maging Diktador, kahit na Matindi pa ang Panganib na Hinaharap

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