Why no-vote: Sen. Ping cites Gina’s past confinement in drug rehab center, inability to define watershed
According to the senator, one of his main reasons involved the possibility of Lopez suffering from personality disorder or drug dependence as documented in an old Supreme Court ruling.
“Hindi mo maiwasan ilabas mo ang dahilan bakit ka bumoto to reject. Halimbawa, naka-ready ako, GR-L-38850, babanggitin ko ‘yan, magkakahiyaan. Kasi ‘pag binasa mo ang SC ruling na ‘yan, jurisprudence ito lumabas noong 1975, nagbo-border sa may binabanggit doon na drug dependency or personality disorder,” the Philippine Daily Inquirer quoted him as saying.
[You can’t avoid giving out the reason why you voted to reject. For example, I was ready to cite GR-L-38850, I was going to cite that, and it would have been embarrassing. Because when you read the SC ruling, it was jurisprudence after it came out in 1975, there was a description there which was bordering on drug dependence or personality disorder.]
Then a minor, Lopez and the socio-religious group Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha in the Philippines Inc. had filed a habeas corpus petition against her own mother Conchita after the latter had her confined in a rehabilitation facility due to alleged drug addiction.
Lopez later escaped the facility before she could be examined for personality disorder and drug dependence — twin grounds which rendered the petition moot and academic according to the SC.
Lacson said that although she was never tested, the case highlighted Lopez’s “authoritarian tendencies” which he pointed out also showed up during the deliberations when instead of defining what a “critical watershed” is, she proceeded to label the entire country as one.
“It is not for Ms. Lopez to declare na ito labag sa batas. Ang nag-interpret ng batas, SC,” he said. “Hindi puwedeng sa isang tao ang siyang nagsasabing ito dapat ang batas, ito interpretation ko ng batas, ito ang Constitution,” he said.
[It’s not for Ms. Lopez to declare what’s against the law. The one that interprets the law is the SC. It’s not permitted for one person alone to say this is the law, this is my interpretation of the law, and this is the Constitution.]
Lopez later escaped the facility before she could be examined for personality disorder and drug dependence — twin grounds which rendered the petition moot and academic according to the SC.
Lacson said that although she was never tested, the case highlighted Lopez’s “authoritarian tendencies” which he pointed out also showed up during the deliberations when instead of defining what a “critical watershed” is, she proceeded to label the entire country as one.
“It is not for Ms. Lopez to declare na ito labag sa batas. Ang nag-interpret ng batas, SC,” he said. “Hindi puwedeng sa isang tao ang siyang nagsasabing ito dapat ang batas, ito interpretation ko ng batas, ito ang Constitution,” he said.
[It’s not for Ms. Lopez to declare what’s against the law. The one that interprets the law is the SC. It’s not permitted for one person alone to say this is the law, this is my interpretation of the law, and this is the Constitution.]
source: kickerdaily
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