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Viewing cable 05MANILA5914, PRESIDENT ARROYO APPOINTS NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF

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05MANILA5914 2005-12-21 09:21 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Manila
VZCZCXRO2112
PP RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM
DE RUEHML #5914 3550921
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 210921Z DEC 05
FM AMEMBASSY MANILA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8115
INFO RUEHZS/ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
RUEAWJA/DOJ WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RUEAHLC/DHS WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS MANILA 005914 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, INR/EAP, INR/B 
DEPT PLEASE PASS TO USAID ANE/TS - L. SAULS 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KCOR PREL ECON EAID ETRD PINR RP
SUBJECT:  PRESIDENT ARROYO APPOINTS NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF 
JUSTICE 
 
REF: A. MANILA 5806 
 
     B. MANILA 5688 
     C. MANILA 5012 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary:  On December 20, President Arroyo 
appointed Associate Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, 69, as 
the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the 
Philippines.  Panganiban is a well-respected, articulate 
jurist and is expected to continue the judicial reforms 
begun by his predecessor, Hilario Davide, Jr.  His tenure 
will be brief, however, because he will be forced to step 
down a year from now when he reaches the mandatory 
retirement age of 70.  End Summary. 
 
2.  (U) President Arroyo appointed Artemio V. Panganiban as 
the 21st Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court on 
December 20.  Arroyo chose Panganiban from a list of three 
current associate justices submitted by the Judicial and Bar 
Council (JBC) -- a presidentially-appointed advisory group - 
- on December 2 (ref A).  Panganiban's appointment came as a 
surprise to some because, in giving the nod to Panganiban, 
President Arroyo passed over the most senior judge on the 
Supreme Court, Associate Justice Reynato Puno (who is also 
well-regarded). 
 
3.  (U) Born to impoverished parents, Panganiban attended 
public schools before earning a law degree from Manila's Far 
Eastern University.  He is married to Elenita Carpio 
Panganiban, a professor and former associate dean at the 
Asian Institute of Management.  After teaching law and 
serving as the President of the "Philippine Daily Inquirer" 
newspaper (a Manila-based English-language daily), 
Panganiban joined the Supreme Court in 1995, when then- 
President Fidel V. Ramos appointed him associate justice. 
He gained some notoriety in 2001 when he helped convince 
Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Jr., to swear then-Vice 
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in as the country's new 
President during the "EDSA II" uprising against former 
President Joseph Estrada.  (Note:  Panganiban later recused 
himself from a Supreme Court vote upholding the legality of 
Arroyo's assumption of office.  End Note.) 
 
4.  (U) Panganiban in known as an articulate, prolific 
writer and has written over 1,000 decisions for the Supreme 
Court, as well as a book every year since 1995.  He is the 
member of the Supreme Court most closely associated with the 
judicial reform initiatives of former Chief Justice Davide 
and is a major proponent of computerization of the 
judiciary.  In a December 2004 high-profile case, Panganiban 
penned a mammoth 270-page decision upholding the 
constitutionality of the Philippine Mining Act, effectively 
clearing the way for additional foreign investment in the 
mining sector. 
 
5.  (U) The selection process for the new Chief Justice was 
quick and uneventful.  The JBC listened to a week of public 
comments in November before submitting a list to the 
President of the three most senior associate justices on the 
Supreme Court.  Arroyo wasted no time in filling the 
position, announcing her decision the day after outgoing 
Chief Justice Hilario G. Davide, Jr., retired.  A USAID- 
funded project called "Supreme Court Appointments Watch" 
coordinated with Philippine NGOs to conduct public 
information campaigns and to encourage greater public 
participation in the appointment process. 
 
6.  (U) Because of his age, however, his tenure will be 
brief.  Panganiban will turn 70 (the mandatory age of 
retirement) on December 7, 2006.  At that time, he will be 
required to step down from the bench and the selection 
process for the next Chief Justice will begin again. 
 
7.  (SBU) Comment:  Panganiban is generally well-respected 
as an accomplished and thoughtful jurist.  He has said he 
will continue Davide's reform initiatives aimed at reducing 
the backlog of cases, hiring more judges, and removing 
corrupt officials.  Reaction to his appointment has 
basically been positive.  That said, Opposition elements are 
already beginning to assert that he was chosen by Arroyo 
because she believes he supports her administration and she 
might need his help on key cases in the coming year. 
 
JONES