Business groups back new CJ, call for reforms:
MANILA, Philippines—Private-sector groups expressed support for the selection of Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno as the 24th chief justice of the Supreme Court and reiterated calls for reform in the country's judicial system.
"From the feedback from business leaders and professionals, people favor the appointment and now want to see reforms. It does show up in our competitiveness assessments that our judicial system is seen to be slow and somewhat unpredictable," National Competitiveness Council co-chairperson Guillermo Luz said in an interview over the weekend.
Luz said the NCC's working group for the judiciary had recommendations for reforms but t...
Keep on reading: Business groups back new CJ, call for reforms
MANILA, Philippines—Private-sector groups expressed support for the selection of Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno as the 24th chief justice of the Supreme Court and reiterated calls for reform in the country's judicial system.
"From the feedback from business leaders and professionals, people favor the appointment and now want to see reforms. It does show up in our competitiveness assessments that our judicial system is seen to be slow and somewhat unpredictable," National Competitiveness Council co-chairperson Guillermo Luz said in an interview over the weekend.
Luz said the NCC's working group for the judiciary had recommendations for reforms but t...
Keep on reading: Business groups back new CJ, call for reforms
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