Malacañang yesterday rebuffed former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for claiming Supreme Court (SC) Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales does not have the independence needed to be the ombudsman.
Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Carpio-Morales, who will retire as associate justice on June 19, had shown her impartiality in several decisions that went against the Arroyo administration. [ FULL STORY ]
