#Corruption in the #Judiciary cannot be solved by perfunctory administrative/disciplinary #investigations alone. #AdministrativeCases are Reactive, not Proactive. The Judiciary should have its own Internal Rules to encourage #whistleblowers and to grant them #immunity as they reveal corruption-related information and documents that only #insiders know. Further, it is time for the Judiciary to establish its own Internal #Intelligence and #CounterIntelligence Divisions in the #JudiciaryIntegrityBoard and/or the #OfficeoftheCourtAdministrator. The said judicial offices must be #regionalized, too. The Office of Judicial Marshalls take care only of the security of judicial officers and personnel exposed to death threats. They're not into corruption-linked Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence missions in the Judiciary. Three serious issues weaken the Judiciary and the #RuleofLaw, whether here in the Philippines or abroad: (1) #Delay in the #AdministrationofJustice.
(2) #Graft and #Corruption.
(3) Lack of #Independence. The rest of the problems facing the Judiciary are secondary, like Computerization, Construction of New Halls of Justice, Compensation, Retirement, Continuing Judicial Education, Recruitment, and other Routine Administrative Issues.
Atty. Manuel Laserna Jr.
