3 Imelda Deinla Judicial Activism or Judicial …...Judicial Activism or Judicial Conservatism: The role of the Supreme Court in forging peace in Mindanao Dr Imelda Deinla School of

Judicial Activism or Judicial Conservatism: The role of the Supreme Court in forging peace in MindanaoDr Imelda DeinlaSchool of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet)College of Asia and the PacificAustralian National University

Duterte’s Roadmap to Peace and Development

Federalism via Constitutional Amendment – 25-member Constitutional Commission; Constituent Assembly

Enabling Law (CAB, constitutionally compliant, IPRA) –21-member BTC; also submission to ConCom

2017 (deliberations and final revisions 2018 (education and dissemination) 2019 (plebiscite and mid-term elections)

The Philippine Supreme Court

Pulse Asia Trust rating survey

Justices (Arroyo) MOA-AD Prelim (GR No. 183591)

MOA-AD Final Justices (Aquino)(6-7 retiring Duterte)

Reynato Puno Y N Sereno (UP)Antonio Carpio Y N Carpio (UP)Alicia A Martinez Y N Diosdado Peralta (UST)Renato Corona Y Y Lucas Bersamin (UE)Adolf Azcuna Y N Mariano del Castillo (Ateneo)

Dante Tinga Y Y Francis Jardeleza (UP)Minita C Nazario Y Y Benjamin Caguioa (Ateneo)Presbiterio Velasco Y Y Velasco (UP)Antonio Nachura Y Y Jose Perez (UP)Ruben Reyes Y N Jose Mendoza (SB)Teresita de Castro Y Y De Castro (UP)Arturo Brion Y Y Brion (Ateneo)Leonardo Quisumbing Y N *Bienvenido Reyes (SB)

Consuelo Santiago Y N Estela Bernabe (Ateneo)

Conchita Morales N -ponente Marvic Leonen (UP)

Public support on constitutional issues – PA and SWS Surveys

MOA-AD PDAF CDF (Unanimous) RH Law ( Unanimous; SRBL) BBL

Aw – 72% 90% 80% ++ 88%

Ag – 16% 60-65% 63-73% 21%

Un – 37% 25-30% 29-30% 33%

Di – 46% 14% 8% 44%

Over 140 legal questions or objections to the BBL

Constitutional overhaul

Duterte – and Court’s political capital