Philippines ex-chief justice warns against constitutional changes

Former Supreme Court chief justice Hilario Davide Jr said that the proposals to clip the powers of the judiciary are meant to "defang" the independent branch of government in the lead up to a dictatorship. “These are the dangers that might happen really, because all the major organs of the government will be deeply affected, with the end view of putting up a real dictatorship,” Davide said in a[...] Read more here: https://www.rappler.com/nation/196963-charter-change-forum-dlsu-davide-judiciary