Charter expert, Cardinal help fishers question court ruling

Charter expert, Cardinal help fishers question court ruling

Constitution framer Christian Monsod and Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David have asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling allowing commercial fishing within the 15-kilometer municipal waters, saying it went against the Charter’s intent. In their 31-page petition for certiorari filed before the high tribunal on Thursday, they said the framers of the 1987 […]...Keep on reading: Charter expert, Cardinal help fishers question court ruling

Cardinal David, Christian Monsod ask SC to block big fisher from fishing in town waters

MANILA, Philippines – 1987 Constitution framer Christian Monsod, Bishop Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, and nongovernment organization Environmental Legal Assistance Center asked the Supreme Court on Thursday, April 24, to reverse a Malabon Regional Trial Court (RTC) decision permitting a commercial fisher within municipal waters. In their petition for certiorari, the petitioners said this case “[has] thrown the constitutional status of municipal…