Outgoing Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo swore in a new chief justice Monday whose appointment has been questioned by her apparent successor, sparking fears of a constitutional crisis.
Opposition Sen. Benigno Aquino III, who is set to become the president-elect in an almost-complete vote count of May 10 elections, has vowed not to take his oath of office before newly-appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, who once served as Arroyo's chief of staff and spokesman.
Aquino has said he preferred to take his oath before a village leader in Tarlac, his northern home province, when Arroyo's term ends on June 3. The constitution does not say …
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