IV. REFORMING THE JBC "The question is whether the JBC has satisfactorily or merely perfunctorily performed its constitutional duty...." BY CARMELA FONBUENA April 30, 2021 | 11:30:00 PM
Court observers said many of the judiciary's problems are rooted in the JBC, the body that vets nominees to the judiciary. “When we talk about independence, we’re not only talking about the independence of the SC but the independence of the JBC itself,” said Manuel. The 1987 Constitution created the JBC to limit the president’s discretion to the list the body submits It changed the process under Martial Law, when Marcos made all court appointments, and under the 1935 Constitution, when the president nominated the justices and the legislature confirmed them.