Retired chief justice Reynato Puno on Wednesday called it a “cheap argument” that convening Congress into a constituent assembly (con-ass) is the better mode of amending the 1987 Constitution for ...

Former Supreme Court chief justice Reynato Puno wants a 'hybrid' constitutional convention so that its members will not only be elected delegates, but also experts appointed by government MANILA, ...

RETIRED Chief Justice Reynato Puno who, during his incumbency both as associate justice and later chief magistrate of the Supreme Court, penned many decisions — usually carefully and exhaustively ...

Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno appealed to critics to respect the decision allowing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to appoint his successor despite a constitutional ban preventing her ...

MANILA, Philippines — Using a “hybrid constitutional convention” — with both elected and appointed members — to amend the Constitution will allay the fear that members of political families will get ...

Former Chief Justice Reynato Puno urged Filipinos to consider shifting to solar energy to bring down the cost of electricity for homes and businesses and mitigate the impact of a brewing energy crisis ...

Chief Justice Reynato Puno yesterday shielded the Supreme Court from politics as he rejected an offer by the Kilusang Makabansang Ekonomiya (KME) to head a transition government amid mounting calls ...

Former Supreme Court chief justices Artemio Panganiban and Reynato Puno are expected to give legal advice on the Malampaya gas field, as well as other issues in the upstream oil and gas sector MANILA, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Only a “hybrid” constitutional convention (Con-Con) can negate attempts by unscrupulous politicians to have their “proxies” elected at large by Filipino voters, should efforts to ...

MANILA -- The Philippines, scarred by political assassinations and corruption, is looking to its new chief justice for salvation. And in his first nine months in office, Reynato Puno has moved with ...