In its 113 years of existence, the Supreme Court (SC) has never had its very own space. Sure, it’s on Padre Faura Street in Manila, but apparently the SC doesn’t own that lot.
As it turns out, the lot and buildings on which the SC presently occupies—just like those of Court of Appeals and the Department of Justice—belong to the University of the Philippines (UP).
“Now, the SC wants to transfer its office from Padre Faura Street in Manila to a property it plans to acquire in Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City,” reports Leonard Postrado in Manila Bulletin.
SC spokesman Atty. Theodore Te revealed, “There’s a plan but we don’t know yet the timetable. The funding is being secured for that through the budget (for 2015). We don’t have our own building. That’s the reason for the proposed transfer.”
Te added that “the plan was approved by the SC justices last year” and that their eyeing top architect and urban planner Felino “Jun” Palafox Jr. to be in charge of the project.
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