SEC chairperson Teresita Herbosa 1st Interviewee (4th Batch)

I feel like I have all the qualifications

I took part in a UNICEF-funded project on training policemen in handling child-sensitive cases

Law schools should have courses that train students into becoming judges.

IBP should start hiring full-time commissioners

Her great-grandmother was the sister of Jose Rizal

Lady Justice represents the underprivileged, including women, children.

She is for SC taking an active role in shaping economic policy

The court must be more transparent to fight corruption. Ex.: making public memoranda of both parties

SC has a duty to restrain other Gov't entities when it comes to grave abuse of discretion but shouldn't interfere with other Gov't branches

Believes candidates for CJ with pending cases should not be automatically disqualified. "You have to look into the merits of the case"

ex-San Juan Rep. Ronaldo Zamora 2nd Interviewee (4th Batch)

Ang ating hukuman ay inaanay. Inaanay ng lagayan, inaanay ng suhulan

I'd like to see more people getting involved in the law as part of their daily life

I don't owe anybody a political obligation, a personal favor

I'm an outsider, I've never been in the judiciary, but I can enter it w/certain useful skills from other branches of Gov't

On being a politician: I don't think politics is that far from the judiciary. Both are part of public life.

Change the mentality that if they lost a case, the judge was bribed or they've been cheated

Marcos cases should be resolved. No case should drag on for 30 years.

Ma. Lourdes Sereno Associate Justice 3rd Interviewee (4th Batch)

Willing ako to undertake whatever sacrifices necessary to make (my vision for the judiciary) alive.

My leadership will be marked by the creation of a generation of judges committed to excellence.

"The moment you first accept a bribe (or) render an unjust decision, tuloy-tuloy na yan."

Guiding philosophy as a law professor: "Na napakaganda po ng batas."

Kailangang mamuhay ako sa isang pamamaraan na nakikita ng mga tao na hindi ako magiging corrupt.

It all depends on God whom I see from an eternal perspective.

Walang katotohanan na nais kong pahirapan yung mga magsasaka.

Uniform ang jurisprudence natin. May formula ang just compensation.

Kung outsider ang ilalagay natin, parang nag-appoint ng civilian na mag-head ng giyera imbis na general.

In order to be justice, must be rendered in a credible manner. Judge rendering it must be credible

Presbitero Velasco Jr.  Associate Justice 4th Interviewee (4th Batch)

SC needs a bigger budget for construction of courtrooms, equipment

Financial support from LGUs should be placed in a judicial trust fund

I realized I have a wealth of experience behind me.

Rule of law & economic growth: We must show foreign investors that court decisions are predictable, uniform, consistent.

Suggests creation of a community legal service where new lawyers will be mandated to serve a community for free for 1 year

Napakaganda po ng Writ of Kalikasan. We are trying to encourage litigation for the environment