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Shadow of Doubt: Probing the Supreme Court
Published by Newsbreak, the book, the first of its kind in the country written by journalist Marites Dañguilan Vitug, will open the tightly shut windows of the Court and give the readers a glimpse of the least visible branch of government.
Shadow of Doubt will introduce the public to the internal dynamics on the Court, give an idea of how the justices behave and think. The book will also provide a context to the raging controversy on the appointment of a new chief justice.
Asked why she wrote this book, Vitug replied: “I was so intrigued by the secrecy that wraps the Court, its culture of confidentiality. The Supreme Court is an important institution yet it's not really scrutinized.”
Shadow Of Doubt is Vitug’s fourth book.
What people are saying about Shadow Of Doubt:
“The book covers an entirely novel and complex subject, an uncharted area no writer has ever sailed.”
JUSTICE ANGELINA SANDOVAL-GUTIRREZ (retired)
“…Vitug has laid down her story in black and white, naming names and citing specific dates, events and judicial cases….The book is a magnet for libel suits from the nation’s top magistrates, with support from notorious influence-peddling groups…”
ANA MARIE PAMINTUAN, The Philippine Star
"...the must-read book of 2010....It pursues a single thesis, that politics corrupts even the judiciary..."
JOHN NERY, Philippine Daily Inquirer
“…the tone is breezy and conversational, without losing the authoritative tenor that prevails in most of the chapters….Marites Dañguilan Vitug is one such good journalist.”
YASMIN D. ARQUIZA, GMANews.TV
“…this momentous book…will be seen as having triumphed in lifting yet another veil to case sunlight on dark corners, where no shadows should reign to begin with.”
ALFRED A. YUSON, The Philippine Star
“…it’s surprising how rare (and necessary) a book such as this is (and written by a non-lawyer at that)…. (it) illustrates how important having a moral compass is…”
JEMY GATDULA, Business World
“Like Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere, Shadow of Doubt has let the sun shine on the nation’s last bulwark of democracy…”
SARA SOLIVEN DE GUZMAN, The Philippine Star
“…Vitug holds up the mirror to it (Supreme Court) for its responsibility in many inexplicably odd decisions…as well as many other acts of dubious behavior by Supreme Court justices.”
MA. ISABEL ONGPIN, Manila Times
“Vitug pushes the envelope on reporting this least scrutinized branch of government.”
JUAN L. MERCADO, The Philippine Daily Inquirer
“Before she appoints the next Chief Justice, President Arroyo might do well to read this book.”
BRIG. GEN. GALILEO C. KINTANAR, SR. (retired)
Here are a few lines from the book:
When I was writing this book, there were times I was gripped by surprise and disbelief. I did not idealize the Supreme Court as a perfect place. But I did not expect it, either, to be a place so tolerant of men and women who seem to take integrity lightly.
It is impossible to pore over this book without developing a keen awareness of how important change is in an institution we like to call the “last bulwark of democracy.”
I brought to this work a journalist’s inquiring mind, accompanied by the hope that this would spur a national conversation. And I take away from this book a deeper appreciation for the saving grace of a vigilant public.
I’ve gained insights along the way, the most basic being that this narrative cries for a return to the old-fashioned mantra of character and leadership, one with an unimpeded view of the common good. It is not always from the Justices’ masterful and high-minded rhetoric, in page after page of decision, that we know them. Rather, it is from the lives they lead, the actions they take.
How the Supreme Court will push the need for deeper change will etch its imprint on the nation’s soul.
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