He then noted that even the US Supreme Court has canceled several oral arguments due to the pandemic, a first since 1918. Calida’s urgent motion, however, did not mention that the US Supreme Court’s oral arguments on the tax records of President Donald Trump pushed through online. ADVERTISEMENTOSG also reiterated that the petitioners failed to satisfy the requisites of judicial review and that the conduct of oral arguments is not mandatory. So, in lieu of the oral arguments, OSG proposed the following alternatives: the submission of memoranda, clarificatory questions, and written opening statements. KGARELATED STORIESSolgen replies to petitions vs anti-terrorism lawLawyers, journalists, activists file 27th petition vs terror lawRead NextEDITORS' PICKMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 24, 2020 12:16 UTC