CBCP backs High Court on judiciary fund use

STRESSING that an independent judiciary is the key that safeguards the people’s rights against the heavy hand of the State, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Sunday defended the Supreme Court’s stand to independently disburse and manage the Judiciary Development Fund (JDF).

The CBCP issued the official statement amid widening calls by Congress, particularly the House of Representatives, to probe the alleged misuse of the JDF by the high court.