In a short span of ten (10) days, President Benigno S. Aquino 3rd attacked the Supreme Court three times on its decision on the Despicable Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), which it ruled as “unconstitutional”. The first time was on national radio and television on Monday last week, July 14, 2014, when he foolishly threatened the justices of the High Tribunal and urged them to change their minds.

A day after the live telecast of his brazen threat to the Supreme Court justices, President B. S. Aquino III once again severely criticized the High Tribunal’s decision on the DAP during the visit of the World Bank president in Malacañang. This was less than 24 hours from his first attack on a co-equal branch of government.

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