All in the Family

Not only is CJ Hilario Davide in hot water for alleged misuse of the Judiciary Development Fund (JDF), money which he used to built luxurious vacation homes, buy luxury cars, and overpriced chairs, but there are now reports that Davide's daughter may be involved in the bidding of these overpriced supplies for the high court.

Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr. may find himself in deeper trouble as documents reportedly have been unearthed which point to the alleged involvement of his daughter in the bidding of supplies for the high court.

A son, Brian, also serves as Davide's chief of staff.

A congressional source told the Tribune yesterday that these documents are scheduled for official transmission to the House, adding these documents showing the irregularities attending high court biddings were earlier submitted to US Ambassador to Manila Francis Ricciardone.

“These (documents) were apparently the basis of the US ambassador's speech months ago, when he assailed the corruption in the judiciary,” the source said, on condition of anonymity.

She added that having seen the documents, it was clear that irregularities are present in the bidding system.

“It also does not speak well of the chief justice to have a family member involved in these biddings for supplies.”

The article also offers background info on the Davide-JDF scandal, so try to read it all.