MANILA, Philippines—House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales on Tuesday said the Executive branch can choose to defy the Supreme Court in case magistrates issue a temporary restraining order against the Department of Justice’s order barring former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo from traveling abroad ostensibly to seek medical treatment for her bone ailment.
But Gonzales said such a move would be a big risk.
Gonzales also said Arroyo could not use emotional issues to bolster her case with the SC because justices have to rule on merit of law.