By Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) |July 15, 2015 - 12:00am The Rizal Monument in Luneta with the Torre de Manila rising behind it. Sen. Pia Cayetano Office MANILA, Philippines - The Supreme Court (SC) has tapped three experts for its oral arguments next week on the case involving construction of the 46-story Torre de Manila Condominium, which ruins the iconic sight line of the monument of national hero Jose Rizal. In an advisory issued yesterday, the high court has designated as amici curiae or friends of the court Architect Emmanuel Cuntapay of the Department of Public Works and Highways, an expert on the National Building Code as designated by the DPWH and a representative from the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board. Also, the SC for the first time has allowed “non-interested parties” in the case to submit their positions by way of briefs. The oral arguments have been set on July 21. On July 16, the SC issued a temporary restraining order stopping property developer DMCI Homes Inc. from proceeding with the construction and granted the immediate relief sought in the petition filed by the Knights of Rizal last year, seeking the demolition of the building. http://www.philstar.com/metro/2015/07/15/1477044/supreme-court-taps-3-experts-torre-case