Tag: Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno

SC en banc allows justices, others to speak on “administrative” matters in House panel impeach hearings

Only Associate Justice De Castro allowed to speak on “adjudicative” matters By Moira Encina and Erwin Temperante Eagle News Service (Eagle News)– The Supreme Court en banc has  voted to allow justices and other personnel to attend House justice panel hearings on the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. But SC spokesperson Theodore Te said the en banc–which voted unanimously without Sereno— allowed Associate Justice Noel Tijam and the others, except Associate Justice Teresita […]

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SALN ni Chief Justice Sereno sa U.P. nawawala

(Eagle News) — Bigong maiprisinta sa pagdinig ng House Justice Committee ang kopya ng Statement of Assets Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) ni Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Ayon Kay University of the Philippines-Human Resources Development Office (HRDO) Director Angela Escoto na hindi nila makita ang 2002 SALN ng punong mahistrado. Mula noong 2000 hanggang 2009 , nagturo si Sereno sa U.P. bilang isang associate professor. Ang nadala lang nilang dokumento sa Kamara ay ang […]

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Reporter denies Associate Justice De Castro was source of info on alleged tampering of draft TRO

(Eagle News) — Newspaper reporter Jomar Canlas on Monday said his source on a story about the alleged tampering of a draft temporary restraining order by Chief Justice Ma Lourdes Sereno was not Associate Justice Teresita de Castro. Canlas made the revelation in a House justice panel hearing on the impeachment complaint filed by lawyer Larry Gadon against Sereno, belying Gadon’s earlier claims. Gadon had said it was Canlas who gave him the information about […]

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Rep. Umali says House justice panel may issue a subpoena for Chief Justice Sereno

(Eagle News) — House justice panel chair Rep. Rey Umali said they may  issue a subpoena to Supreme Court Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno “Kung mayroon talagang mga bagay na dapat siyang testiguhan, marahil magiissue ang komite ng subpoena,” Umali said in a radio interview. According to Umali, if a subpoena is issued and Sereno doesn’t comply, “maoobliga na tayo mag-issue ng warrant.” The first option, however, he said, is basing the final articles of impeachment […]

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“What are you afraid of?” Speaker Alvarez tells Chief Justice Sereno on her refusal to attend impeach proceedings vs her

(Eagle News) — What are you afraid of? This was the message of Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez to Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno, who has rejected calls for her to appear before impeachment proceedings against her. “Bakit ka naman takot humarap doon? Ano ba kinakatakot mo?” Alvarez told reporters on the sidelines of a judicial forum on Tuesday. Alvarez made the pronouncement after  Sereno insisted–through letters sent to the House justice committee– on what she said […]

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UPDATED: House justice committee finds sufficiency of grounds in Gadon impeach complaint vs Chief Justice Sereno

(Eagle News) — The House Committee on Justice on Thursday found sufficiency of grounds in the  impeachment complaint filed   against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Twenty-five members of the committee headed by Rep. Rey Umali voted to approve the motion of Misamis Occidental Rep. Henry Oaminal finding such sufficiency of grounds in the complaint filed by lawyer Larry Gadon. Gadon had accused Sereno of culpable violation of the Constitution, corruption, other high crimes, and betrayal of […]

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Gadon: Six magistrates to testify vs Chief Justice Sereno

(Eagle News) — Six magistrates are set to testify against Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno, who faces an impeachment complaint for alleged betrayal of public trust and  culpable violation  of the Constitution. Atty. Larry Gadon, who filed the complaint, said this in a radio interview a day after Sereno filed her 84-page response. Gadon also denied Sereno camp’s claims the complaint was based primarily on newspaper reports, which means it is inadmissible in any court […]

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UPDATED: VACC, Vanguard complaint vs Chief Justice Sereno dismissed for being “insufficient in form”

(Eagle News) — The House committee on justice on Wednesday dismissed the impeachment complaint filed by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption and the Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution Inc. against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Voting 28-5, the panel said the complaint filed by VACC founding chair Dante Jimenez and Vanguard president Eligio Mallari was “insufficient in form” for making use of a verification form that was not intended for complaints filed by private individuals. […]

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Lawyer files impeachment complaint vs Chief Justice Sereno; 25 lawmakers endorse complaint

(Eagle News) — A lawyer on Wednesday filed an impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for alleged betrayal of public trust, among others. Twenty-five members of the House of Representatives endorsed lawyer Larry Gadon’s complaint, which he earlier said would have  endorsements from at least 10 lawmakers. Earlier, the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption and the Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution Inc. filed an impeachment complaint against Sereno after she allegedly violated the […]

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Groups file impeachment complaint vs Chief Justice Sereno

(Eagle News) — An impeachment complaint was filed on Wednesday against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption and the Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution Inc. included in their complaint accusations leveled by Associate Justice Teresita de Castro against the Chief Justice, in a five-page memorandum sent to the other magistrates on July 10. The groups said Sereno had “culpably violated” the Constitution after she issued an administrative order […]

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Pres. Duterte, humingi ng paumanhin kay CJ Sereno

PANACAN, Davao City (Eagle News) — Humingi ng paumanhin si Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte kay Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno sa mga binitiwan niyang salita. Sa isang press conference sa Panacan, Davao City. Sinabi ng pangulo na hindi niya intensyon ang mga masasakit na salita na kaniyang binitiwan. Aniya may nangyayaring patayan dahil sa ilegal na droga at trabaho niyang bigyang-kaalaman ang publiko sa kanilang paligid upang maka-iwas sa anu-mang panganib. Una rito, pinuna ng […]

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