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(Eagle News)– Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno took to online media to “introduce (herself)” to the public days after her appointment as chief magistrate was nullified. In YouTube posts titled “Ang Patotoo ni CJ Maria Lourdes Sereno” Part 1 and Part 2 on Sunday, May 13, Sereno, clad in a white blazer and seated against the backdrop of paintings and what appeared to be pictures of her family, talked about herself and “what […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi umano obligado si Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno na dumalo sa ikakasang impeachment trial case laban sa kaniya. Ito ang naging pahayag ni Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel. Ayon pa sa senador, personal choice nito kung haharap sa kanila ang punong mahistrado. Welcome naman si Chief Justice Sereno kung nais niyang mag-testify sa harap ng impeachment court. Samantala, tumanggi naman si Pimentel na magkomento hinggil sa mga kasong kriminal […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno should not blame the administration for her woes. “Ayaw na po naming magkomenta diyan. Minsan nagbigay kami ng mungkahi, hindi naman napakinggan ni CJ ‘no,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. “Ang masasabi ko lang po eh wag naman pong ituro ang Palasyo sa impeachment na iyan, gaya ng kaniyang nasabi nung mga nakalipas na araw,” Roque added. Roque […]
Notes she is “very active” in impeachment hearings against CJ Sereno (Eagle News) — Cebu Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday questioned the timing of the Ombudsman’s release of the order dismissing her from service. “An act that was done when I was still governor several years ago, you’d rather wonder whether this was purposely done. As you saw, I’m very active in this impeachment hearing against Chief Justice Sereno,” Garcia said. She said “it does […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isang verified complaint ang isinumite ng isang abogado sa House justice committee laban kay Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. Nais ni Atty. Eligio Mallari na maisama sa mga batayan ang kaniyang hawak na mga dokumento na magpapatunay na nakagawa ng culpable violation sa Constitution ang punong mahistrado kasama na ang graft and corruption at betrayal of public trust. Ang tinutukoy ni Atty. Mallari sa kaniyang verified complaint ang naging sulat ng […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Members of the opposition said that the House of Representatives only have limited powers of subpoena against Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon warned that there might be a constitutional crisis if the House Committee on Justice insists on using its coercive powers against Sereno. Drilon also said that the House’s power to issue subpoena is limited only to investigations in aid of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Upang mapilitan umanong dumalo sa impeachment proceeding, ikinukunsidera na ng House Committee on Justice ang pagpapa-subpoena kay Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Ayon kay Oriental Mindoro Representative Reynaldo Umali, chairman ng komite, isa sa kanilang option ang pagpapa-subpoena sa punong mahistrado bilang bahagi ng kanilang mandato at bilang isang constitutional officer ay dapat aniyang sundin ito ni Sereno. Dagdag pa ni Umali, ang pag-iisyu ng subpoena ay isa […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte firmly denied that he is the one behind the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. The President said that CJ Sereno is free to investigate whether he had talked to a member of Congress to impeach her. “Alam mo, sinabi sa akin merong narinig na si Sereno, ‘Duterte is out to…’ Ha, ako raw? She can ask anybody, I guarantee you. I’ll make a […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno said that she is not affected by the speech made by President Rodrigo Duterte that referred to a certain government official leading a luxurious lifestyle. “That’s his revelation. I don’t know who he’s talking of, definitely I don’t feel alluded to,” Sereno said during an event organized by the University of San Carlos and the Supreme Court. Sereno said that as the […]
