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(Eagle News) — Two left-leaning groups on Friday, May 11, slammed the decision of the Supreme Court to nullify the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. In a statement, the National Union of People’s Lawyers described as “deplorable, contemptuous and a contortion of the Constitution” the decision favoring the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida against her, with a vote of 8-6. “It is abhorring to see the Supreme Court […]
(Eagle News) — Maria Lourdes Sereno is “seriously considering” filing a motion for reconsideration of the decision of the Supreme Court to nullify her appointment as Chief Justice, one of her spokespersons said on Friday, May 11. In a television interview, Josa Deinla said this was considering the “fight was a close call,” with eight justices favoring the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida, and six voting against it. “And we know […]
(Eagle News) — Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno arrived early in the Supreme Court on Friday, May 11, the day the en banc was expected to vote on the quo warranto petition filed against her. Her supporters, wearing white, camped out in front of the High Court on Padre Faura St. since Thursday night, carrying banners that said “Ang katuwiran ng Diyos,” “Ang katotohanan ng Diyos,” among others. The group has since maintained the petition […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 10, junked Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s request for five SC justices to inhibit from participating in quo warranto proceedings against her. Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio announced Sereno’s motion against Associate Justices Teresita de Castro, Noel Tijam, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin and Francis Jardeleza were dismissed for “lack of merit.” Sereno had cited the four justices’ alleged bias and animosity toward her in seeking for their […]
Sereno slated to attend By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court is slated to hold oral arguments on the quo warranto petition filed against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Tuesday, April 10. For the first time, Sereno is slated to face her colleagues, some of whom testified against her in House impeachment proceedings against her. She snubbed the House proceedings. Sereno has asked Associate Justices Teresita de Castro, Noel Tijam, Bienvenido Reyes […]
(Eagle News)–“I will never forgive you.” Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said this was what Associate Justice Teresita de Castro told her when she accepted the top magistrate post in 2012. Speaking before an event organized by the Movement Against Tyranny, Sereno said De Castro, her senior who applied for the same position, even told her that “You should not even have applied in the first place.” According to Sereno, when she tried to mend her […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Chief Justice on-leave Maria Lourdes Sereno will attend oral arguments on the quo warranto petition filed against her. Jojo Lacanilao, one of Sereno’s spokespersons, said Sereno will appear before her colleagues on April 10 and “engage them.” “We believe that Solicitor General (Jose) Calida is wrong in filing the petition,” Lacanilao said, reiterating that the “appropriate measure” to remove the Chief Justice was via impeachment. “We hope that the […]
“I don’t owe anyone the duty to resign. I owe the people the duty to tell my story,” she says (Eagle News) — Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Friday reiterated she would not resign, adding she would “give an account of (her) actions as Chief Justice to the people.” “I ask only one thing from the political leaders, only one thing—give me my day at the Senate or admit that there is no probable […]
