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(Eagle News) — Supporters of ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said the Supreme Court’s decision to reprimand her for criticizing her former colleagues was a move to “gag criticism and opposition.” “The Supreme Court has effectively transformed itself from a means of truth and justice to a menace to those who seek them,” the Coalition for Justice said in a statement on Friday, July 20. According to the group, “that the High Tribunal would […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Members of the Coalition for Justice stormed the Senate on Tuesday, May 15, urging senators to assert what they said was Maria Lourdes Sereno’s right to an impeachment trial. According to the group, in the first place, the “removal” of Sereno from the chief magistrate post via a quo warranto petition was illegal. “Nag-aapila kami na ipaglaban ang Konstitusyon.. Ipaglaban ang karapatan bilang mga Pilipino.. Saligang batas ang dapat […]
(Eagle News) — Two lawmakers have rejected the Coalition for Justice’s call for the Senate to ask the Supreme Court to suspend the quo warranto proceedings against Chief Justice on leave Maria Lourdes Sereno. According to Senator Francis Escudero, in the first place, the House of Representatives “has not yet even impeached her.” “There is no impeachment case before the Senate to even speak of. It would be presumptuous, to say the least, for the Senate […]
