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(Eagle News) — Rep. Rey Umali on Tuesday gave lawyer Larry Gadon five days to explain why he issued the “unverified” statement an “oligarch” was planning to give a P200-million bribe to each senator who would vote to acquit Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno in impeachment court. This was after several lawmakers castigated him for what they said was an irresponsible statement. Rep. Juan Pablo “Rimpy” Bondoc noted that Gadon should not have made the […]
(Eagle News) — Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is facing another set of charges before the Ombudsman. Lawyer Larry Gadon, who filed the impeachment complaint against her, said in a radio interview that he would file the graft and corruption charges against Sereno for her alleged hiring of IT consultants without the proper public bidding and without approval from the en banc. He said the salaries paid to the consultants–who received P250,000 each monthly— amounted […]
(Eagle News) — “Lies.” This was how Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno described on Thursday the allegations leveled against her by lawyer Larry Gadon in an impeachment complaint. “Dahil sa pagkumpol kumpol na kasinungalingang ito, gusto bang pigilan ang mga reporma na nangyayari (sa hudikatura)?” Sereno said in a short speech at the University of the Philippines-Diliman, where several groups gathered to express their support for her. Sereno said these reforms in the judiciary included, […]
(Eagle News) — Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was acting based on her own discretion when she issued the temporary restraining order on the Commission on Elections’ proclamation of party-lists in 2013. According to her lawyers, this is in accordance with Section 6, Rule 7 of the SC Internal Rules that states that “the Chief Justice is expressly empowered to ‘act’ on urgent cases requiring immediate action, including initiatory pleadings praying for the issuance […]
Says Admin Order No. 175-2012 runs counter to previously issued en banc reso (Eagle News) — Associate Justice Teresita de Castro on Wednesday said she was “aghast” when Supreme Court Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s issued an administrative order creating the Judicial Decentralized Office in Cebu, noting that this ran counter to a resolution approved by the SC en banc previously. “I’ve always been very courteous and respectful to the Chief Justice, even if […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The leadership of the House of Representatives will no longer compel Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno to attend the impeachment hearing against her. Speaker of the House Pantaleon Alvarez and House Majority Leader Rudolfo Fariñas said that CJ Sereno already submitted a general denial regarding the allegations against her and that the Impeachment Committee can still call and invite other resource persons. “Under our rules, even the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The anti-crime group, Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC), has announced that it is preparing an impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. VACC Chairman Dante Jiminez said they have a thick set of documents replete with attachments which they are preparing as part of their impeachment complaint against the Ombudsman. Included in the complaint are alleged instances of delay in decisions, selective justice and injustice that the VACC claimed […]
(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 […]
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) — There is still no clear decision from the camp of Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno on whether she will attend the House of Representatives’ impeachment hearing on the compaint filed against her. According to her spokesperson, CJ Sereno is still studying the invitation extended by the House of Representatives. The House will resume the impeachment hearing against CJ Sereno next Wednesday, November 22. https://youtu.be/WCLpQNh6YC8
