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(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) — 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 CJ act of not consulting with her, the member in charge, also a violation of SC rules (Eagle News) — Associate Justice Teresita de Castro on Wednesday confirmed that Supreme Court Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno did not consult her when she issued a blanket temporary restraining order on the Commission on Elections’ proclamation of party-lists in 2013, an act she said was a violation of court rules. “I am the member in charge. Under […]
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 […]
(Eagle News) — Speaking for the first time in public, Associate Justice Teresita de Castro said she “welcomes” the opportunity to attend the impeachment hearing held by the House justice panel on Wednesday, as this was the “proper venue” where she can “correct misinformation that has been spread many times during this period.” “I welcome this opportunity because this will be the right time for me to explain to everyone the process we follow in […]
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 […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Maria Lourdes Sereno on Monday reiterated the allegations she tampered with a draft temporary restraining order were “hearsay,” even as the reporter who supposedly sourced such information stood by his story in Monday’s House justice panel hearing. In a statement, Sereno’s camp said “it doesn’t matter whether (Jomar) Canlas ‘stands by’ his source/story or not” in the first place. According to Sereno’s camp, “it doesn’t change the fact that it […]
(Eagle News) — Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita de Castro did not attend the resumption of hearings on the impeachment complaint against SC Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Monday. But Rep. Rey Umali, chair of the House justice panel hearing the complaint, said she expressed willingness to attend the same should the SC en banc give her the approval to do this. Umali said apart from De Castro, Associate Justice Noel Tijam, SC spokesperson […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — The House committee on justice on Wednesday voted to allow only its members to participate in impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. With a vote of 30-3, the members of the committee approved Rep. Gwen Garcia’s motion, which effectively denied the requests of her colleagues such as Rep. Edcel Lagman and Rep. Kaka Bag-ao that non-members be allowed to participate in such. Lagman had argued participating in such an important […]
(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 […]
Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has warned that any moves to impeach her will endanger the country’s democracy, and reminded judges to resist political pressure and uphold judicial independence. “These are challenging times and it is difficult to keep on saying no to the powers that be, but this is part of the sacred trust for which we have made our vows,” she said during a speech on Monday at the unveiling […]
