Tag: indefinite leave

Sereno insists she won’t resign, as spokesman claims he didn’t know SC “consensus” on indefinite leave

  (Eagle News) – Supreme Court chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno who started her “indefinite leave” today, Thursday, March 1, clarified again that she had not resigned and will not resign. “This indefinite leave is not a resignation. I will devote my time in the preparation of my senate defense and work on the cases in my docket,” she said in a statement read by her spokesperson, Atty. Jojo Lacanilao in a presscon. Lacanilao also […]

SC says Sereno forced to take “indefinite leave”; Senior Associate Justice Carpio named Acting CJ

(Eagle News) — Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has been named Acting Chief Justice, with Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno taking an indefinite leave starting today, March 1, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. “After extended deliberations last Tuesday, Feb. 27, 13 of the justices present arrived at a consensus the Chief Justice should take an indefinite leave. After consulting with the two most senior justices, the Chief Justice herself announced she was taking an […]