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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, May 16, said he wanted a person who is known for his or her integrity as the next Chief Justice. “Of course it could not be a politician, lalo na hindi babae,” Duterte said. Duterte made the comment after Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment as Chief Justice was nullified by the Supreme Court, with a vote of 8-6. The decision stems from a quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General […]
Thirteen senators have signed a draft resolution urging the Supreme Court to review its decision nullifying the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. The opposition senators who signed the draft resolution were Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, Senators Antonio Trillanes IV, Risa Hontiveros, Bam Aquino, Francis Pangilinan and Leila de Lima. Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, Senators Francis Escudero, Sherwin Gatchalian, Grace Poe, Juan Edgardo Angara, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto and Senator […]
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) – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday, May 15, expressed doubts the Supreme Court would reverse its decision nullifying the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. “I will not speculate po ano. Hindi po dapat mag-speculate dahil ‘yan po ay tanging hukuman lang po ang makakasagot…Pero, with the decision (of SC on quo warranto petition) which is more than 150 pages, parang mahirap po ‘ata yon (ma-reverse),” Roque said. He said […]
(Eagle News)– Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno took to online media to “introduce (herself)” to the public days after her appointment as chief magistrate was nullified. In YouTube posts titled “Ang Patotoo ni CJ Maria Lourdes Sereno” Part 1 and Part 2 on Sunday, May 13, Sereno, clad in a white blazer and seated against the backdrop of paintings and what appeared to be pictures of her family, talked about herself and “what […]
(Eagle News)–House justice committee chair Rep. Rey Umali said he would move to stop impeachment proceedings against Maria Lourdes Sereno. “Ako, ‘yan ang posisyon na ibibigay ko sa Rules Committee na tuldukan na natin ito,” Umali said in an interview over dzbb on Sunday, May 13. According to Umali, it would be “worse” if there would be a vote in the House on the committee report and articles of impeachment against Sereno, and if these […]
(Eagle News) — In its landmark decision against Maria Lourdes Sereno, the Supreme Court explained when a quo warranto petition can be resorted to against public officials, and made a distinction between the legal resort and impeachment, which some have argued was the only constitutional way to remove an impeachable official like the Chief Justice. In its 153-page decision, the Supreme Court said a quo warranto petition “as a remedy to oust a public official” […]
(Eagle News) — Associate Justice Samuel Martires denied Maria Lourdes Sereno’s allegations he “faith-shamed” her during oral arguments on the quo warranto petition filed against her. “Basahin man nang pabali-baliktad ang mga tanong ko noong oral argument, maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw na wala akong sinabi na o binigkas na salita na nagpapahiwatig na ‘baliw’ si Gng. Sereno dahil sa kaniyang masidhing paniniwala sa Panginoon,” Martires said in his 47-page concurring opinion. According to […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Koko Pimentel on Saturday, May 12, said there could be a “constitutional crisis” with the Supreme Court decision to declare the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice nullified. According to Pimentel, this would happen if “in the eyes of the SC,” Sereno was no longer the Chief Justice, but in the eyes of Congress, this was not the case. He said the next steps of the House of […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Saturday, May 12, said it was “out of character” for President Rodrigo Duterte to intervene in the affairs of a separate branch of government. Panelo made the pronouncement in a radio interview following insinuations by some Duterte had a hand in the Supreme Court decision that nullified Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment as Chief Justice. “Unang-una, ni hindi nga siya nakikialam sa kaniyang mga departamento, sa kaniyang […]
(Eagle News) — Respect the Supreme Court. The Palace had this to say on Friday, May 11, after the Supreme Court decided to nullify the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. “Let us respect its decision granting the quo warranto petition as the proper remedy and the quo warranto petition ruling against Chief Justice Sereno,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, the SC was “duty-bound to uphold the Constitution.” The court […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate is “the one and only impeachment court.” This is according to Senate President Koko Pimentel, who issued a statement hours after the Supreme Court en banc voted to nullify the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. “The Chief Justice is an ‘impeachable official’ who can be removed only after impeachment by the House and conviction by the Senate,” Pimentel said. According to Pimentel, the SC “is supreme in a […]
