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Opposition is “doomed,” Roque adds (Eagle News) — For Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the opposition is “really desperate.” “Naghahanap sila ng isang rallying figure at ang napili po nila ay si Chief Justice,” Roque said, referring to Maria Lourdes Sereno whose appointment as Chief Justice has been nullified by the Supreme Court. According to Roque, this was a “mistake.” He said if they believe in all surveys, “hindi po pinagkakatiwalaan si Chief Justice, at napakababa […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace has refused to dignify Maria Lourdes Sereno’s call for President Rodrigo Duterte to resign for what she claimed was his role behind the Supreme Court decision nullifying her appointment as Chief Justice. “Ayaw ko na po magkomento diyan at tingin ko po ang Presidente ayaw na ring magkomento,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a radio interview. In making the call for the resignation during a forum organized by her […]
(Eagle News) –“Resign.” This was the message of Maria Lourdes Sereno to President Rodrigo Duterte, whom she claims had a hand in the Supreme Court decision to nullify her appointment as Chief Justice. Sereno made the remark on Thursday, May 17, even as Duterte has already repeatedly denied he was behind the move, Duterte’s spokesperson Harry Roque has also noted that it was “out of character” for the chief executive to meddle in the affairs […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace “respects” the move of at least 13 senators to urge the Supreme Court to review its decision nullifying the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. In a press conference on Thursday, May 17, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said opposition senators Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, Senators Antonio Trillanes IV, Risa Hontiveros, Bam Aquino, Francis Pangilinan and Leila de Lima; and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, Senators Francis Escudero, […]
(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)–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) — 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) — 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 […]
(Eagle News) — Two left-leaning groups on Friday, May 11, slammed the decision of the Supreme Court to nullify the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. In a statement, the National Union of People’s Lawyers described as “deplorable, contemptuous and a contortion of the Constitution” the decision favoring the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida against her, with a vote of 8-6. “It is abhorring to see the Supreme Court […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Several senators have expressed dismay over the Supreme Court’s decision to nullify Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment as Chief Justice, with some saying the only constitutional way to remove a chief magistrate is via impeachment. “The road to unseating any impeachable officer, including the Chief Justice, must start at the House of Representatives and end at the Senate. No detours are allowed,” Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. According to Gatchalian, “by granting […]
