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“What are you afraid of?” Speaker Alvarez tells Chief Justice Sereno on her refusal to attend impeach proceedings vs her

(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 […]