Tag: Supreme Court chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno

Senior Associate Justice declines House invite to testify in impeachment hearings vs Sereno

Says he has “no personal knowledge” of matters he was being asked to talk about By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has declined the House justice panel’s invitation for him to testify against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno in impeachment hearings. In a Jan. 10 letter to Rep. Rey Umali, chair of the committee, Carpio said this was because he has “no personal knowledge” of the matters he would be […]

Palace shrugs off Sereno’s comment on Poe’s disqualification

Malacañang shrugged off the apparent favorable statement of Supreme Court chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on foundlings like presidential bet, Senator Grace Poe. Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said it would be best to wait for the SC’s decision on the disqualification case against Poe and “not rely on the opinion of a single individual.” The high court has been hearing Poe’s case after the commission on elections disqualified her as a presidential candidate for not […]