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(Eagle News) – The Supreme Court has declared “vacant” the position of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after ousting Maria Lourdes Sereno from her position, and ordered her to explain why she should not be sanctioned for her actions that they said violated the “sub judicide rule.” With a vote of 8-6, the high court said Sereno is “found disqualified from and is hereby adjudged guilty of unlawfully holding and exercising […]
(Eagle News) –Lawyer Larry Gadon hailed the Supreme Court decision to declare Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment as Chief Justice nullified, saying the High Court was finally “liberated..from the vestiges of the yellow cult..” In a statement, Gadon said the “yellow cult,” in the first place, had “for many years..enslaved the people through machinations of deceit , fraud, indoctrination and brainwashing for the advancement and protection of the yellow interest.” He said Sereno’s removal will “bring back […]
(Eagle News) — Solicitor General Jose Calida on Friday, May 11, hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to declare the appointment of its chief, Maria Lourdes Sereno, nullified, saying it was the “epitome of (the High Court’s) exercise of judicial independence.” In a statement, Calida, who filed the quo warranto petition based on a letter of complaint filed by lawyer Eligio Mallari, said the decision “augurs well for the country as it preserves the stability and […]
(Eagle News) — Three issues were discussed during deliberations on the quo warranto petition filed against Maria Lourdes Sereno. Here is how the justices voted on each issue, according to Supreme Court spokesperson Theodore Te. The decision was penned by Associate Justice Noel Tijam. Issue: Whether or not to grant petition for quo warranto The justices voted 8-6, in favor. In favor: Associate Justices Teresita de Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Francis Jardeleza, Samuel Martires, […]
(Eagle News) – Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno becomes the first Philippine chief justice to be removed by her peers. With a vote of 8-6, Sereno was ousted from office on Friday, May 11, 2018 by majority of her colleagues as the high court, in an en banc session, that decided on the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida. Sereno inhibited from the proceedings as she insisted that six other […]
(Eagle News) — Majority of justices of the Supreme Court voted to nullify the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice on Friday, May 11. With a vote of 8-6, the justices ruled in favor of the petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida. In favor were Associate Justices Teresita de Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Samuel Martires, Noel Tijam, Andres Reyes, Alexander Gesmundo and Francis Jardeleza. Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, and Associate Justices Marvic Leonen, Benjamin […]
(Eagle News) – Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said she was within her rights to return to the high court as the chief magistrate, but will inhibit from the proceedings on quo warranto filed against her “out of delicadeza,” according to a statement issued by her camp. Sereno’s spokesperson for the impeachment hearings, Atty. Carlo Cruz said that Sereno had already finished preparations for the expected impeachment trial at the Senate and […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno reported back to work on Wednesday morning, May 9, at the Supreme Court. “The Chief Justice is already inside her office. She arrived around 7:30AM. She’s back to work now,” said one of her spokespersons, Atty. Jojo Lacanilao, on Wednesday. Sereno, was pressed to go on “indefinite leave” by other justices of the high court on March 1, in the […]
(Eagle News) – Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro has been nominated to replace Ombudsman Conchita Morales, who is set to end her 7-year term in July. In nominating De Castro in a letter to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) dated May 3, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Arturo Brion said she had had long years of experience in the prosecution and the judiciary. “Through all these years, she has served the […]
(Eagle News)—–Senators Antonio Trillanes IV and Leila de Lima renewed their call for the Supreme Court to refrain from entertaining the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, saying it was “treading on dangerous ground.” “Kapag nilabag ng judiciary ang eksklusibong kapangyarihan ng Kongreso na magtanggal sa pwesto ng mga impeachable officers, lalampas na po kayo sa boundary ng kapangyarihan ninyo, at nag-tre-trespass na po kayo sa teritoryo ng lehislatura,” Trillanes and De […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate would likely vote whether to push through with the impeachment proceedings against Supreme Court Chief justice on-leave Maria Lourdes Sereno, in the event that the Supreme Court decides to remove her from office in the quo warranto case. Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Wednesday, April 25, said he will consult the senators on this question – if they would still proceed with the impeachment trial in case of […]
