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(Eagle News) – Insisting that she can only be removed by impeachment, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno asked the Supreme Court to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and merit the quo warranto petition filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) that claimed she was ineligible to be appointed as chief magistrate in 2012. In a 77-page comment to the quo warranto petition, Sereno, through her lawyers led by Alexander Poblador said that […]
(Eagle News)–The draft articles of impeachment against Chief Maria Lourdes Sereno will be submitted to the House justice committee next week, Rep. Reynaldo Umali, the panel’s committee chair, said on Tuesday. According to Umali, the submission date–originally slated on Wednesday, March 14—was moved to next Monday or Tuesday due to “disagreements.” “Hindi namin natapos yung articles of impeachment kasi hindi kami magkasundo kung ilan yung isasama. Ang gusto nung iba comprehensive talaga,” Umali said. Lawyer […]
(Eagle News) – Senate Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon said that it is possible that the Senate would no longer proceed with the impeachment trial of controversial Supreme Court Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. This is if the tribunal decides to take on the quo warranto case against her. “In my view, it is entirely possible that the impeachment court becomes academic, because if the Supreme Court takes the position that they can entertain the quo […]
(Eagle News) — Lawyer Larry Gadon on Monday filed graft charges against several Supreme Court officials mentioned in impeachment proceedings against Maria Lourdes Sereno. Charged in two separate complaints before the Department of Justice were Ma. Lourdes Oliveros, Michael Ocampo, and Helen Perez-Macasaet of the Bids and Awards Committee, and Anna-Li Papa-Gombio and Jocelyn Fabian of the Technical Working Group. According to Gadon, Oliveros, Ocampo and Perez-Macasaet played a role in the IT services procurement that allegedly did […]
(Eagle News) – Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno insisted she will not resign and will continue her fight to be heard in the impeachment trial that will happen in the Senate until the end. “I will not resign,” said a defiant Sereno who is on indefinite leave since March 1, 2018. “I am determined to wage until the logical end this battle started by those who seek to undermine the constitution and the […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Judges and court employees nationwide on Monday, March 12, called for the immediate resignation of on-leave Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, saying that she should make this sactifice to preserve the integrity of the tribunal. The call was made by the Philippine Judges Association President and Marikina RTC Judge Felix Reyes, Supreme Court Employees Association (SCEA), Supreme Court Assembly of Lawyer Employees (SCALE), the […]
(Eagle News)– Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile is being considered as an adviser to the private prosecution panel in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Rep. Reynaldo Umali, panel chair, revealed this during a dzbb interview on Sunday. “Siya naman ay available para tumulong sa prosecution,” Umali said. According to Umali, Enrile’s experience as presiding judge during the impeachment trial of then-Chief Justice Renato Corona would make him a valuable addition […]
(Eagle News) — Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Thursday said the House justice panel’s finding of probable cause to impeach her was “not unexpected.” In an interview over CNN Philippines, Sereno said that she knew “from the beginning that the numbers were not in (her) favor.” “And that had been repeated so many times, countless times, in fact, by the leadership of the House..,” she said. Sereno’s statement was an echo of a statement […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court appointed a new en banc clerk of court, after Atty. Felipa Anama retired last February 2. Nine out of 14 justices of the Supreme Court voted for Atty. Edgar Aricheta. Aricheta prior to his appointment to the en banc was a clerk of court of the SC first division. He is the most senior among the aspirants for the position. As the en banc’s clerk of […]
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday denied he was behind moves to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. “Sabihin n’yo ako na naman nag-ano sa kanya. You can ask anybody. I never initiated (itong kay) Sereno,” Duterte said during the oath-taking ceremony of Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission officials in Malacañang. He said he only “called her attention because of the so many cases pending tapos pa-iba ang decision niya.” “‘Yung the very complaint now of the […]
https://youtu.be/8bxT3v5shQY (Eagle News) – The leadership of the House of Representatives said that they can only begin to take up the matter of the impeachment complaint filed against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno after Congress returns from the scheduled break on May 14. Both House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and House Majority Floor Leader Rodolfo Farinas said that Congress would soon be going on a break and that the Supreme Court might be […]
(Eagle News) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to “submit her comment” to the petition for quo warranto filed by the Office of the Solicitor General that questioned her eligibility to hold the position of Chief Justice. SC Public Information Office chief Atty. Theodore Te made this announcement in a press briefing Tuesday afternoon, March 6, 2018. He said that with the directive from the tribunal, […]
