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(Eagle News)–Senator Francis Pangilinan on Saturday, Aug. 25, questioned the appointment of Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita de Castro as the new Chief Justice, calling her an “endo CJ.” “Why appoint someone who will only sit as Chief Justice for less than two months?” Pangilinan, president of the opposition Liberal Party, asked. De Castro is slated to retire on October 10, 2018, when she reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 for justices. “What public purpose […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita de Castro is the new Chief Justice. This is according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who said he was informed Special Assistant to the President Bong Go himself announced publicly President Rodrigo Duterte’s choice, and that her appointment will be officially released by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Tuesday. De Castro was chosen by President Duterte from the shortlist submitted by the Judicial […]
Urges JBC to withdraw shortlist, reopen filing of applications for CJ (Eagle News) — Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Friday, Aug. 24, urged the Judicial and Bar Council to “withdraw momentarily” its shortlist of nominees for the Chief Justice post, and to “reopen the filing of applications.” In a statement, Lagman said the JBC, after all, “acted with indecent alacrity” in shortlisting Justices Teresita de Castro, Diosdado Peralta, and Lucas Bersamin even if they are facing impeachment complaints. […]
(Eagle News) — The Coalition for Justice on Thursday, April 12, slammed the refusal of five Supreme Court justices to inhibit from the quo warranto case against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. In a statement, the CFJ said the refusal of Associate Justices Teresita De Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Francis Jardeleza and Noel Tijam to recuse themselves was a “a clear repudiation of due process, established jurisprudence and the Code of Judicial Conduct.” “This […]
Says Admin Order No. 175-2012 runs counter to previously issued en banc reso (Eagle News) — Associate Justice Teresita de Castro on Wednesday said she was “aghast” when Supreme Court Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s issued an administrative order creating the Judicial Decentralized Office in Cebu, noting that this ran counter to a resolution approved by the SC en banc previously. “I’ve always been very courteous and respectful to the Chief Justice, even if […]
(Eagle News) — Newspaper reporter Jomar Canlas on Monday said his source on a story about the alleged tampering of a draft temporary restraining order by Chief Justice Ma Lourdes Sereno was not Associate Justice Teresita de Castro. Canlas made the revelation in a House justice panel hearing on the impeachment complaint filed by lawyer Larry Gadon against Sereno, belying Gadon’s earlier claims. Gadon had said it was Canlas who gave him the information about […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said on Sunday that it would be “highly irregular” for Associate Justice Teresita de Castro to take the witness stand, especially against the head of the judiciary.. “Medyo kinikilabutan po ako. Mahirap naman po ata na ‘yung hukom o yung huwes, biglang nagiging testigo,” lawyer Winnie Salumbides, a spokesperson of Sereno, said, adding that it was “unconventional.” Salumbides made the pronouncement following a House […]
(Eagle News) — Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita de Castro on Wednesday denied she had given a Manila Times reporter any information about a draft temporary restraining order which was allegedly tampered by Supreme Court Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. “I have never released to Jomar Canlas any information, report, or document regarding the work of the Court,” De Castro said in a brief statement sent through SC Spokesperson Theodore Te. De Castro issued the statement […]
(Eagle News) — The House justice committee will subpoena Associate Justice Teresita de Castro and a Manila Times reporter in subsequent impeachment hearings against Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. The decision was reached after Larry Gadon, who filed the impeachment complaint, admitted he found out about Sereno’s alleged tampering of a draft temporary restraining order penned by De Castro only through reporter Jomar Canlas and some employees from the Supreme Court. The alleged tampering is […]
