MANILA - The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) and Vanguard have filed an impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

The anti-crime non-government organizations alleged the top magistrate violated the Constitution and betrayed public trust, citing Sereno’s actions supposedly taken without the consent of the Supreme Court en banc.

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Sixteen lawmakers have endorsed the complaint, which is a key requirement for the valid initiation of one.

Although filed as early as August 15, the VACC complaint was the second impeachment rap to be endorsed against Sereno, after the complaint of lawyer Lorenzo Gadon was endorsed by 25 congressmen last week.

Gadon's complaint also touches on Sereno's supposed actions without the plenary's consent, but gives more premium on her alleged untruthful Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs).

Read VACC and Vanguard's 45-page complaint below.