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Orchestrated? Umali denies ouster proceedings, 'quo warranto' vs Sereno part of plot

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 08:38 PM

House Justice Committee Chair Rey Umali on Wednesday dispelled claims that the impeachment proceedings and "quo warranto" petition are part of an orchestrated plot to remove Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Read more »

Sereno should not have been Chief Justice candidate: colleagues

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 02:27 PM

MANILA - (UPDATED) Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno should not have been among the candidates for her post for failure to comply with requirements, two of her colleagues in the Supreme Court said Monday.  Read more »

Pagkuha ng SC expert na P250,000 kada buwan ang sahod, binusisi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 11:22 PM

Ayon sa isang opisyal ng Korte Suprema, hindi kailangang magkaroon ng ICT consultant na tumatanggap ng P250,000 kada buwan, mas malaki pa sa umano'y kinikita ng isang mahistrado ng korte. Read more »

SC consultant got perks on top of 250K salary - lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 04:32 PM

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno approved travel and accommodation allowances for an information technology consultant on top of the latter's P250,000 monthly salary, a High Court lawyer confirmed Wednesday.  Read more »

House panel orders BIR to probe Sereno earnings

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 06:15 PM

The House justice committee on Wednesday ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue to investigate Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for possible tax evasion.  Read more »

Sereno impeachment hearing resumes in House committee

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 02:59 PM

A congressional committee on Monday resumed hearings on an impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.  Read more »

Carpio might skip Sereno impeach hearing - House leader

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 11 03:29 PM

Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio might not attend the resumption of the justice committee impeachment hearing against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno next week, a lawmaker said Thursday. Read more »

Journo who testified in Sereno impeach hearing gets death threat

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 06 02:49 PM

Manila Times reporter Jomar Canlas sought police protection from death threats on Wednesday, about a week after he testified in the House justice panel hearing on the impeachment against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Read more »

Sereno urges House panel: Let lawyers cross-examine impeach witnesses

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 11:37 AM

RECOGNIZE HER RIGHTS: Lawyers of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Monday asked the House Committee on Justice to let her legal counsel confront the witnesses against her in the impeachment proceedings. Read more »

Gadon, impeach endorsers to cross-examine Sereno?

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 01:46 PM

The House Committee on Justice may set the stage for a face to face showdown between Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and accuser Lorenzo Gadon after the committee’s chairman said that Sereno’s right to confront her accusers cannot be extended to her lawyers. Read more »