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Palace to Sereno: Good luck as a private citizen

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 03:46 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said it respects the decision of the Supreme Court to uphold the removal of Maria Lourdes Sereno as chief justice via a quo warranto decision. Read more »

Sereno a lost cause - Duterte

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 08:39 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday again took a swipe at ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, after the latter criticized his anti-corruption campaign. Read more »

Senate run an 'option' for Sereno - spokesperson

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 01:21 PM

Running for senator in the 2019 elections is "an option" for ousted chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, her lawyer said Wednesday, as the Supreme Court tackled an appeal seeking to overturn its decision to sack her. Read more »

Duterte: UN special rapporteur 'can go to hell'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 03:09 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said United Nations Special Rapporteur Diego García-Sayán "can go to hell" for allegedly "meddling" in the affairs of the country.    Read more »

U.N. rapporteur, nababahala sa judicial independence sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 08:19 AM

Pero ayon sa Palasyo, "misinformed" lang ang U.N. Special Rapporteur. Read more »

Some senators may bat for impeach court after Sereno ouster: Pangilinan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 03:53 PM

Some senators may push for the convening of an impeachment court to render an opinion on the the decision of the Supreme Court to remove Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno from office, Senator Francis Pangilinan said Monday.  Read more »

Topacio wants Supreme Court spox to resign over social media post

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 02:50 PM

MANILA - A lawyer on Monday called on Supreme Court public information office chief Theodore Te to step down over a social media post on the day that Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was ousted by her colleagues. Read more »

Groups hold 'Black Friday' protest, call for judicial independence

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 09:19 PM

Several groups joined the so-called "Black Friday" protest and called for judicial independence following the ouster of Maria Lourdes Sereno as chief justice. Read more »

SC justices who backed quo warranto risk impeachment, says charter framer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 10:54 AM

Supreme Court magistrates who voted to grant a quo warranto plea ousting Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno could face impeachment, a framer of the 1987 Constitution said Wednesday. Read more »

Sereno ouster ruling a 'slippery slope' to authoritarianism: charter framer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 09:13 AM

One of the framers of the 1987 Constitution warns about a 'slippery slope to authoritarianism' after the Supreme Court disqualified Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. Read more »

SC justices after Sereno ouster: We're beholden to no one

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 10:05 PM

MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC), in its historic ruling ousting Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for unlawfully holding the top judicial post, refuted Sereno’s insinuation and some of her supporters’ allegation that President Rodrigo Duterte is behind the Office of the Solicitor General’s ouster case against her. Read more »

OPINION: Is Sereno still part of SC even though she was ousted as Chief Justice?

Raïssa Robles
Posted at May 14 05:11 PM

Here is a video blog I made about the implications of the CLOSE VOTE to oust Sereno. Read more »

OPINION: Sereno ouster jolts a complacent public

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at May 14 01:34 PM

Democracy in the Philippines did not die last Friday. Things are coming together. Read more »

Sereno to appeal her ouster

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 08:28 AM

The ousted top judge of the Philippines will appeal the decision to sack her, after she battled with President Rodrigo Duterte over his deadly drug war, her spokesman said Saturday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Opinyon ng mga mahistradong pabor, kontra sa quo warranto vs Sereno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 07:22 PM

Basahin kung papaano ipinaliwanag ng mga mahistrado ng Supreme Court ang kanilang naging pagpabor o pagtutol sa quo warranto petition laban kay dating Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Read more »

READ: Justice Jardeleza's separate opinion on Sereno ouster

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 06:04 PM

Here's the full text of Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza's separate opinion on the matter   Read more »

The day the 'gods of Padre Faura' ousted their 'god'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 12:35 PM

Supporters of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno held a vigil outside the Supreme Court on Friday, the scheduled voting of the en banc on the quo warranto case filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida against the appointment of Sereno for failing to disclose all her Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth when she applied for the post in 2012.  Read more »

Bakit naluha si Sereno matapos malaman ang hatol ng SC?

Karen Davila, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 01:43 AM

Kuwento ni Sereno, nagdarasal siya sa loob ng kaniyang opisina nang marinig ang desisyong tinanggal na siya sa puwesto ng mga kapuwa mahistrado. Read more »

Youth protest Sereno ouster

Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 01:09 AM

Members of various of youth groups gather in front of Ateneo de Manila University in Katipunan, Quezon City to protest the decision of 8 Supreme Court justices ousting Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Friday. The groups condemned the unprecedented vote as unconstitutional and a threat to democracy.   Read more »

Hindi 'bitter': De Castro, iginiit na 'propesyunal' ang hidwaan nila ni Sereno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 12:33 AM

Itinanggi ni De Castro na "bitter" siya dahil nasungkit ni Sereno ang posisyong chief justice, kahit na di hamak na mas junior si Sereno sa kaniya. Read more »