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Bersamin, itinalagang punong mahistrado ng SC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 09:20 PM

Kabilang si Lucas Bersamin sa mga bumoto pabor sa pagpapatalsik kay dating Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, maging sa pagpapalibing kay dating pangulo at diktador Ferdinand Marcos sa Libingan ng mga Bayani.  Read more »

'Tokhang' hinirang na Salita ng Taon 2018

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 08:23 PM

Hinirang na Salita ng Taon para sa 2018 ang "tokhang" sa ginanap na "Sawikaan 2018: Pambansang Kumperensiya sa Salita ng Taon" sa University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD), Quezon City nitong Biyernes. Read more »

'DDS,' 'Dilawan,' ilan sa pagpipiliang Salita ng Taon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 25 07:58 PM

Inilabas ngayong Huwebes ang listahan ng mga salitang pinagpipilian para sa Salita ng Taon, na kinabibilangan ng mga salitang may kinalaman sa mga isyung politikal. Read more »

Impeach rap kontra De Castro, 6 pang mahistrado ng SC, ibinasura

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 09:35 PM

Tuluyan nang ibinasura nitong Martes ng House committee on justice ang impeachment complaint laban kina Supreme Court Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro at sa anim iba pang mahistrado.  Read more »

Supreme Court spokesman Theodore Te quits

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 10:21 AM

Supreme Court public information office chief Theodore Te resigned Monday, months after he hit headlines for supposedly opposing the ouster of former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Read more »

Mga kaalyado ni Sereno sa Kamara, 'rumesbak' vs 'quo warranto justices'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 07:36 PM

Reklamong culpable violation of the Constitution at betrayal of public trust ang hinaharap ng pitong mahistrado na pumabor sa petition na quo warranto laban kay dating Chief Justice Sereno.  Read more »

Sereno hopeful SC will reconsider quo warranto decision

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 11:11 AM

Maria Lourdes Sereno said she is hopeful the Supreme Court would eventually overturn its decision that impeachment was not the only way to oust an impeachable official. Read more »

Duterte on ouster plea: I would be happy to step down

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 05 01:14 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he would "be happy to step down" if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the ouster petition filed against him. Read more »

Supreme Court orders Duterte to comment on 'quo warranto' plea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 07:18 PM

The Supreme Court has ordered President Rodrigo Duterte to comment on a "quo warranto" petition filed against him. Read more »

Sereno says she voted against some Aquino-backed policies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 10:08 AM

Ousted chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Thursday said she practiced judicial independence during her stay in office, pointing out that she opposed some policies pushed by former President Benigno Aquino III who appointed her to the top judicial post. Read more »

Sereno: My detractors should decline Chief Justice nomination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 09:43 AM

Ousted chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Thursday said Supreme Court justices who voted for her removal from office should decline their respective nominations to be her successor. Read more »

SC rules with finality: Sereno out as Chief Justice

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 11:24 PM

The Supreme Court has officially declared the Chief Justice's seat vacant and has directed the Judicial and Bar Council to open application. Read more »

Not yet final? Pangilinan hints at possible appeal vs Sereno ouster

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 02:39 PM

This, after the high court on Tuesday stood by its earlier decision to oust Sereno via a grant of Solicitor General Jose Calida's quo warranto petition.  Read more »

Pondo ng hudikatura, inipit para i-impeach ako: Sereno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 12:15 AM

Inakusahan ng napatalsik na si Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno ang Kamara ng panggigipit sa budget ng hudikatura. Read more »

Citizen Sereno to continue fight against 'vicious' Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 05:07 PM

Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno believes she does not have to hold her old title to continue her fight against President Rodrigo Duterte's policies, which she said have taken a toll on the poor and marginalized.   Read more »

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 »

Pagsibak kay Sereno bilang chief justice, pinagtibay ng SC: sources

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 09:16 PM

Ayon pa sa mga source, inatasan na ng SC ang Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) na buksan ang aplikasyon sa bakanteng posisyon ng chief justice.    Read more »

Supreme Court rules CJ Sereno ouster final

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 06:58 PM

The Supreme Court en banc junked on Tuesday the plea of ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to reverse the high court's ruling that nullified her appointment as the country's top judge, its spokesperson, Theodore Te, announced. Read more »

Respect SC decision vs Sereno, Palace tells IBP

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 08:49 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Wednesday urged the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to respect the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) in a quo warranto petition that led to the ouster of Maria Lourdes Sereno as chief justice.   Read more »

IBP urges Supreme Court to reverse Sereno ouster ruling

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 01:41 PM

MANILA - The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Monday urged the Supreme Court to reverse its ruling that nullified the appointment of ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.  Read more »