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MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—Mass communication students from the University of the Philippines Diliman on Friday held a protest to denounce the ouster of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.
The students said the high court majority's grant of Solicitor General Jose Calida's quo warranto petition to invalidate Sereno's 2012 appointment was a desperate action by the Duterte administration to consolidate power.
They also decried the perceived suppression of press freedom in the university because of issues surrounding the selection of the new editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian, the university's official student publication.
LOOK: Former DSWD Sec. Judy Taguiwalo, a UP professor, addresses students at the protest. While saddened & disappointed by the SC vote, she says she was not surprised since Pres. Duterte already wanted Sereno out of the court since August 2017. pic.twitter.com/f9izB2S52H
Former Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo also joined the protest.
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She said the independence of the Supreme Court should be ensured so that the rights of the Filipino people would be guarded.
‘Busina para sa hustisya’: Students along Katipunan Avenue in QC call on motorists to honk their horns in support of Sereno at protest action outside the Ateneo De Manila University pic.twitter.com/DQvvETcD6S
In Baguio City, several progressive groups gathered at People's Park to express dismay at the Supreme Court's decision to oust Sereno.
Progressive groups in Baguio City gathered to protest the Supreme Court's decision to oust Sereno. Teomar Bautista, ABS-CBN News
Protesters in Cebu also took to the streets in support of Sereno.
Cebuanos also took to the streets in support of Sereno. Edgar Escalante, ABS-CBN News
Several student groups and professors in the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) also took exception to the court's ruling, citing it as unconstitutional.
Several student groups and professors in UPLB held a protest to denounce Sereno's ouster. Mariz Laksamana, ABS-CBN News
- with reports from Teomar Bautista, Edgar Escalante, and Mariz Laksamana, ABS-CBN News
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