Palace dares Sereno, PCIJ to file charges vs Duterte over ill-gotten wealth claims

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:40:58 +0000

MALACAÑANG on Tuesday dared critics to file charges against President Rodrigo Duterte over his family’s supposed increased wealth. Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo made the statement after former chief justice Maria…READ

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Duterte must explain wealth – Sereno

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 23:27:30 +0000

Duterte must explain wealth – Sereno

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has the duty to explain the significant increases in his family’s earnings instead of saying it was nobody’s business, former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said here on Monday.

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Filipinos should be proud of Maria Ressa – former CJ Sereno

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:59:13 +0000

Filipinos should be proud of Maria Ressa – former CJ Sereno

Following Rappler chief executive Maria Ressa’s second arrest, former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Monday lauded the journalist’s braveness.

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News Briefs: Dec. 12, 2018

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 21:30:43 +0000

The Sandiganbayan would let former first lady Imelda Marcos challenge her Nov. 9 graft conviction directly at the Supreme Court and skip the usual step of filing an appeal at the antigraft court first.

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‘Nation loses soul when law becomes instrument of injustice’

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 23:23:11 +0000

Saying a “nation loses its soul when the law becomes an instrument of injustice,” former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Monday described the acquittal of former Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. of plunder charges as the latest “legal abomination” plaguing Philippine society.

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Sereno to Filipinos: Unite in prayer vs ‘so much injustice’

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2018 14:54:28 +0000

Maria Lourdes Sereno

Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno urged Filipinos to be united in prayer with the country still faced with “so much injustice.”

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3 top bets for SC chief are Arroyo appointees

3 top bets for SC chief are Arroyo appointees

The top three preferred candidates by the Supreme Court to replace former chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno are all appointees of then president, now Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

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2 more SC justices accept nominations for Chief Justice — JBC

TWO more Supreme Court justices accepted their nominations for Chief Justice, the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) said on Wednesday. Associate Justices Diosdado Peralta and Andres Reyes Jr. accepted their nominations, said the JBC, which screens the candidates. This brings to three the number of nominees for the top post at the high tribunal, which […]

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Retired justice nominates all 14 SC justices for Chief Justice post

In an unprecedented move, a former member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has nominated all 14 incumbent justices of the Supreme Court (SC) for the post vacated by ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

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