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FAST FACTS: Selection, duties, powers of a chief justice
Diosdado Peralta has been appointed chief justice. What responsibilities and powers does the job wield?
Lucas Bersamin named Chief Justice
(3rd UPDATE) Associate Justice Lucas Bersamin, the third most senior in the Supreme Court, has a history of voting in favor of the Duterte administration’s policies
Short list for chief justice is out, all 5 justices get in
The short list will be transmitted to Malacañang before the end of Friday, November 23
No more public interview for senior magistrates applying for chief justice
'The majority of the JBC members took the view that sitting members of the Supreme Court had already been publicly interviewed when they originally applied for their SC positions,' says Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra
Noynoy Aquino eyes filing cases vs accusers in court
Former president Noynoy Aquino still stands by his appointment of ousted Supreme Court chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
'Ayawan na': Netizens dismayed by De Castro's appointment as Chief Justice
How do you feel about her rise to the judiciary's top seat?
Teresita de Castro is new Supreme Court Chief Justice
(3RD UPDATE) President Rodrigo Duterte picks senior justice Teresita Leonardo De Castro to replace ousted chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
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Bersamin gets most votes as SC nominee for chief justice
By tradition, the vote of the chief justice as the ex-officio chairman of the JBC has followed the vote of the Supreme Court en banc
LIST: Who are applicants for Supreme Court Chief Justice?
(UPDATED) One from the list will fill in the position vacated by ousted chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
Rappler Talk: Sereno on disbarment, Midas Marquez, Justice Leonen and not having regrets
'As long as you have a good conscience, you did your best, that should be enough,' says Maria Lourdes Sereno
Carpio to decline chief justice nomination
'I have to be consistent with my position, that the quo warranto is not the proper way to remove a sitting member of the Court. So I don’t want to benefit from the decision to which I disagreed,' says Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio
Sotto says Senate 'cannot intervene' in SC decision on Sereno ouster
We should not interfere with [the] judiciary. I believe that because I don't want the judiciary to interfere with us,' Senate President Vicente Sotto III tells Rappler
[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] A moral snowball
At any rate, if Duterte and his gang think they're done with Sereno, they’re mistaken
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Sereno to Duterte: 'Mag-resign ka na'
'Gagawin niya ba tayong probinsiya ng China? ....Eh di sana pala pumunta rin ako kay Xi Jinping,' says ousted chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, as she also mocks President Rodrigo Duterte's China ties
CHR: Granting of quo warranto petition vs Sereno 'erodes rule of law'
The Commission on Human Rights says it is in 'disbelief' over the decision of the Supreme Court to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
Lawyers counting on 'swing votes' to reverse Sereno ouster
Edre Olalia of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) says it is up to Justices Andres Reyes Jr and Alexander Gesmundo to ‘change their minds’. There is also the curious case of Justice Francis Jardeleza.
What Sereno's quo warranto ouster means for President, VP
The President and the Vice President have very minimal requirements for eligibility. As such, there are very limited grounds to use a quo warranto petition against them.
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: When the Supreme Court harms itself – and us
If democracy must die sooner or later, it must die with honor
De Castro says Sereno ousted over tendency to 'lie, mislead'
Associate Justice Teresita de Castro says ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno's 'pattern of lies' began even before she was appointed to head the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court post-Sereno: Better off or not?
'Perhaps, an old torch will be finally rekindled: one which will light the way for a more vigilant citizenry that is sober, analytical, and organized enough to demand decency and a true passion for justice from all of government,' says Associate Justice Marvic Leonen
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FULL TEXT: Supreme Court decision on Sereno ouster
Read the full text of the Supreme Court decision, penned by Associate Justice Noel Tijam, that ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
Carpio dissents in Sereno ouster, but says she violated SALN law
Associate Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe’s dissent also notes that facts and the own statements of ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno 'cast shadows of doubt on her claim that she indeed faithfully filed all her SALNs'
DOCUMENT: SC Justice Caguioa's dissenting opinion on quo warranto petition
'This case marks the time when the Court commits seppuku – without honor,' says Associate Justice Alfredo Caguioa
Human Rights Watch: Sereno ouster 'frontal assault' on democracy
'The Philippine Supreme Court’s unprecedented and nefarious removal of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno constitutes a frontal assault on human rights protections and democratic rule,' says Caloy Conde, HRW Researcher, Asia Division
DOCUMENT: SC Justice Leonen's dissenting opinion on Sereno ouster
"Even if the Chief Justice has failed our expectations, quo warranto, as a process to oust an impeachable officer and a sitting member of the Supreme Court, is a legal abomination,” says Associate Justice Marvic Leonen
[OPINION | NEWSPOINT] A tale of two stinks
As it happens, Topacio is our link between two stinks – the one surrounding the Tulfos now and the one exploded in 2005 by Gloria Arroyo, former president and now Deputy Speaker and seemingly an eternal Topacio client
EXPLAINER: How SC majority tried to close all doors for ousted Sereno
The 153-page ponencia of Associate Justice Noel Tijam effectively assures Sereno's ouster – even if Congress tries to intervene
Sereno: Junking quo warranto could have been SC’s redemption
Sereno maintains 6 justices should have inhibited. 'Eh di resounding victory,' says ousted chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
Sereno says there were offers to meet Duterte: He could have ended it
‘Can I redeem myself in the eyes of the public if there will always be rumors about me compromising?’ says ousted chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
Leonen, Te tweet 'dissent' from SC’s quo warranto vote
The Supreme Court justice says on social media the petition should have been dismissed outright, while the spokesperson posts a straightforward, self-explanatory graphic
House to await resolution of Sereno motion for reconsideration before plenary vote
'Out of respect to a co-equal [branch] that has ruled that it has jurisdiction over the matter of the legality of the appointment of respondent Sereno, the House of Representatives should wait for the resolution of the motion for reconsideration, if one is filed,' says House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas
Sereno ouster opens 'bottomless pit of power' for SolGen, says Drilon
'This decision makes the Solicitor General the most powerful official in the bureaucracy, even more powerful than both the House of Representatives and the Senate insofar as the removal of impeachable officers is concerned,' says Senator Franklin Drilon
IBP to appeal Sereno ouster; lawyers called to rise up
However, constitutional law experts say it is only Congress which is in a position to challenge the quo warranto
Groups decry Sereno ouster as 'clear violation of the Constitution'
The groups also see the ouster of Chief Justice Sereno as a 'degradation' of the judiciary, 'bending to the biddings' of President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte and the impunity stones: 'We don't feel so good'
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With Sereno ouster, SC committed ‘hara kiri’ on judiciary’s independence – lawmakers
Albay Representative Edcel Lagman says the SC 'committed hara kiri with its bludgeoning the independence of the judiciary and desecrating the sanctity of the Constitution'
Calida: Sereno’s ouster preserves integrity of judiciary
'This decision is the epitome of its exercise of judicial independence,' says Calida who is responsible for the ouster of the chief justice
Sereno ouster ‘brazenly tramples on' the Constitution – Robredo
(UPDATED) 'Ang desisyon ng Kataas-taasang Hukuman na paboran ang quo warranto petition ay tahasang pagyurak sa pinakasagradong institusyon ng ating bayan: Ang ating Saligang Batas,' says Vice President Leni Robredo on the Chief Justice's ouster
Malacañang: 'Let’s respect SC decision'
'The Supreme Court is the final arbiter of the law. The High Court has spoken,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
After ouster as CJ, Sereno says ‘the fight has just started’
'Inilagay tayo dito para sa mga ganitong panahon, ang araw na ito ay araw ng paglaban,' says Maria Lourdes Sereno moments after she was ousted as Chief Justice
SC: Sereno can be disbarred for sub judice
(UPDATED) Nine justices also vote to declare the Chief Justice as having violated the Constitution for failing to file her SALNs
Senators on Sereno ouster: ‘Black day for justice’
(5TH UPDATE) 'The Supreme Court has fallen, and fallen hard in the eyes of the public,' says Senator Risa Hontiveros
Supreme Court ousts Chief Justice Sereno
(5th UPDATE) If the Senate decides to question the ouster, it will result in a constitutional crisis, says constitutional law expert Dan Gatmaytan
Sereno to face SC justices in ouster vote
Sereno arrives at the tightly guarded Supreme Court just before 8 am on Friday, May 11
Rappler Talk: Constitutional law professor Dan Gatmaytan on Sereno scenarios
On Thursday, May 10, Rappler talks to constitutional law professor Dan Gatmaytan to discuss possible scenarios after the Supreme Court votes on the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
'Pro hac vice': Can SC oust Sereno without setting bad precedent?
It's a doctrine that literally means 'for this moment' and will quell fears that the quo warranto can be abused in the future
