“I will never forgive you for accepting the chief justiceship,” Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said, quoting Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo De Castro when she tried to reach out to the justices when she was appointed chief magistrate in 2012. “Bojie” refers to retired Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes Jr., one of the most junior justices in 2012 when the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) were accepting nominations and applicants to the chief justice post. Sources said the chief justice post was offered twice to Reyes. Aside from De Castro, Sereno also sought the recusal of Associate Justices De Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Francis Jardeleza and Noel Tijam. Sereno is set to face her colleagues on Tuesday for the oral arguments on the quo warranto petition.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 09, 2018 10:41 UTC