Calida questioned the validity of Sereno’s appointment as Chief Justice in 2012, claiming she did not submit the required statements of assets, liabilities and net worth. ADVERTISEMENTThus, he said, Sereno had failed to prove her integrity as an applicant for Chief Justice. Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, one of the 13 magistrates who compelled Sereno to take an indefinite break, has rejected outright Calida’s pleading, reiterating that the Chief Justice may be removed only through impeachment. But other members of the Supreme Court decided to require Sereno to answer within 10 days the quo warranto petition, which challenges an official’s right to hold a government post. On March 2, Sereno told a university forum that she would not resign and insisted that the impeachment process should be respected.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 07, 2018 23:01 UTC