PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte ordered the House of Representatives to “fast-track” the impeachment proceedings of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to ensure that she would be out of the Supreme Court. An irate Duterte gave the order to Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez after being asked to react to a statement by Sereno earlier on Monday asking the President to “explain” why he allowed Solicitor General Jose Calida to file a quo warranto petition against her. They can proceed with the quo warranto [petition],” Duterte told a press conference before his flight to China in Davao City. Sereno said that the quo warranto petition was “unconstitutional.”“You, Sereno, I already told you that I did not have a hand [on the impeachment complaint against you]. If approved, the articles of impeachment will then be submitted to the Senate, which will sit as an impeachment court, to try Sereno.

Source: Manila Times April 09, 2018 07:07 UTC