MANILA, Philippines — In a historic first, a sitting chief justice faced her colleagues to defend the qualifications and validity of her appointment. He argued that bigger offenses such as theft, graft, corruption or bribery, which the chief justice said she did not commit, could. The argument of the two magistrates revolves around the three SALNs filed by Sereno. Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio had to intervene as the exchange got heated between the two justices. Sereno case may set precedentLeonen raised that Sereno’s case might serve as a precedent to future cases.

Source: Philippine Star April 13, 2018 06:00 UTC