Leaders of the House of Representatives want to defer voting on the articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno until questions about the legitimacy of her appointment to the Supreme Court are resolved. Otherwise, according to the Speaker, “if the Supreme Court grants the quo warranto [petition], that means theappointment has been invalidated. Fariñas said it might take the Supreme Court only a month to rule on the quo warranto petition. ADVERTISEMENTThe impeachment committee chaired by Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali is poised to take a vote on whether there is probable cause to impeach the Chief Justice on March 8. “There is no justice for the Chief Justice before the House justice committee.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 06, 2018 23:26 UTC