MANILA, Philippines — The six magistrates that former chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno wanted to inhibit from the quo warranto case filed against her have all denied allegations of bias. This character of Sereno, she added, was precisely one of the reasons why she was not fit for the chief justice post. “(A) pattern of lies and deceptions characterized respondent’s conduct,” De Castro pointed out in the strongly worded opinion. According to her, this pattern of lies was proven on record and after the oral arguments of the Court on the quo warranto case. “I vehemently deny the respondent’s unwarranted and unfair imputations of bias against and animosity towards her,” he said.

Source: Philippine Star May 12, 2018 21:00 UTC