MANILA, Philippines — Members of the law academe stressed that only an impeachment can remove Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno a day before the Supreme Court will reportedly rule on the quo warranto petition against her. “We have been taught in the College of Law that the Constitution provides only one means to remove a sitting Chief Justice. The IBP said that the quo warranto petition is “fatally flawed.”Calida’s ouster plea, the IBP said, “while evoking a seemingly novel approach, in truth applies a disingenuous reading that can only be deemed legitimate if the text of the Constitution is to be deliberately twisted. Should Calida’s quo warranto plea be discussed, Sereno will inhibit from the discussion, her spokesperson said. READ: How the quo warranto petition vs Sereno could affect the judiciary

Source: Philippine Star May 10, 2018 05:48 UTC