With the Supreme Court set to rule on the quo warrants petition filed against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, deans and professors of various law schools have expressed concerns over the process, saying that the Chief Justice can only be removed from office by impeachment. ADVERTISEMENTThe manifesto was signed by more than 130 deans and professors, including Deans Hector Hofileña of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) Graduate School of Law; Jose Manuel Diokno of De La Salle College of Law; Maria Soledad Derequito-Mawis of Lyceum College of Law; Anna Maria Abad of Adamson College of Law; Melencio Sta. Maria of Far Eastern University Institute of Law; and Manuel Quibod of Ateneo de Davao University College of Law. “Let the impeachment of the Chief Justice take its course as the Constitution dictates. Allow the Chief Justice to defend herself in the impeachment trial,” the signatories said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 10, 2018 03:45 UTC