Opposition Senators ask SC to reverse quo warranto ruling vs Sereno 1213 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Jeffrey DamicogOpposition Senators Leila de Lima and Antonio Trillanes IV today asked the Supreme Court (SC) to reverse its ruling which granted the quo warranto petition to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. In a 25-page motion for reconsideration, the two senators sought for the “outright dismissal of the quo warranto petition, it being without basis and, in fact, contrary to the Constitution.”On May 11, the SC en banc voted 8-6 to grant the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida. Prior her ouster, Sereno sought the inhibition of Justices Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Francis Jardeleza, Noel Tijam, Lucas Bersamin and Samuel Martires from handling the quo warranto case. They are among the eight magistrates who voted in favor of the quo warranto petition.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 01, 2018 09:33 UTC