MANILA, Philippines — Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is set to face her colleagues and argue against the petition seeking the nullification of her appointment as head of the judiciary on Tuesday. Calida’s petition for quo warrantoThe solicitor general is seeking the nullification of Sereno’s appointment as chief justice. The House of Representatives’ justice panel said that the chief justice can be indicted on six charges. The chief justice also argued the JBC relaxed its SALN requirement for all the applicants for the chief justice position, including Carpio and Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro. An advisory from the SC, however, said that Sereno filed an “unverified” comment on Calida’s ouster petition.

Source: Philippine Star April 09, 2018 03:22 UTC