READ: Sereno defends judges tagged in Duterte drug list“Our judges may have been rendered vulnerable and veritable targets for any of those persons and groups who may consider judges as acceptable collateral damage in the war on drugs,” Sereno pointed out./rgaRELATED VIDEO Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Monday spoke against Supreme Court Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno’s response to the naming of judges accused of being involved in the illegal drugs trade. READ: Sereno to judges: Don’t surrender to cops sans arrest warrantShe also questioned the basis of the President’s list, arguing that the seven judges have not handled drug-related cases. In a letter, Sereno addressed President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to name a number of personalities, including judges, and asking them to surrender because of their alleged ties to illegal drugs. “I beg to disagree with the CJ’s comment,” Panelo told media.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 08, 2016 10:18 UTC