MANILA - The Philippines' top court voted on Friday to remove its chief justice, who faced ouster efforts after battling with President Rodrigo Duterte over human rights and his deadly war on drugs. Sereno, the country's first female chief justice, is one of several high-profile critics who have found themselves targeted after speaking out against the president. "Sereno is found disqualified from and hereby adjudged guilty of unlawfully holding and exercising the office of the chief justice," court spokesman Theodore Te told reporters. The Supreme Court case against Sereno alleged she failed to file statements of assets and liabilities in previous years -- accusations she categorically denied. Sereno is the second chief justice in a row to be ousted in the Philippines.

Source: Bangkok Post May 11, 2018 08:48 UTC