Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has displayed five of nine symptoms of “mental disturbance,” according to a psychologist who assessed her fitness based on allegations aired throughout a 15-week hearing by the House justice committee on a complaint for her impeachment. ADVERTISEMENTThe JBC vets candidates for the Supreme Court and submits a short list of the most qualified candidates to the President. In 2012, Sereno made it to that list despite her being the most junior justice on the Supreme Court. In a press briefing in Quezon City, Lacanilao brushed aside Tria’s statements to the House justice committee. But the opinion of the Judicial and Bar Council when [the Chief Justice] was appointed in 2012, she’s qualified,” he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 28, 2018 23:03 UTC