MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday has joined the growing voices slamming the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. “I am your duly elected vice president and I took an oath to defend our Constitution. “The quo warranto case against the chief justice is not just her fight, it is our fight,” the vice president added. READ: How the quo warranto petition vs Sereno could affect the judiciaryRobredo said that the Philippine courts have been beset with “threats to its independence.”She stressed that the quo warranto petition against Sereno “can be the final blow to the ideal of justice we all depend on.”“It weaponizes the courts and if we allow it, a quo warranto can be used as a weapon to intimidation, to kill dissent,” the vice president added. Sereno has been on an indefinite leave from her office since March 1.

Source: Philippine Star May 07, 2018 04:52 UTC