The lead convener of the Coalition for Justice has criticized the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) on the quo warranto petition against former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, saying the decision “contradicts” previous SC rulings related to the filing of Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN). “Notwithstanding the prior rulings of the SC on the SALNs, the quo warranto decision held that mere failure to prove the filing of SALNs as a teacher in UP is a ground to remove a sitting Chief Justice,” said Pastor Caloy Diño in a statement on Monday. De Castro and Bersamin, along with fellow SC Associate Justices Diosdado Peralta, Francis Jardeleza, Samuel Martires, and Noel Tijam, voted in favor of the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida that removed Sereno from office. Sereno has asked the six justices to inhibit from the quo warranto case due to their alleged prejudices against her. Quo warranto: Political maneuvering“The SC quo warranto decision is undoubtedly a political maneuvering of the most repulsive kind.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 04, 2018 05:48 UTC