MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court ruling ousting Maria Lourdes Sereno as chief magistrate is riddled with legal and factual errors and should be reversed, her lawyers said in her motion for reconsideration. In her motion, Sereno questioned Tijam’s handling of the petition as member-in-charge, saying he may have prejudged the case. Justice Tijam had condemned respondent before he heard her,” Sereno’s motion read. Tijam also allegedly took cognizance of several pieces of evidence submitted by neither party. All six justices voted to grant the quo warranto petition, along with Associate Justices Andres Reyes Jr. and Alexander Gesmundo.

Source: Philippine Star June 02, 2018 16:07 UTC