Former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said that Associate Justice Noel Tijam showed his prejudices in the quo warranto petition against her, which the Supreme Court granted, voting 8-6. Sereno also questioned Tijam’s handling of the petition as member-in-charge, claiming that he had already made prejudgments against her. Justice Tijam had condemned Respondent before he heard her,” Sereno said in a statement on Saturday. Sereno also mentioned a phone call by Tijam to the Judicial and Bar Council to inquire about Sereno’s case. All six also voted in favor of the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida for discrepancies on Sereno’s statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN).

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 02, 2018 09:45 UTC