Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Wednesday assured that the “ship of state of the judiciary remains on course” even as she has taken an indefinite leave to prepare her defense in the impeachment trial once it reaches the Senate. Anna-Li Papa Gombio that she is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the high court starting March 1. ADVERTISEMENT“We want to emphasize that Chief Justice Sereno has no intention to resign at all from her post as chief justice,” Lacanilao said, insisting that Sereno had not done anything wrong or illegal to warrant her removal from office. “There is no body or institution outside of the Senate that can force the Chief Justice to resign. “But before that happens, even now that she is on wellness/indefinite leave, she remains the Chief Justice of the Philippines.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 28, 2018 09:00 UTC