Chief Justice on-leave Maria Lourdes Sereno has sought the recusal of Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Samuel Martires from the quo warranto proceedings as she accused him of “faith-shaming” her. Associate Justice Samuel R. Martires has manifested actual bias against her, which should disqualify him from participating in these proceedings,” Sereno said in her pleading. “This was despite the fact that the Chief Justice’s mental or psychological fitness was not an issue raised at all in Calida’s petition,” Sereno said. “With due respect, it appears that Justice Martires has formed an opinion on the competence of Respondent (Sereno) to serve as Chief Justice on some basis other than what he learned from his participation in this case. /jpvRELATED STORYADVERTISEMENTLawmakers call out Gadon for mocking religious belief of SC official

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 05, 2018 06:56 UTC