SC ousts Chief Justice Sereno in 8-6 decision

THE SUPREME Cout en banc has removed its Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno from her post after it granted the quo warranto petition filed against her that questioned the validity of her appointment.

Solgen: Chief Justice Sereno 'unlawfully holding position'

PADRE Faura, Manila - Solicitor General Jose Calida said Sereno is not qualified to hold the position of Chief Justice due to her alleged failure to fully reveal her wealth, according to the quo warranto petition he filed before the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice PUNO: Federalism promises a more efficient, effective judiciary

Former Chief Justice Reynato Puno said a shift to federalism poses a number of legal challenges.  Speaking on ANC's "Talkback," Reynato Puno said these would make it difficult to determine the timeline for such a shift, the segment emphatically focusing on the negative bias of the network against federalism.

Speaking, however, at UNTV News and Rescue, with Daniel Razon, the former Chief Justice Reynato Puno succinctly expounds on the essence of federalism, emphasizing this time towards its advantages from the centralized form of government which is deeply rooted from a system imposed on us by our colonial masters.