MORE than 1,000 Manila policemen were deployed on Friday around the area of the Supreme Court where supporters and non-supporters of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno gathered ahead of the special en banc session to decide on the quo warranto petition filed against the top magistrate.
The Supreme Court will meet at 10 a.m. to deliberate on the petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida who questioned the validity of Sereno’s appointment after an investigation showed that she failed to submit the required number of Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN) set by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), which screens applicants for the judiciary, including the Chief Justice.
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