With the Supreme Court now set to vote on the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida against Chief Justice (on-leave) Maria Lourdes Sereno, the odds of Sereno being ousted are stacked overwhelmingly against her. Everything is over but the voting.

The designated ponente for the court ruling, Associate Justice Noel Tijam, has quietly circulated among his peers copies of his draft ruling. According to insiders, the draft has taken full cognizance of all the arguments laid out by Calida and legal observers on the merits of the petition, and the desirability of a clear and quick decision on the issue.

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