CHIEF Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said on Thursday that she was taking an “indefinite leave” but that she was not resigning from her position and instead would use the time to prepare for her impending trial at the Senate.
In a statement issued through her lawyers at a televised press conference, Sereno clarified that while the 13 Supreme Court justices were correct in saying that she was going on an indefinite leave, the internal rules have no provision for it.
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