Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Aranal-Sereno is trying to influence Supreme Court (SC) justices into deciding in favor of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), the source of the funds given to lawmakers after the Senate impeachment court handed a guilty verdict to former Chief Justice Renato Corona.

According to a magistrate of the Court who talked with The Manila Times on condition of anonymity, Sereno has been visiting her fellow justices to discuss the DAP petitions pending before the tribunal.

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