SENATE President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel 3rd on Saturday said the Supreme Court (SC) decision to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno through a quo warranto petition has “weakened” the power of Congress to remove all impeachable officials.

He, however, added that the SC ruling will not lead to a constitutional crisis if the House of Representatives accepts the tribunal’s decision that it already removed Sereno.

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