CHIEF Justice on leave Maria Lourdes Sereno has raised eyebrows at the Supreme Court after claiming overtime pay for her security detail and staff despite her indefinite leave of absence.

Sereno, through her Judicial Staff Head Czarina Samonte-Villanueva, wanted the government to shoulder the expenses of her entourage from March 1 to 31, 2018, the period when she started her leave.

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