Three years have passed since the Supreme Court en banc promulgated its historic decision on Republic v. Sereno. Republic v. Sereno gained traction as a quo warranto petition initiated by the Solicitor General that questioned the eligibility of Maria Lourdes Sereno to hold the position of Chief Justice for lack of proven integrity – a Constitutional qualification for members of the judiciary.

At the core of Republic v. Sereno is the ruling an invalidly appointed or invalidly elected “impeachable” official may be removed from office through a quo warranto petition. Republic v. Sereno teaches sans legal qualification, an official has not attained and can never attain the status of an impeachable officer, hence his or her removal may be affected by means other than by impeachment.

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