{"id":132870,"date":"2017-11-21T03:59:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T08:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=132870"},"modified":"2017-11-21T03:59:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T08:59:52","slug":"sereno-debunks-anew-corruption-claims-against-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/21\/sereno-debunks-anew-corruption-claims-against-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Sereno debunks anew corruption claims against her"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno (Photo: Supreme Court<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Embattled Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno refuted anew corruption allegations posed against her, saying she has not profited from corruption in the government.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there is someone who earned from corruption, it\u2019s not me,\u201d Sereno said in Filipino, during an interview with GMA-7’s Winnie Monsod\u2019s Bawal ang Pasaway show.<\/p>\n

Sereno is facing impeachment raps filed by lawyer\u00a0Larry Gadon for alleged culpable violation of the Constitution, betrayal of public trust, corruption and other high crimes, by failing to reveal her existent assets and net worth, buying a luxurious car with public funds and compelling judges to challenge the Duterte administration.<\/p>\n

Voting 25-2, the House Committee on Justice ruled that there are sufficient grounds to pursue the impeachment complaint filed against the chief justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you just allow the side of Gadon and his team to give the narrative, it will be such a great loss to the country,\u201d Sereno added.<\/p>\n

The chief magistrate also answered President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s corruption claims against her, saying the latter\u2019s speculations were \u201cbaseless.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he was fed wrong information,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Asked if who made money from corrupt activities, Sereno replied still in Filipino: \u201cIt is good to guess who profited from corruption. It\u2019s not me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sereno earlier snubbed these impeachment threats, saying these complaints don\u2019t affect her because of her \u2018clean conscience\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, that\u2019s the things about having a clean conscience,\u201d she said in Filipino.<\/p>\n

Sereno added she has fulfilled her mandate \u201cwith all faith and diligence\u201d, citing that there would be no evidence that would attest she has betrayed her oath of office.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have done nothing wrong. Nothing can be proven against me that will show that the Chief Justice has betrayed her oath of office. I have served the country with all faith and diligence. I will never waver from that pledge,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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