{"id":138636,"date":"2017-12-12T22:11:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T03:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=138636"},"modified":"2017-12-12T22:14:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T03:14:14","slug":"testimonies-of-4-sc-justices-have-credence-alvarez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/12\/testimonies-of-4-sc-justices-have-credence-alvarez\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimonies of 4 SC justices have credence: Alvarez"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Tuesday said he personally believes the testimonies of the four magistrates of the Supreme Court in the impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno should be given credence.<\/p>\n

In an interview with reporters, Alvarez said the SC justices and court officials who testified before the justice committee under oath would likely be given the presumption of credibility, unlike Sereno who has refused to appear in the proceedings.<\/p>\n

\u201cMay<\/em>\u00a0presumption\u00a0talaga ng<\/em>\u00a0credibility\u00a0dahil hindi takot humarap. Hindi kagaya ni<\/em>\u00a0Chief Justice\u00a0na takot siyang humarap. Ibig sabihin<\/em>\u00a0she is afraid to face the truth,\u201d Alvarez said.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Associate Justices Noel Tijam, Francis Jardeleza, and Teresita Leonardo De Castro, as well as retired justice Arturo Brion, appeared before the impeachment hearing against Sereno.<\/p>\n

The four magistrates said Sereno had shown disrespect for the entire court through her unilateral actions that allegedly transgressed the powers of the court en banc.<\/p>\n

Justice Jardeleza even went so far as accusing Sereno of treason when she used top secret documents on the Philippine government\u2019s claim to the South China Sea territories in a bid to block his appointment to the high court.<\/p>\n

\u201cMabigat yung mga<\/em>\u00a0testimonies\u00a0nung mga<\/em>\u00a0justices\u00a0saka mga<\/em>\u00a0employees ng Supreme Court\u00a0dahil papano mo papasinungalingan yan<\/em>? First-hand information\u00a0yan, sila talaga yung nakakaalam doon<\/em>,\u201d Alvarez said.<\/p>\n

Alvarez, however, stressed that his personal opinion should not influence whatever decision the Justice Committee would reach after its hearings on the impeachment complaint filed by lawyer Larry Gadon.<\/p>\n

\u201cAyoko lang pangunahan yung<\/em>\u00a0committee.\u00a0Pero lahat tayo nakapanood at siguro naman malinaw na siguro para makita ng sambayanan kung talagang merong laman yung<\/em>\u00a0impeachment complaint,\u201d Alvarez said.<\/p>\n

Alvarez said he expects the panel to complete its hearings on the impeachment by January next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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