{"id":164017,"date":"2018-05-18T02:54:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-18T06:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=164017"},"modified":"2018-05-18T02:54:48","modified_gmt":"2018-05-18T06:54:48","slug":"palace-to-sereno-look-closely-at-mirror-blame-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/05\/18\/palace-to-sereno-look-closely-at-mirror-blame-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace to Sereno: ‘Look closely at mirror, blame yourself’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roque said Sereno herself violated the Constitution by not filing her statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), a ground which Solicitor General Jose Calida used to file a quo warranto petition before the SC. (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Friday advised former chief justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno to look \u201cclosely\u201d at the mirror to see who is really behind the quo warranto petition that sent her out of the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe consider this unfortunate, for the truth is, four other fingers point to her. Ex-CJ Sereno should closely look at the mirror to see who is behind the Supreme Court ruling,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press statement in reaction to Sereno\u2019s call for President Rodrigo Duterte to resign, as she insisted that the President was behind her ouster.<\/p>\n

Roque said Sereno herself violated the Constitution by not filing her statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), a ground which Solicitor General Jose Calida used to file a quo warranto petition before the SC.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe herself managed to alienate her own colleagues at the High Court,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang has refrained from commenting on Sereno\u2019s call but Roque said \u201cthe former top magistrate has been engaged in grandstanding and seeking media coverage, pointing an accusing finger at President Duterte for the result of the quo warranto petition filed against her.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody should be blamed but herself,\u201d he said in a media interview via Skype.<\/p>\n

Roque said there is no reason for the President to step down since he did not violate any provision of the Constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnlike the former chief justice, PRRD enjoys high satisfaction, approval, performance, and trust ratings from the Filipino people,\u201d he said. \u201cI think the opposition is desperate. They are looking for (a) rallying figure and they chose chief justice (Sereno).\u201d<\/p>\n

Roque said making Sereno as a leader of the opposition is a big mistake since she has a very low approval rating, based on the latest surveys.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf she is the rallying figure of the opposition, then you\u2019re doomed,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Last May 11, the SC voted 8-6 to grant Calida’s quo warranto petition, making Sereno the second top magistrate to be ousted.<\/p>\n

Former Chief Justice Renato Corona was the first after he was impeached on Dec. 12, 2011 for not declaring some of his properties in his SALN.<\/p>\n

Duterte\u2019s predecessor, Benigno Aquino III, appointed Sereno as chief justice in 2012.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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