The Country Needs Her
The country needs her Written by Atty. Mel Sta. Maria, Dean of the Far Eastern University Institute of Law For presidential spokesman Harry Roque to suggest that Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno resign “ to spare the institution from any further damage” is ridiculous. The rate the Supreme Court is churning out decisions that are highly […]
Bakit si CJ Sereno? (Bawal ang Pasaway by GMA News)
https://youtu.be/DInpdLfeEVoPANOORIN: Panayam ni Professor Winnie Monsod kina Atty. Milagros Fernan-Cayosa na miyembro ng Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) at Atty. Roberto Cadiz na Executive Director of Libertas and Co-Convenor of Supreme Court of Appointments ukol sa transparent na proseso ng pagpili para sa susunod na Chief Justice ng Pilipinas. Bakit nga ba si Chief Justice Maria Lourdes […]
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS, May 30, 2018
Her removal, through the contrivance of a judicial ruling by a sharply divided Court, adds to the perception that the government institutions are unable or unwilling to safeguard the rule of law, and will attack the institutions that protect it.
The Woman of Fire
They clipped her wings in desperation. The culled the mountains and seas, and dove through hell to bring her down.
And she fell. She fell from the stars.
But she never hit the ground. The fire within her burned brighter still.
As a phoenix, she rose from the fires of tribulation, scintillating – blindingly so.
Now she comes to set the whole world ablaze with her fire.
THE RIGHT THING
When my mother was asked if there were any attempts to get her to discuss her differences with the President, this is what she said:
“Napakahalaga sa akin ay matingnan ko sa sa mata ang bawat huwes at sabihing tumayo ka. Kahit sino pang makapangyarihan ang tumawag sa iyo, manindigan ka sa iyong paniniwalang tama. At huwag na huwag kang papatakot. Kung ako po ay nakipag-usap, nag-kompromise, nawala na po ang ganoong kakayahan ko…. Hindi ako nag-kompromiso, nanindigan ako sa tama.”
Intern’s Story
Photo from Rappler From an Intern of the Supreme Court By Kichi Kuy “I remember the first flag ceremony I had as intern to the Supreme Court in the summer of last year. Sharing the courtyard with the Justices was stifling. “The highest court in the land, the national anthem, the most brilliant people in […]
WHO IS MARIA LOURDES SERENO?
If she were a dessert, Maria Lourdes A. Sereno would be a soufflé — crusty on the outside but balanced, flavorful and pleasingly mellow in the inside.
A VERY OBJECTIVE TAKE ON CJ SERENO’S PERFORMANCE AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH JUDICIAL REFORMS by Atty. Agnes Maranan, May 2018
Some Judges and Justices have and will go down judicial history with ignominious reputations; they lose every “friend” the New York minute after they step down from the Bench. They are the profession’s jokes and clowns, and we gleefully sneer at them when they turn in their judge’s license plates.
Not CJ Sereno. Her legacy is an unimpeachable reputation, and a record of leadership marked by changes that have and will continue to enhance the judiciary and the legal profession.