SEPTEMBER 21 AS A NATIONAL DAY OF REPENTANCE (Part 2)
SEPTEMBER 21 AS A NATIONAL DAY OF REPENTANCE (Part 2) By Maria Lourdes Sereno September 22, 2021 The most lasting impact of Ferdinand Marcos’ presidency on public governance was the destruction of the independence and professionalism of institutions meant to guard the people against the abuse of official power, and the stunting of the professional […]
SEPTEMBER 21 AS A NATIONAL DAY OF REPENTANCE (Part 1)
SEPTEMBER 21 AS A NATIONAL DAY OF REPENTANCE (Part 1) By Maria Lourdes Sereno September 21, 2021 The deepest effect of Ferdinand Marcos’ presidency on the Filipino soul is the propagation of the sin of idolatry of political leaders. From looking to God alone as the embodiment of all that is good and beautiful and […]
SABI-SABI, PARA MAKALIMOT TAYO
SABI-SABI, PARA MAKALIMOT TAYO By Maria Lourdes Sereno October 4, 2021 May mga nagsasabi, na paghihiganti at walang pagpapatawad ang pananariwa ng katotohanan tungkol sa Marcoses at Martial Law. Ito po ang madaling sagot dyan: 1) Kailan po aaminin ng mga Marcoses na nagnakaw sila ng bilyon-bilyon? As of today P174 billion na ang na-recover […]
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 […]
CJ Sereno’s Birthday Message 2022
Message to the Youth July 2, 2022 https://tugmalahat.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Birthday-Message-2022.mp4
CJ Sereno’s Birthday Message 2021
I’m on a scrumptious cake given by a beloved young person who calls me MommyCJ, and boy, did I enjoy my birthday! By Maria Lourdes Sereno July 2, 2021 What can I say about today’s events? To be greeted with love as I woke up by the most honorable, most admirable man in the world, my […]
HOW DIFFERENT WAS PRESIDENT AQUINO FROM MANY POLITICIANS?
HOW DIFFERENT WAS PRESIDENT AQUINO FROM MANY POLITICIANS? By Maria Lourdes Sereno June 25, 2021 I have not known any President who was amused at his own decision of appointing a seemingly disinterested candidate to the Supreme Court, other than PNoy. On August 13, 2010, a Friday, my husband, our daughter, our son, and I […]
STATEMENT OF FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE MARIA LOURDES A. SERENO ON THE PASSING OF FORMER PRESIDENT BENIGNO AQUINO III (Part 1)
STATEMENT OF FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE MARIA LOURDES A. SERENO By Maria Lourdes Sereno June 24, 2021 Former President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III was a good man, a responsible leader. Some of our presidents will be remembered for how they tried to subject independent institutions to conform to their will; in contrast, President Aquino will […]
The Constitution is the highest law of the land
The Constitution is the highest law of the land, and we are commanded to respect it, not substitute our own understanding for how our country is to be governed by ideas that are not there.
