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Maria Lourdes "Meilou" Aranal-Sereno (Tagalog: [sɛˈrɛnɔ]; born Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal; July 2, 1960) is a Filipina lawyer and judge who served as de facto chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2012 until 2018.
May 11, 2018 · MANILA, Philippines (5th UPDATE) – In an unprecedented and historic move, the Supreme Court (SC) ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Friday, May 11. Voting 8-6, the SC en banc...
May 17, 2018 · On 11 May the Philippine Supreme Court removed its own Chief Justice, Maria Lourdes Sereno, from office. Sereno, the first woman to hold that position, was dismissed on a vote of 8–6 through a quo warranto proceeding – a legal procedure for removing public officials on the grounds that the individual has no legal right to the office.
May 12, 2018 · MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) majority ousted their chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, and did so in a way that tries to close all doors to her reclaiming the position.
May 11, 2018 · The SC voted 8-6 to grant Calida's petition for quo warranto, which challenged Sereno's appointment as chief justice in 2012. Sereno was accused of failing to file her SALNs as required by the JBC and the Constitution.
Sereno (G. R. No. 237428), which nullified Maria Lourdes Sereno's appointment as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, finding that she never lawfully held the office due to a lack of integrity for failing to file certain required financial documents.
Mar 2, 2018 · Supporters of the chief justice, Maria Lourdes Sereno, the first woman to lead the Philippine judiciary, say that Mr. Duterte’s allies organized the impeachment push to remove a thorn in his...
