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It all began in the past, an inside story so to speak – how
the attack dog became the chief magistrate.
Manila Times resident columnist and former Ambassador
Rigoberto Tiglao recalled an article he wrote five years ago at his Philippine
Daily Inquirer column titled “Aquino’s ‘Doberman’ in the Supreme Court”.
Tiglao said that Sereno’s appointment as Chief Justice by
former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino was something that even his Liberal Party
colleague couldn’t fathom.
Not only that Sereno was the most junior member of the court,
but also the least experienced and so unqualified, who never been in a court
room.
“Since her appointment, her behavior, as well as information
that were unearthed (which she had mightily tried to keep secret) have proven
her to be worse than I thought in 2012.” Tiglao wrote.
“Some of these make up the 24 impeachment charges against
her, such as her falsification of court resolutions to make it appear as if
they were made by the en banc; her manipulation pf the Judicial Bar Council’s
short-list and use of confidential records to block Francis Jardeleza’s bid to
be appointed to the Court; and her unauthorized use of public funds to purchase
an P8 million bullet-proof luxury SUV.” The columnist added.
To add more, Sereno even failed to submit her statement of
assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) for eight years, wherein even the
lowest ranked government officials are required to do so.
She also failed to pay her taxes accordingly, from her huge
earnings of P37 million as legal researcher in the government’s NAIA terminal 3
case in an international court.
Moreover, her Psychological tests proves her being unfit mentally
to judge in any court.
Tiglao also provided a recapped of his column back in 2012
titled, “Aquino’s ‘Doberman’ in the Supreme Court”:
“Sereno’s appointment to the Supreme Court was unexpected,
as she was at the bottom of the list that the Judicial and Bar Council
submitted to President Aquino, despite intensive lobbying by JBC members De
Lima and Rep. Niel Tupas. A respected appeals court justice topped the list,
and [Inquirer] columnist Raul Pangalangan and Comelec member Rene Sarmiento had
more votes—and qualifications—than she.”
“Sereno though was Aquino’s college buddy; she is on a
nickname basis with the yellow crowd, including his minions, such as his
spokesman.”
Tiglao compared Sereno to a Doberman having the same trait
as of the said dog’s breed.
“She demonstrated a Doberman’s trait of unrelenting fury
against its master’s enemy when she claimed in one dissenting opinion that
President Arroyo was responsible for extrajudicial killings in the country, for
which she should be charged.”
Mr. Tiglao also mentioned that Sereno might have helped De
Lima in her “fearless stand” on her defiance of the court’s temporary restraining
order on the ban against former President Arroyo ravel- “which bolsters
suspicions that Sereno—unethically and perhaps even illegally—acted as Mr.
Aquino’s fifth column, and even his mole, in the court.”
Source: Manila Times
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