Aquino on SC ousting Sereno: Gaano kaasim ang desisyong pilit?

Former President Benigno Aquino III has as expected assailed the decision of the Supreme Court to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes by upholding the quo warranto case that questioned the validity of her appointment as top magistrate in 2012.

It was Aquino who appointed Sereno to the top post in the judiciary.

"Kung ang batas at malinaw na, di na kailangan ipaliwanang pa. Klaro ang nasa Saligang Batas: ang impeachable officer, sa pamamagitan lang ng impeachment maaalis sa puwesto," Aquino said in a statement.

"Sa aking pananaw, kung anuman ang magiging paliwanag ng mayorya, ang makikita lang natin ay isang pilit na pilit na desisyon. Ang tanong ngayon: Gaano kaya kaasim ang desisyong pilit nilang isusubo sa atin?" he added.

The quo warranto case versus Sereno was based primarily on her supposed failure in 2012 to submit to the Judicial and Bar Council the required number of Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth that she filed while working in government. —NB, GMA News