Sereno: Impeachment charges well-funded

CHIEF Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno dismissed anew on Thursday efforts to oust her, describing it as a “wellfunded” scheme based on intrigues, if not imagination.

Sereno made the statement on the same day the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and the Makabayan bloc of lawmakers asked the Supreme Court to allow them to intervene in the quowarranto petition in which seeking Sereno’s ouster by questioning

The quo warranto petition is on top of the impeachment complaint against Sereno which is pending in the House of Representatives. The impeachment complaint, filed by lawyer Lorenzo the following:

1. Failure to submit statements of assets, liabilities and net worth or SALNs to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), which screens applicants for judiciary posts and failure to declare properties in Bataan and Davao City;

2. Misuse of P18 million in public funds on the purchase of a bulletproof Toyota Land Cruiser, hiring of information technology consultant Helen Macasaet and selection of the Shangri-La Boracay resort for the 3rd Asean Chief Justices’ meeting;

3. Usurping the authority of the