Old issues raised during House impeach bid disappoint Sereno camp

Lawyer Josa Deinla, spokesperson for Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. INQUIRER.net / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno expressed dismay on Tuesday over what it described as old issues raised during the impeachment proceedings being tackled before the House committee on justice.

“Nalungkot kami kasi yung mga tinalakay nila sa impeachment committee ay pawang mga bagay na matagal nang naresolba sa hanay ng Supreme Court justices natin,” Sereno’s spokesperson Atty. Josa Deinla reacted in an interview with Radyo Inquirer 990AM.

(We are saddened that what they have tackled in the impeachment committee are issues long been resolved by our Supreme Court justices.)

One of the issues raised during Monday’s hearing was the exclusion of then Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza in 2014 during the nomination for the vacant post of associate justices by the Judicial and Bar Council, which Sereno chaired.

But Deinla said the issues brought up Monday had already been resolved and that they had already “moved on.”

“Within their ranks, ay naresolve na nila yung mga issues na yun; in fact, nakapag move on na sila. Kaya nga ho nalulungkot kami na parang panay pa rin and hugot, may pait pa rin, may mga feelings pa run na hindi nila maiwan-iwan at pilit binabalik-balikan,” Deinla added.

(They have already resolved those issues; they have moved on already. That is why we are so sad that they continue to reminisce on this issue, still there is bitterness in their feelings and they cannot leave it behind, instead they keep on recalling those issues)

The spokesperson said that bringing up the old issues against the Chief Justice was not enough to strengthen the impeachment bid against her. /jpv

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