Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
By: Tarra Quismundo
04:53 AM July 3rd, 2015 Philippine Daily Inquirer
On her birthday on Thursday, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno fervently wished for the country a new leader next year who would be faithful to the Constitution, particularly its concept of checks and balances.
Expected to be top magistrate of the Supreme Court
under three more Presidents, Sereno set down her criteria for the next leader of the nation, saying that loyalty to the Constitution was at the top.
“The next President will hopefully look at the constitutional design,” Sereno told reporters during the birthday lunch held in her honor at the Supreme Court on Thursday.
She said the next President should abide by the Constitution’s intent on checks and balances, particularly on the independence of government agencies like the Ombudsman, the judiciary, and law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. READ MORE
Expected to be top magistrate of the Supreme Court under three more Presidents, Sereno set down her criteria for the next leader of the nation, saying that loyalty to the Constitution was at the top.
under three more Presidents, Sereno set down her criteria for the next leader of the nation, saying that loyalty to the Constitution was at the top. like the Ombudsman, the judiciary, and law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. READ MORE
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