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President Rodrigo Duterte's tirades against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno are an «expression of dislike» and not an affront to judicial independence, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. «The President's rebuke of theDuterte’s tirades vs Sereno ‘expression of dislike,’ says Roque
President Rodrigo Duterte's tirades against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno are an «expression of dislike» and not an affront to judicial independence, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. «The President's rebuke of the Chief Justice must therefore be taken as a dislike of the Chief Justice and not an attack to the judiciary or an affront to judicial independence,» Roque said in a statement. On Wednesday, a group of lawyers on Wednesday, led by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), urged the United Nations (UN) to take «urgent action» against the tirades of Duterte against Sereno, which they viewed as detrimental to judicial independence in the Philippi...Keep on reading: Duterte’s tirades vs Sereno ‘expression of dislike,’ says Roque Read more