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<p>MANILA - The Supreme Court, in a majority vote, invalidated on Friday the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as chief justice. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/11/18/supreme-court-ousts-chief-justice-sereno">Supreme Court ousts Chief Justice Sereno</a></li></ul><p>Eight justices voted to oust Sereno, while six others voted to reject the quo warranto petition seeking her removal.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/05/11/18/look-who-voted-for-against-sereno-ouster">LOOK: Who voted for, against Sereno ouster</a></li></ul><p>The ruling stands as the first time in Philippine history that a chief justice was removed through a quo warranto plea.</p><p>Sereno is expected to file a motion for reconsideration. </p><p>The first woman to hold the top post in the judiciary, Sereno was supposed to stay in her post until her retirement at age 70 in 2030.</p><p>Read the full text of the decision released by the high court Friday night:</p><div><a class="embedly-card" data-card-controls="0" href="https://img.abs-cbnnews.com/2018/documents/237428.pdf">Card</a> <script async="" src="~//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js" charSet="UTF-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>

<p>The Supreme Court, in a majority vote, invalidated on Friday the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as chief justice. </p>

The Supreme Court, in a majority vote, invalidated on Friday the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as chief justice.