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What was Sereno doing during SC ouster announcement?

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/05/11/20180511-sereno-quo-warranto-13-jc.jpg"/><figcaption>Maria Lourdes Sereno walks out of the Supreme Court after her removal as the Philippines&#x27; chief justice on Friday. <em>ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA- What was Maria Lourdes Sereno doing while the Supreme Court announced her ouster? Praying.</p><p>&quot;I was praying and then my staff told me that the decision has already come out so alam agad namin kasi lumabas na iyon eh,&quot; she told ABS-CBN News in an exclusive interview Friday.</p><p>(We already knew because it already came out.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1434143" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Voting 8-6 on Friday, Sereno&#x27;s fellow magistrates at the Supreme Court invalidated her appointment, marking the first time that a chief justice was removed through a &quot;quo warranto&quot; plea, a legal recourse Sereno&#x27;s camp had argued as incorrect.</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>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/11/18/look-who-voted-for-against-sereno-ouster">LOOK: Who voted for, against Sereno ouster</a></li></ul><p>Sereno, the first woman to hold the top post in the judiciary, was expected to serve until she reaches the mandatory retirement age in 2030.</p><p>&quot;It was there and I said so &#x27;that&#x27;s it, that&#x27;s the decision, go to the next step then&#x27;,&quot; she said.</p><p>She explained that she calmly received the decision, noting that she felt &quot;perfectly at peace with God.&quot;</p><p>&quot;At that point, I very calmly accepted that I am at the center of God&#x27;s will. There is something really good that can happen out of all the injustices we&#x27;ve been seeing,&quot; she said.</p><p>Sereno then prepared to face her supporters who have been waiting for her outside the high court. </p><p>&quot;Bago ako lumabas, sabi ko kailangan ko yapusin ang mga staff ko so nag yapusan kami kasi marami sa kanila umiiyak,&quot; she said.</p><p>(Before I came out, I said I have to hug my staff, so we hugged because many of them were crying.)</p><p>Sereno then went out and delivered a speech before the public, asserting that the high court&#x27;s ruling is still a &quot;victory&quot; for her.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/11/18/serene-sereno-declares-day-of-ouster-a-victory">Serene Sereno declares day of ouster a &#x27;victory&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>After her public appearance , Sereno returned to speak with her staff again and admitted that she became teary-eyed.</p><p>&quot;Sabi ko hindi ako naluluha para sa sarili ko kasi alam ko naman ang Diyos andiyan eh,&quot; she said.</p><p>(I said I wasn&#x27;t teary-eyed for me because I know that God is there.)</p><p>The former top magistrate said she became emotional upon realizing that she had spent half a decade with her staff and that they may have to part ways if the high court&#x27;s ruling is not reversed.</p><p>&quot;Minahal ko kayo ng higit na 5 taon, yung iba sa inyo 6 na taon,&quot; she recalled telling her staff.</p><p>&quot;Dahil naging pamilya na tayo, yung pagmamahal ko sa inyo parang mga anak ko na kayo sabi ko sana hindi niyo makalimutan yung mga natutunan natin sabay-sabay,&quot; she added.</p><p>( I loved you for more than five years, others six years.)</p><p>(Because we have become a family, my love for you is like the love I have for my children, I hope you don&#x27;t forget the lessons we shared.)</p>

<p>What was Maria Lourdes Sereno doing while the Supreme Court announced her ouster? </p>

What was Maria Lourdes Sereno doing while the Supreme Court announced her ouster?