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Impeach hearings vs newly appointed Chief Justice may start next week - solon

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Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News

<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="1426490" 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>MANILA - The House justice committee next week may start impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Teresita De Castro, just days after her appointment as the country&#x27;s top judge, a congressman said Monday.</p><p>Opposition congressmen last week sought the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/23/18/justices-who-ousted-sereno-face-impeach-raps"><strong>removal of De Castro and 6 other justices</strong></a> for ousting former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno through a quo warranto petition that allegedly usurped Congress&#x27; power to take out impeachable officers.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/10/18/sereno-de-castro-in-fiery-exchange-at-oral-arguments-on-ouster-petition">Sereno, De Castro in fiery exchange at oral arguments on ouster petition</a></li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/12/18/in-concurring-opinion-de-castro-vents-vs-sereno">In concurring opinion, De Castro vents vs Sereno</a></li></ul><p>The impeachment complaints against the 7 justices are expected to be referred to the House justice committee when Congress resumes session on Tuesday, said panel chairman Mindoro Rep. Doy Leachon.</p><p>&quot;If it will be referred to us tomorrow, mga September 4, Tuesday next week, we&#x27;ll start with the hearing on the impeachment complaint,&quot; he told radio DZMM.</p><p>&quot;I would like to sure everyone, especially the complainants as well as the respondents, that we will deal with this complaint transparently (and) without partiality,&quot; he added.</p><p>Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, one of those who filed the impeachment complaint, earlier expressed hope that De Castro&#x27;s appointment as Chief Justice can still be reconsidered given that Malacañang has yet to release her appointment papers.</p><p>De Castro, 69, is the second woman to serve as chief justice after Sereno, whose appointment to the high court invalidated last May for failure to fully disclose her wealth.</p><p>De Castro is the most senior member of the Supreme Court and has served in government for 45 years. She was presiding justice at the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court before she joined the top court.</p>

<p>The House justice committee next week may start impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Teresita De Castro, just days after her appointment as the country's top judge, a congressman said Monday.</p>

The House justice committee next week may start impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Teresita De Castro, just days after her appointment as the country's top judge, a congressman said Monday.

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Impeach hearings vs newly appointed Chief Justice may start next week - solon

Jamaine Punzalan,

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Published Aug 27, 2018 09:15 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 27, 2018 09:51 AM PHT

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