First Female Chief Justice in Philippines Faces Impeachment
- House of Representatives committee votes 38-to-2 for action
- Sereno has been critical of Duterte administration’s drug war
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Philippine lawmakers found probable cause Thursday to impeach one of the country’s highest-ranking women.
Maria Lourdes Sereno, the first female chief justice in the Southeast Asian nation, has been an outspoken critic of Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. The justice committee of the House of Representatives, which is controlled by the president’s allies, voted 38-to-2 in favor of impeaching Sereno on charges of corruption, failure to fully disclose wealth and other crimes. Sereno is an appointee of former leader Benigno Aquino.