MANILA, Philippines — Three magistrates of the Supreme Court (SC), including a retired colleague, have expressed their intention to testify in the impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno at the House of Representatives. Associate Justices Teresita Leonardo-de Castro and Noel Tijam as well as retired justice Arturo Brion yesterday said they want to accept the invitation of the House justice committee. De Castro and Tijam have raised the issue with their colleagues and the matter is set to be tackled at their regular session today. Brion said he would also wait for the SC’s approval, since the issues they are called upon to testify involve internal matters of the tribunal. She revealed that the Chief Justice’s staff members were being given travel allowances even when their trips abroad were on “official time,” which should not involve expenditure of public funds.

Source: Philippine Star November 27, 2017 16:30 UTC