There’s “no indication yet” whether Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita De Castro will appear at the impeachment hearing of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, according to the chair of the House justice committee. “Yes, we did [send the invitations] yesterday, but no indication yet [if she’s coming],” Umali said in a text message. ADVERTISEMENTDealA reliable House source, however, said De Castro had reached a deal with the lawmakers to attend the hearing on a certain condition which the source asked not to be made public. Gadon also alleged that Sereno had “falsified” a temporary restraining order drafted by De Castro involving the case of a disqualified party-list group of senior citizens. Sereno’s accuser said his source of information was Manila Times reporter Jomar Canlas and Supreme Court insiders, prompting De Castro to issue a statement that she never released any information to Canlas.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 24, 2017 23:15 UTC