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Republic of the Philippines vs. Sereno [CONCURRING OPINION, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.]

REPUBLIC of the PHILIPPINES, represented by SOLICITOR GENERAL JOSE C. CALIDA, Petitioner, vs. MARIA LOURDES P.A. SERENO Present: CARPIO, VELASCO, JR., LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, PERALTA, BERSAMIN, DEL CASTILLO, PERLAS-BERNABE, LEONEN, JARDELEZA, CAGUIOA, MARTIRES, TIJAM, REYES, JR., and GESMUNDO, JJ.

G.R. No. 237428 | 2018-06-19

CONCURRING OPINION

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

On May 11, 2018, the majority of this Court voted to grant the Petition for Quo Warranto filed by petitioner Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), against respondent Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno, fundamentally based on the categorical finding of respondent's ineligibility for the position of Chief Justice in view of her failure to submit to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) several of her Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) covered within the required 10-year period, such failure means that her  integrity was not...