1200 Judges, 3,400 Prosecutors, Thousands of Lawyers to Stop Working Until Sereno Resigns
The attempts to unseat Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno have spilled over to the lower courts, dragging judges into the political controversy, three court sources said on Sunday.
The first source said the 1,200-strong Philippine Judges Association (PJA), composed of Regional Trial Court (RTC) judges, would issue a “manifesto” calling for Sereno’s resignation during the flag-raising ceremony at the Supreme Court on Monday.
The source said court employees, together with several justices who had forced Sereno to go on an indefinite leave starting March 1, were expected to wear red shirts and ribbons to symbolize their support for her ouster as Chief Justice, as they did last Monday.
The court insiders requested that their identities be withheld due to the sensitivity of the issue.
“The court employees were told to wear something red if they are for the protection of the institution and not just of one person,” the first source said.
In Bacolod and Iloilo City, thousands of lawyers and prosecutors said they will stop working without pay until CJ Sereno resigns.
On Monday, Bacolod City retiring regional trial court judge Ciriaco Bueno said all 27 courts in Negros Occidental stopped working on Monday.
“We cannot force employees to work. The only solution is for CJ Sereno to resign”, Bueno said.
The same happened in Iloilo where 37 courts involving 57 judges, 106 prosecutors, and 670 lawyers have stopped working on Monday.
According to PJA, thousands of employees including 1,200 judges, 340 prosecutors, and at least 5,600 lawyers have stopped working on Monday to protest against Sereno.
The first source said the 1,200-strong Philippine Judges Association (PJA), composed of Regional Trial Court (RTC) judges, would issue a “manifesto” calling for Sereno’s resignation during the flag-raising ceremony at the Supreme Court on Monday.
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The court insiders requested that their identities be withheld due to the sensitivity of the issue.
“The court employees were told to wear something red if they are for the protection of the institution and not just of one person,” the first source said.
In Bacolod and Iloilo City, thousands of lawyers and prosecutors said they will stop working without pay until CJ Sereno resigns.
On Monday, Bacolod City retiring regional trial court judge Ciriaco Bueno said all 27 courts in Negros Occidental stopped working on Monday.
“We cannot force employees to work. The only solution is for CJ Sereno to resign”, Bueno said.
The same happened in Iloilo where 37 courts involving 57 judges, 106 prosecutors, and 670 lawyers have stopped working on Monday.
According to PJA, thousands of employees including 1,200 judges, 340 prosecutors, and at least 5,600 lawyers have stopped working on Monday to protest against Sereno.
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