Supreme Court sacks 17 judges

By Jomar Canlas, TMT

Jan 29, 2017 9:08 pm

The Supreme Court has sacked a total of 17 judges as part of efforts to clean its ranks.

In a speech before the Management Association of the Philippines in Makati City last week, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said the high tribunal had aggressively exercised its disciplinary powers, resulting in the dismissal of 16 judges and a justice.

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