Carpio speaks up, declares support for Sereno

From: inquirer.net

Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has broken his silence and has declared  support for Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

Carpio said his absence in the flag ceremonies at the Supreme Court does not mean anything.

Asked by reporters if his absence in the flag ceremonies indicated his lack of support for Sereno, Carpio said “it depends on the predisposition of the individual justices [but] it doesn’t mean anything.”

“She is the Chief Justice; we support her,” Carpio said. .

Carpio and other senior associate justices have not attended the flag ceremony since Sereno became Chief Justice. He is the most senior associate justice and was the top contender to replace Renato Corona who was impeached last March.

“Don’t look at that [absence in the flag ceremony of the justices] too much. You look at the decisions. At the end of the day, you look at the decisions, how they vote, what decisions they took,” Carpio added. ###