MANILA, Philippines—Marking a first year in office was too important a milestone the "dignified silence" policy just had to give way, at least for the time it took to give a press conference. Still, Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno insisted that taking questions from the media for three hours was not a departure from "dignified silence," the edict she handed down on her first day in office where, she said, justices would not be heard speaking, except through their resolutions and decisions. So a year into her 18-year reign, Sereno said all was well between her and the other high court justices, some of whom were bypassed when President Aquino chose...
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