Public officials must respect the flag
At least, three flag raising ceremonies took place at the Supreme Court premises. It was strange to notice that many of the associate justices failed to attend the same. Was it a show of frustration on the part of the associate justices that Maria Lourdes Sereno was the one appointed to be the chief justice of the Supreme Court? Of course, nobody will say what's really the reason why some of Sereno's colleagues continue to ignore her leadership. Or was it because one of their favorites wasn't picked in place of Sereno? Chief Justice Sereno As this developed, opinions are cropping up that the failure of some associate justices to attend the flag-raising ceremonies, which are a normal practice for all government officials and employees to pay their respect to the Philippine flag, are tangible disrespect to the leadership of Sereno in the Supreme Court. Some of them thought that their continuous failure to ignore the morning rites at the Supreme Court