Archive for the ‘Corona Impeachment’ Category

Inip na sa ending ang taumbayan

Kapag impeachment ni Chief Justice Renato Corona ang pinaguusapan, ang tanong ng karamihan ay, ā€œMaku-convict ba si Corona?ā€ Inip na sa ending ang mga tao. Sa aming baryo sa Guisijan sa Antique, marami ang sumusunod ng Corona impeachment trial.Sa mga nakita nilang lumabas na mga impormasyun sa trial, naniniwala silang guilty si Corona.Kaya kahit medyo [...]

February 20, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: Abante, Corona Impeachment, Justice, Supreme Court  36 Comments

Why is MalacaƱang vouching for authenticity of ā€˜fakeā€™ bank document?

Why is MalacaƱang vouching for the authenticity of the documents supposedly on the bank accounts of Chief Justice Renato Corona at the Philippine Savings Bank submitted by the prosecution to the impeachment court? That document, which PSB Katipunan branch manager Annabel Tiongson, said was fake became the basis of the subpoena issued by the impeachment [...]

February 14, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: Corona Impeachment, Malaya, Supreme Court  77 Comments

Corona to prosecution: You did not have any iota of evidence against me when you filed the impeachment complaint.

Press statement of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona: Throughout my public career, I have never been involved in any anomaly or scandal. Whatever assets my wife and I have acquired are products of 45 years of toil and honest work. My wife and I have been privileged to come from families of comfortable means. We [...]

February 13, 2012   Posted in: Corona Impeachment, Justice, Supreme Court  22 Comments

Defense: Palace offered P100-M per senator to skirt TRO

By Ira Pedrasa, ABS-CBNnews.com Palace says claims are ‘unsubstantiated,’ a ‘desperate gimmick’ The defense on Sunday alleged that Malacanang offered P100 million for senators to skirt around the Supreme Court-issued temporary restraining order on the subpoena issued on Chief Justice Renato Coronaā€™s alleged dollar accounts. Citing a ā€œvery reliableā€ source, defense lawyer Dennis Manalo said [...]

February 12, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Corona Impeachment, Supreme Court  83 Comments

Free-load syndrome

All the lawyers in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, both of the prosecution and the defense, boast that they are participating in the most important legal event in the country today, pro bono. Wikipedia says the term pro bono comes from Pro bono public which means for the public good. It is [...]

February 7, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Corona Impeachment, Justice, Supreme Court  30 Comments

Transcripts of Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 hearings of Corona impeachment trial

Those who missed or want to review the Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 hearings, visit these VERA Files links: http://verafiles.org/2012/02/02/feb-1-senate-impeachment-court-record/ http://verafiles.org/2012/02/02/jan-31-senate-impeachment-court-record/

February 2, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Corona Impeachment, Justice, Supreme Court  15 Comments

Unexplained or ill-gotten?

The prosecutionā€™s clumsy preparation of the Articles of Impeachment against Chief Justice Renato Corona has caught up with them. Last Wednesday, the impeachment court trying Chief Justice Renato Corona decided to reject the prosecution’s request to present evidence in relation to the alleged ill-gotten wealth of Chief Justice Renato Corona. Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, [...]

January 30, 2012   Posted in: Corona Impeachment, Graft and corruption, Justice, Supreme Court  49 Comments

Pangmatagalan na impeachment trial

May basehan ang pag-alala ni Sen. Francis ā€œKikoā€ Pangilinan sa sinabi ng prosecution na sobra isang daan daw ang bilang ng witnesses na kanilang i-presenta sa impeachment trial ni Chief Justice Renato Corona. Sabi ni Pangilinan, na miyembro ng Liberal Party at ka-alyado ng administrasyong Aquino, ā€œKung seryoso sila (ang prosecution) na ipresenta ang lahat [...]

January 29, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Abante, Corona Impeachment, Justice, Supreme Court  30 Comments

Gaps between Corona’s SALN and land records

By Lala Ordenes-Cascolan, VERA Files Chief Justice Renato Corona, impeached for failure to disclose to the public his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), among others, has three condominium units and three other real properties in Marikina, Taguig and Quezon City registered to him, his wife Ma. Cristina, and to both of them [...]

January 24, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Corona Impeachment, Justice, Supreme Court  80 Comments

Corona declares P22.9M net worth, 5 properties

By YVONNE T. CHUA, VERA Files Chief Justice Renato C. Corona has reported a net worth of P22.9 million and five pieces of property, including three condominium units he bought in the 10 years he was member of the Supreme Court. Corona, who was impeached last month and is being tried by the Senate, has [...]

January 19, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Corona Impeachment, Justice, Supreme Court  31 Comments