Archive for the ‘Corona Impeachment’ Category

Dazed

If the purpose of the defense in the Corona impeachment trial in presenting its second witness, Demetrio Coronado Vicente, was to render the prosecution, the senator-judges and the public dazed, they succeeded. I, myself, got dizzy trying to understand the somewhat disorganized business transaction between him and Maria Cristina Corona, wife of Chief Justice Renato [...]

March 14, 2012  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Corona Impeachment  60 Comments

Corona rattles the closet

Talks of meeting Aquino on TruthCom By Evangeline de Vera,Malaya Chief Justice Renato Corona yesterday accused a senator-judge in the impeachment trial of lobbying for a term-sharing agreement between him and Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio. On Day 2 of his media blitz, Corona said Sen. Teofisto Guingona III called him up sometime in [...]

March 9, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Corona Impeachment, Malaya, Supreme Court  43 Comments

A life in the day of Juan Ponce Enrile

By Bibeth Orteza Philippine Daily Inquirer (Editor’s Note: The author set out to observe a day in the life of her husband’s uncle, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, as he presides over what is one of the most important trials in the country’s history—the impeachment of the Supreme Court Chief Justice. Graciously welcomed by her [...]

February 26, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Corona Impeachment, Senate  29 Comments

Inip na sa ending ang taumbayan

Kapag impeachment ni Chief Justice Renato Corona ang pinaguusapan, ang tanong ng karamihan ay, “Maku-convict ba si Corona?” 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  45 Comments

Why is Malacañang vouching for authenticity of ‘fake’ bank document?

Why is Malacañang 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  78 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  23 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 Corona’s alleged dollar accounts. Citing a “very reliable” 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 prosecution’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