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Corona impeachment court resolution allowing subpoena of bank records

Senate Resolution on the Request for Subpoena of Corona’s Bank Accounts Santiago’s motion for reconsideration of opening of bank accounts FULL text of the Senate impeachment court’s Feb. 6 resolution granting the prosecution’s request to subpoena certain bank records of Chief Justice Renato Corona and summon bank officials. Resolution This resolves the twin Requests for [...]

February 7, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Justice, Supreme Court  24 Comments

Impeachment court grants request to subpoena bank execs, Corona bank accounts

Lira Dalangin-Fernandez, InterAksyon.com The impeachment court trying Chief Justice Renato Corona has granted, “but sets specific limits to the same,” the request of prosecutors to subpoena bank executives and records on accounts of the accused and members of his family. Emerging from a closed-door caucus on Day 12 of the trial, the court presiding officer, [...]

February 6, 2012  Tags:   Posted in: Justice, Supreme Court  18 Comments

Ang lakas talaga ni Mancao sa DOJ

Ang lakas talaga ni dating Police Superintendent Cezar Mancao kay Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. Kahit na dinismis ng Manila Regional Trial Court ang hiling ni Mancao na hindi siya aalisin bilang akusado sa kaso ng pagpatay sa publicist na si Salvador “Bubby” Dacer at kanyang driver na si Emmanuel Corbito noong 2000, ayaw pa [...]

February 5, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: Abante, Justice  2 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

VERA Files’ Corona on trial

If you missed the impeachment trial hearings last Monday (Jan. 30) and Thursday (Jan. 26), please visit VERA FILES’ Corona Impeachment trial page. The official record of the proceedings on those days are in VERA Files Corona Impeachment section. http://verafiles.org/2012/01/31/jan-30-senate-impeachment-court-record/ http://verafiles.org/2012/01/31/jan-26-senate-impeachment-court-record/ There are also analysis of documents presented in court. Below is the manifestation of [...]

January 31, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: Graft and corruption, Justice, Vera Files  46 Comments

Protektado pa rin ng DOJ si Mancao

Habang ang atensyun ng madla ay nasa impeachment trial ni Chief Justice, may nangyayari sa Department of Justice. Noong Huwebes, nang ina-nunsyo ni Justice Secretary Leila de Lima na itinalaga niya si Regional Prosecutor Nonnatus Caesar Rojas bilang officer-in-charge ng National Bureau of Investigation, kapalit ni Magtanggol Gatdula, ang pinatalsik ni Pangulong Aquino na hepe [...]

January 31, 2012  Tags: ,   Posted in: Abante, Justice  One Comment

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

Pangmatagalan na impeachment trial

May basehan ang pag-alala ni Sen. Francis “Kiko” 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, “Kung 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

May kuneksyun ba ang kaso ni Gatdula at Mancao?

Nagkataon lang kaya o may kuneksyun ang pagtanggal kay Director Magtanggol Gatdula ng National Bureau of Investigation sa kanyang pwesto at ang desisyun ng Manila Regional Trial Court (Branch 18) na manatili ang dating opisyal ng pulis na si Cezar Mancao II bilang akusado sa kaso ng pagpatay sa publicist na si Salvador “Bubby” Dacer [...]

January 21, 2012  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Abante, Justice  25 Comments