In
CJ Corona,
Conviction
P-Noy's Statement on the Senate's conviction of Chief Justice Renato Corona, 30 May 2012
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1. Senator Angara: .."given his experience in public law, the willful and deliberate omission of depends is a culpable violation of the constitution..."
2. Senator Arroyo: .."what started in the House of Representative is not an impeachment..."
3. Senator A. Cayetano: ..."all public officials should have the same standard of transparency and accountability..."
4. Senator P. Cayetano: ..."to follow a contrary view to the Code of Ethics would set a deadly precedent..." , .."Failure to declare $2.4M and P80M is not a minor inaccuracy..."
5. Senator M. Defensor: ..."the burden of proof is in the prosecution. I have adopted the standard of overwhelming preparedness of evidence..." , .."I am insulted by the way your minds run..."
6. Senator Drilon: ..."the question about declaring one's SALN goes into the heart of moral fitness to hold public office.."
7. Senator Escudero: ..."Simple na lang ang kailangang
desisyunan, hindi nga ba kailangan ideklara dahil sa
FCDU law? Hindi ko masasangayunan ang punong
mahistrado, hindi nagbabanggaan ang mga batas.
Kung ayaw magdeklara, huwag tumakbo [for public
office]. Kung naninilbihan sa pamahalaan, dapat
magdeklara..."
8. Senator Estrada: ..."I regret to say that I am not convinced because the Chief Justice is a learned man of law,..."
9. Senator Guingona: ..."he violated the “sanctity of the Constitution..."
10. Senator Honasan: ..."We have not proven that the defendant is corrupt or malicious... What is clear is that he is not longer fit to preside over the highest court of the land...Doubt is the opposite of faith."
11. Senator Lacson: ..."it hard to believe his [Corona]
testimony that he does not understand accounting,”
noting that at a certain point, Corona had nearly $4
million and some P91.4 million in his accounts."
12. Senator Lapid: ..."It was clear for me, Corona violated
the constitution. He himself admitted to the amounts
in his bank accounts,”...“I thank him because I took
my oath with him. Sorry, sorry, but my verdict is
guilty,....”
13. Senator Legarda: ..."if they acquit the Chief Justice, they
tragically lift floodgates on corruption and also lower
bar of public accountability..."
14. Senator Marcos: ..."The framers of the constitution
intended culpable violation of the Constitution to
mean a woeful and intentional violation of the
constitution. Betrayal of public trust meanwhile was
meant to be a catch all phrase to encompass all acts
violative of the oath of office which render the officer
unfit to continue in service,..."
15. Senator Osmeña: ..." it was Corona himself who gave the reasons for his conviction."
16. Senator Pangilinan: ..."the chief magistrate was no longer fit to lead the Supreme Court."
17. Senator Pimentel: ..."Corona’s admission, under oath
that he did not disclose properties on his statement of
assets, liabilities and networth (SALN).", .."not
convinced by Corona’s defense on why he failed to
declare his dollar accounts in his SALN..."
18. Senator Recto: .."mandatory for public officers to submit true declarations of their assets,”
19. Senator Revilla: .."I have heard all the arguments and
considered all the pieces of evidence. I heard directly
from the honorable chief justice himself. Napakahirap
man, alang-alang sa pagkakaisa at paghilom ng ating
bayan,.....”
20. Senator Sotto: ..."Ang taongbayan ay naghalal ng mga
senador mula sa ibat-ibang propesyon at estado ng
lipunan upang katawanin at bumigkas ng kanilang
saloobin. Ang tunay na hukom sa paglilitis na ito’y
taongbayan. Nadinig nila ang dalawang panig. Tulad
namin, hindi lahat sila abogado pero ang
kapangyarihan ng demokrasya ay nasa kanilang
kamay,”...
21. Senator Trillanes: ..."Transparency and accountability as principles in governance take precedence over legal technicalities,”
22. Senator Villar: ..."pero naniniwala ako na dapat pantay-pantay ang implementasyon ng batas kaya ako ay bumoto ng guilty."
23. Senator Enrile: .."Through all my 88 yrs, I too have been judged often unfairly & harshly, we have recourse to the judgement of history & God"
It’s 20-3 !
The verdict – GUILTY
Flash back from GMA NEWS
The alleged ill-gotten wealth of Chief Justice Renato Corona during his 10-year tenure as a Supreme Court justice is “irrelevant” in the Senate impeachment trial, one of his lawyers said Monday.
Lawyer Eduardo delos Angeles explained in his opening statement at the start of the trial that the prosecutors were creating “the impression that he [Corona] accumulated ill-gotten wealth,” noting that the impeachment bid should not focus on Corona’s properties as he is accused of graft and corruption and not of acquiring ill-gotten wealth.
Delos Angeles clarified that Corona only owns five real properties, adding that “the pictures of Bellagio [condominium] and the bloated list of titles are therefore irrelevant to this trial.”
The House prosecutors had earlier presented 45 land titles of properties that allegedly belonged to Corona. The titles were acquired from the Land Registration Administration.
The House of Representatives impeached Corona on the following grounds:
- partiality and subservience in cases involving the Arroyo administration;
- failure to disclose to the public his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN);
- issuance of flip-flopping decisions in final and executory cases;
- issuance of the “status quo ante” order against the House of Representatives in the case concerning the impeachment of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez;
- decision in favor of gerrymandering in the cases involving 16 newly-created cities, and the promotion of Dinagat Island into a province;
- mproper creation of the SC ethics committee
- granting temporary restraining order in favor of former President Arroyo; and
- failure and refusal to account for the Judicial Development Fund (JDF) and special allowance for the judiciary collections.
“The Supreme Court and the Chief Justice cannot be considered the enemies of the people,” Delos Angeles said, adding that “this impeachment sends a chilling threat to the Supreme Court, to withhold the exercise of it judicial power and just let the President have his way.” — Rouchelle Dinglasan/KBK, GMA News
NOW YOU WONDER?????HMMMMMM....
IMO, Nakakatuwa naman itong statement nitong defense lawyer ni Corona na ang ill gotten wealth daw is not tantamount to graft and corruption hindi ito pwede kailangan ipaliwanag niya kung paano niya nabili ito kung saan nanggaling ang pera, naghihirap ang sambayanang Pilipino dahil sa mga tiwaling opisyal sa gobierno, kung nakalusot iyong mga nakaraang opisyal na nangurakot sa salapi ng bayan sana hindi na ito maulit at managot ang lahat ng nagkasala sa corruption.
