Showing posts with label Impeachment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Impeachment. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Funniest CJ Impeachment Case Pics (Compiled)

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SALNs of judges, justices released


MANILA, Philippines - A day after Renato Corona was ousted as chief justice for inaccuracies in his statements of assets, liabilities and net worth, the Supreme Court (SC) approved yesterday the release of the full SALNs of all justices and judges.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Funniest CJ Impeachment Case Pics & Vids


Huwag Ganid sa Pera baka kayo ma-Corona o di kaya'y ma-Gloria
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Malacañang and Corona's Official Statement on Verdict



Malacañang's Official Statement
This afternoon, 20 Senators voted to convict Mr. Renato C. Corona on Article II of the Articles of Impeachment. Our democratic institutions have been strengthened and have been proven to work. Mr. Corona is merely the public face of the things that ail our justice system.
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CJ Renato Corona Convicted, Removed from the Office

CJ Renato Corona, Convicted!
20 Convictions - 3 Acquittals

The Senate session started 2:20pm today with Senator Villar leading the opening prayer, "Ito ang katapusan pero ito rin ang simula. Tulungan Ninyo ang aming bansang makausad mula rito." Senators then prepared themselves to vote on Article 2 of impeachment complaint. Senators allowed to use as much time as they need when they cast their vote, "This is historical," Enrile said.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

CORONA MAY LOSE CASE BECAUSE OF 'WALKOUT'








MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - Chief Justice Renato Corona stands to lose his impeachment case because of his apparent walkout from the Senate session hall Tuesday afternoon, analysts said.
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Monday, May 14, 2012

CJ HAD 82 DOLLAR ACCOUNTS IN 2011: OMBUDSMAN

CJ withdrew over $418K on day he was impeached, says Carpio-Morales

Defense: Is Ombudsman privy to how AMLC arrived at amount?

MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – Chief Justice Renato Corona had at least $10 million in “transactional balances” in 82 US dollar accounts in 5 banks, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales revealed Monday.

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CORONA TO OMBUDSMAN: RESIGN AFTER I PROVE YOUR CLAIMS ARE A 'LANTERN OF LIES'

MANILA, Philippine - Impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona on Monday dismissed Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales' presentation before the Senate impeachment court as a "lantern of lies," saying he was ready to debunk all her claims. 


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Sunday, March 25, 2012

CORONA: WE DON’T OWN PROPERTIES IN THE US

Source : By Ira Pedrasa, ABS-CBNnews.com

MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) - Chief Justice Renato Corona denied he and his family own real estate properties in the United States.
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DEFENSE DOING GOOD LITIGATION, BUT BAD PR TACK: ANALYST

Source : By ABS-CBNnews.com

MANILA, Philippines - Chief Justice Renato Corona's defense team is doing a good job with respect to article 2 of the impeachment complaint, but the long process they're taking is bad in terms of public relations, a legal analyst said.
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Monday, March 19, 2012

'OMISSION IN SALN AN ADMISSION OF GUILT'

Source : By Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star)


MANILA, Philippines - Administration lawmakers said yesterday that Chief Justice Renato Corona had virtually owned up to committing an impeachable offense when his lawyers admitted to some omissions in his statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs).
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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Prosecution team eyes more raps vs. Corona

THE prosecution panel on Thursday said that Chief Justice Renato Corona could also be charged with tax evasion and malversation of public funds because of the testimony of witnesses presented by the defense regarding the income and various allowances received by the chief magistrate.
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Monday, March 12, 2012

Prosecution: Tiangco just sour-graping over delayed pork barrel

Source : by Joseph Holandes Ubalde, Abigail C. Kwok, InterAksyon.com

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 7:18 p.m.) — The House prosecution team said Monday that the defense’s first witness, Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco, was just sour-graping over the delay of his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or more commonly known as ‘pork barrel.’
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Tiangco got P70M pork barrel despite 'no' vote

Source : by Jojo Malig, ABS-CBNnews.com

MANILA, Philippines - Navotas Rep. Tobias Tiangco received his pork barrel allocation even if he did not vote for the impeachment in 2011 of then Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, Budget Secretary Butch Abad said on Monday.

Abad told ANC that there is no truth to Tobias' claim in the Senate impeachment court that lawmakers who voted against Gutierrez's impeachment were denied their Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF).
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5 Articles Retained; Senate Rejects Motion To Drop Charges

Source : Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate refused Monday to dismiss with finality five of the articles of impeachment the House of Representatives had filed against Chief Justice Renato C. Corona.

The decision by the 23-member Senate, written by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, presiding officer of the Senate impeachment court, was reached in a caucus of the senator-judges Monday, before Corona’s lawyers were to begin his defense.
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

CJ Bank Records Admitted

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court Tuesday admitted as evidence the records of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona’s peso bank accounts as it also decided to simply admonish private prosecutor Vitaliano N. Aguirre II for direct contempt. The senator-judges came up with the two decisions during a caucus Tuesday.
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ENRILE PROPOSES WHOLE-DAY CJ HEARINGSC

MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) - To reach an early end for the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Tuesday proposed a whole-day schedule for the proceedings.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

MIRIAM'S 'GAGO' WAS LAST STRAW FOR PROSECUTION


MANILA, Philippines - The curse word "gago" was the last straw for the prosecution and may have caused private prosecutor Vitaliano Aguirre to cover his ears during a speech by Senator-judge Miriam Santiago during the impeachment trial on Wednesday of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
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JPE WANTS CORONA TO TESTIFY IN TRIAL

MANILA, Philippines - It would be best for Chief Justice Renato Corona to appear before the impeachment court and provide the best defense for his case by testifying on the allegations raised against him, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said yesterday.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

CORONAS' INCOME, ASSETS DON'T MATCH'C

MANILA, Philippines - The declared income of Chief Justice Renato Corona and his wife Cristina did not match records of their asset acquisitions.

This was the gist of the testimony yesterday of Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim Henares before the Senate impeachment court.
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