Archive for March, 2012

SENATOR-JUDGE Teofisto Guingona III said it was curious that the family of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona claimed that they sold two lots in Quezon City in order to fund the purchase of two condominium units in Taguig, when in fact the condo...

PRESIDING OFFICER Juan Ponce Enrile says that Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona and his wife Cristina should have declared their ownership of a condominium unit at the Columns Ayala even if they were not satisfied with the condition of the...

March 19, 2012 · Posted in: General

Terms of the Law, Week 7

by Karol Ann Ilagan THE DEFENSE PANEL had been trying to nullify the impeachment proceedings by going to the very heart of the issue - was there a valid impeachment complaint to begin with, or did the House of Representatives skip several vital steps...

DEFENSE LAWYERS of impeached Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona presented the Quezon City Register of Deeds in an attempt to prove that several properties not listed by Corona in his SALN had been sold previously to other people. The defense...

PRESIDING OFFICER Juan Ponce Enrile reminded Senator-Judges and the public that there should only be one fixed standard for all government officers, and that is the truth. Enrile made the remark after several Senator-Judges, notably Miriam Defensor...

SENATOR-JUDGE Miriam Defensor Santiago said the Supreme Court, as early as in April 2011, had ruled that failures to disclose SALNs could be a case of simple negligence, and not an impeachable or criminal offense. Santiago cited the SC decision in the...

SENATOR-JUDGE Miriam Defensor Santiago practically absolved impeached Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona of the charge of culpable violation of the Constitution for alleged failure to disclose his statement of assets liabilities and net worth...