Sama sa akong gipadayag sa unahan, nga di sa ingon nga nagnilimpiyo ang atong mga kongresista pagkonbikto kang Renato Corona apan ato silang hatagan og panahon nga mag-usab na gikan sa pagkasalawayon.
President Benigno Aquino III is not waiving his right under the laws to keep his bank accounts confidential even after Renato Corona’s removal as Chief Justice for untruthful declaration of wealth.
Malacañang dismissed suggestions that President Benigno Aquino III fullfil a campaign promise to waive his bank secrecy rights “at this time” the way impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona did last week.
On the eve of the defense panel’s presentation, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said he was open to summoning members of the House of Representatives but insisted that Chief Justice Renato Corona should testify in his impeachment trial and explain the existence of his dollar account.
The opposition wants the House of Representatives to conduct a probe into the “serious breach” of bank secrecy laws with the leakage of bank documents of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona that could involve members of the House majority.
A Palace aide on Friday said Quezon City Rep. Jorge Banal’s meeting with Philippine Savings Bank branch manager Anabelle Tiongson shows the House prosecution panel’s resolve to prove Chief Justice Renato Corona’s guilt in his impeachment trial.
The prosecution panel insists it did not violate the bank secrecy law when it attached allegedly “fake” bank documents of Chief Justice Renato Corona to its request for a supplemental subpoena to the Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank)-Katipunan branch last February 3.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Wednesday said its normal audit process did not cover records of deposit accounts owned by clients of banks.
Citing recent developments and issues raised on the secrecy of certain bank accounts and the need to promote transparency and accountability in the government, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada filed on Monday a bill amending the law governing foreign currency deposits in the country.
The filing of a petition for certiorari by Chief Justice Renato Corona is an admission that the bank accounts subpoenaed by the Senate, acting as an impeachment court, were his, a spokesman for the prosecution said Thursday.
In an unprecedented move, Chief Justice Renato Corona on Wednesday asked his own colleagues in the Supreme Court to temporarily stop the impeachment proceedings against him and the presentation of evidence pertaining to his bank deposits.
Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago is seeking reconsideration of the Senate’s decision to subpoena bank officials and documents pertaining to accounts allegedly owned by Chief Justice Renato Corona.
The impeachment court on Monday decided to subpoena Chief Justice Renato Corona’s bank records since 2005, including his foreign currency deposits.
