Saying it has become moot and academic, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by the Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) that sought to annul the order of the Senate sitting as impeachment court to produce the documents regarding the dollar accounts of former Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Paraguay’s Senate voted to remove President Fernando Lugo from office on Friday in an impeachment trial, and the former priest said he would leave even though he considered his ouster as a blow to democracy.
Chief Justice Renato Corona’s ouster has become a victory for the public, the spokesperson of the National Democratic Front in Mindanao said Friday.
They may have been reviled repeatedly for coming to the trial unprepared, but members of the House prosecution panel won the conviction of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona and that’s all President Benigno Aquino III needed to heap praise and gratitude on them.
A day after the Senate convicted Chief Justice Renato Corona, the head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines encouraged a divided nation to accept the verdict and “think of the things” that would unite the country.
Twenty senators may have convicted impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona, but members of the Alyansa ng Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita (Ambala) remain grateful to him for his role in the April 24 Supreme Court ruling that granted them Hacienda Luisita lands.
It was a mere formality but Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile nonetheless ended the 44-day trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona with a flourish as he voted to convict the chief magistrate, joining 19 others before him.
Senator-judge Manny Villar voted for the conviction of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV voted to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona Tuesday, saying that “it is in the interest of the country to convict Renato Corona.”
Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday voted for the conviction of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Senator-judge Ramon Revilla Jr. put the first nail on the coffin of conviction for Chief Justice Renato Corona when he became the 16th senator Tuesday to find him “guilty” of violating the Constitution by failing to disclose his Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Networth (SALN).
Senator Ralph Recto voted to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona Tuesday.
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III is the 14th senator-judge to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona on Tuesday.
