Chief Justice Renato Corona. PHOTO BY RICHARD REYES
MANILA, Philippines–Chief Justice Renato Corona branded as “lantern of lies” the testimony Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales and dared her to resign if they prove her wrong.
In a statement, the Chief Justice said the allegation that he has 82 dollar accounts is “quite unfortunate, if not very malicious.”
“I do not know how she came up with her own mathematical equation. She made a hodgepodge out of the accounts, making her numbers chaotic…The number of accounts alone is at best ridiculous. Her PowerPoint diagram is a lantern of lies which only messed up her presentation, contrary to what some believe now as damning evidence.
“Either she does not know what she is talking about or is purposely misleading the Impeachment Court and the public. Is she even privy to how the AMLC arrived at the bloated numbers? We will debunk all her bloated numbers. And once she is proven wrong, I urge her to immediately resign from her post for allowing herself to be used by this Administration and making a laughingstock of “government auditing.”