Senate nears ‘guilty’ verdict on Corona
Chief Justice Renato Corona. FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines – Fourteen senators, just two short of the 16 votes needed, have cast their “guilty” votes for Chief Justice Renato Corona.
The 14th senator to cast a “guilty” verdict for Corona was Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III before the Senate, acting as an impeachment court, suspended the voting for a few minutes.
Aside from Pimentel, the 13 senators who voted to convict Corona were the following:
1. Senator Edgardo Angara
2. Senator Alan Peter CAyetano
3. Senator Pia Cayetano
4. Senator Franklin Drilon
5. Senate Pro Tempore Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada
6. Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero
7. Senator Teofisto Guingona III
8. Senator Gregorio Honasan II
9. Senator Panfilo Lacson
10. Senator Manuel Lapid
11. Senator Loren Legarda
12. Senator Sergio Osmeña III
13. Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan
Only three – Senators Joker Arroyo, Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Ferdinand “Bong-Bong” Marcos Jr. have so far voted to acquit Corona.
Six more senators, including Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, have yet to cast their votes.
Originally posted at 04:26 pm | Tuesday, May 29 2012
