PALACE PUSHES FOR CJ KIN TO TESTIFY
[PHOTO - THE
ORIGINAL STOCKHOLDER. Sister Flory Basa, a 90-year-old Franciscan nun and aunt
of the wife of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona, expresses willingness to
testify in the impeachment trial. She is one of the original stockholders of the
Basa-Guidote Enterprise Inc. which reportedly lent Corona P11 million. RICHARD REYES]
MANILA,
MARCH 11, 2012 (INQUIRER) By
Chona Yu - Despite the issue concerning the family property dispute still
unsettled, Sister Flory Basa said the family has long forgiven her niece,
Cristina, and the latter's husband, impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona.
The family had also ceased to demand their share of the disputed inheritance
but would continue to search for justice, said Basa, 90, a Franciscan missionary
who is the oldest surviving member of the Basa family.
"My niece Ana has said, OK they can keep the money. They can return it if
they want. They already have it. But we are also looking for justice," said
Sister Flory, a sister of Cristina's mother, Asuncion Basa-Roco.
The nun said that of her siblings, it was her brother, the late Jose Ma. Basa
III, the father of Ana Basa, who had been the most ardent about seeking justice.
"Ana's father was most hurt by this (what Cristina allegedly did). Ana is
just picking up from what her dad started, this search for justice," Sister
Flory said.
Members of the Basa family have accused Cristina of ignoring the original
shareholders of the Basa-Guidote Enterprise Inc. (BGEI), which was created to
manage the Basa estate.
The controversy over the Basa property surfaced in the course of the
impeachment trial of the Chief Justice after the Corona camp claimed that the
P32.6 million deposited in one of the Corona accounts at Philippine Savings Bank
actually belonged to BGEI.
Corona also said he took out an P11-million loan or cash advance from BGEI,
which he listed in his SALN as among his liabilities.
Radyo Inquirer was able to track down Sister Flory to a convent in Cavite
City after her niece Ana Basa gave a lengthy interview with the Inquirer.
Sister Flory corroborated Ana's account of the roots of the feud between
Cristina and the rest of the family.
Palace pushes for Corona wife's kin in impeach trial
By Norman Bordadora Philippine Daily Inquirer 1:51 pm | Saturday,
March 10th, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Saturday pitched for the
inclusion of the estranged relatives of Chief Justice Renato Corona's wife,
Cristina, among the prosecution's witnesses in the trial of the impeached
magistrate.
Undersecretary Abigail Valte (photo), President Aquino's deputy
spokesperson, said it's up to the Senate impeachment court how it would rule if
the prosecution seeks the testimony of Sister Flory Basa and Ana Basa.
Corona's defense lawyers have said the Basas' testimony would be irrelevant
in the hearing of the impeachment complaint against the Chief Justice.
"We don't agree that the possible testimony of Sister Flory and Ms Ana Basa
would be irrelevant because, we have to remember, their defense involves [the
family company] Basa-Guidote," Valte said on radio.
Sister Flory Basa and Ana Basa have given interviews detailing the conflict
between Cristina Corona and the other members of the clan that owns Basa-Guidote
Enterprises, Inc.
Corona has said that he didn't declare the multi-million-peso deposits in his
bank accounts because the funds belonged to the company.
"It can't be that you'd say the money came from the corporation and there'd
no longer be an inquiry on the state of the corporation," Valte said.
Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi
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