breaking news: SENATE NEARS 'GUILTY' VERDICT
ON CORONA; 14 TO 3
MANILA, MAY
29, 2012 (INQUIRER) By Maila
Ager INQUIRER.net 4:26 pm | Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 - At least 10 senator-judges
have voted to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona for his failure to declare his
Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Networth (SALN).
Six more "guilty" votes are required under the two-thirds rule to convict
Corona.
Senator Lito Lapid cast the 10th "guilty" vote as he sought Corona's
forgiveness for deciding against him. "Pasensya na po, pasensya na po, ang hatol
ko sa inyo guilty," Lapid said, directing his statement to Corona.
Aside from Lapid, the nine senators who voted to convict Corona were Senators
Edgardo Angara, Pia Cayetano, Alan Peter Cayetano, Franklin Drilon, Francis
"Chiz" Escudero, Jose Jinggoy Estrada, Tefisto Guingona III, Gregorio Honasan,
and Senator Panfilo Lacson.
Senators Joker Arroyo and Miriam Defensor-Santiago have so far voted to
acquit Corona.
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Votes so far:
Guilty - 14
Acquit - 3
Abstain - 0
2:39 PM Angara: No position demands moral uprightness than a seat in the
judiciary. A standard far higher is placed on Chief Justice Renato Corona. On
the whole the defense main objection doesn't sound acceptable since the Chief
Justice admitted to the existence of the accounts. I find the respondent
GUILTY.
2:40 PM Arroyo: This is not justice... For sure, not the law of the
constitution. It is naked power. As it was in 1972... For what it's worth, I
cast my vote. If not for the law and the constitution that we were able to
restore under Cory Aquino. VOTE: ACQUIT.
2:42 PM A. Cayetano: Leviticus 19:15. simple lang naman ang isyu. Sino ba ang
nagsasabi ng katotohanan? Base sa ebidensya naibigay sa korte na ito, ano ba ang
katotohanan? May cancer po ang ating lipunan. Iba ang sa mayaman, iba ang sa
mahirap. Para sa mayaman, ang simple, ginagawang kumplikado. Hindi ko po pwedeng
matanggap na isang public official, sa isang simpleng paraan na i-convert ang
kanyang pera sa dollar ay hindi na ide-declare sa kaniyang SALN. Pati ba naman
sa pera may diskriminasyon tayo. When a public official is faced with two
possible interpretation of the law... to choose to protect the constitution and
not himself. Ano ba ang sinasabi naten sa mahirap? Bawal ang magnakaw. Bakit sa
mayaman bawal magnakaw... ng kaunti? Pukpukin ang batas kung dun ka malakas.
Pero kung hinde, pukpukin mo na lang ang mesa. Sabi sa akin, mag-abstain ka na
lang. Kumplikado naman ang batas. We can agree on safeguards and protection.
Vote: GUILTY
2:57 PM P. Cayetano: ...Dollar deposits are absolutely confidential, thus,
providing him with a shield. It is republic Act 6713, code of conduct among
public officials and employees... Bakit pwedeng itago ang pera sa dolyar.
Makatarungan ba yon? It requires stating assets such as cash on hand and in
banks. I echo that call for transparency. All those in public service must not
hide behind our titles. Vote: GUILTY
3:03 PM Santiago: Impeachable offenses involve: treason, bribery, other high
crimes, and betrayal of public trust. Did his failure to declare amount to an
impeachable offense? No!! As a former lawyer and a future judge of the
International Criminal Court it makes me angry the way your minds run. As a
former RTC judge, I find it reprehensible that the AMLA document was presented
without authentication. Why would a suspected criminal leave his calling card at
the scene of a crime? Marami dito sa Pilipinas naglalagay ng pangalan sa ibang
tao. Kung malinis tayo, why does the International Transparency Court list us as
one of the most corrupt countries in the world?!? That's why it is difficult to
win in any international election, campaign because the Philippines is a corrupt
country!! I thought I was unlimited!? Would you be surprised if I voted NOT
GUILTY? Vote: ACQUIT
3:24: PM Drilon: How can the respondent, the Chief Justice no less, claim
good faith in the interpretation of the law? He has lost his moral fitness,
betrayed public trust. I find the respondent GUILTY.
3:28 PM Escudero: It is written, judge not lest you want to be judged.
Maliwanag para sa akin ang batas, hindi ito nagbabanggaan. Sana po sya at ang
kasong ito, ang maghudyat ng bagong simula para sa ating bansa. Panahon na upang
taasan naten ang antas ng naninilbihan sa ating bansa.Dalangin ko po na maghilom
ito, tama na, magtrabaho tayo, let us move on, move forward. Ano mang hatol ang
igawad ng hukumang ito, hindi naman magkakatrabaho ang walang trabaho, hind
gagaling ang may sakit... To the Chief Justice and his family, I wish you well.
Mr. President, on Article II , I render judgment against the respondent. Vote:
GUILTY
3:38 PM Estrada: Sa paglilitis na ating isinagawa sa harap ng sambayanang
Pilipino, binigyang buhay naten ang diwa ang proseso ng ating batas. Today, I
join the nation in a fervent prayer that we can begin healing the wounds of the
nation inflicted by this trial. I pray that as we conclude this defining moment,
we can unite once again as a nation. The Chief Justice is a learned man. Isang
opisyal na malalim ang kaalaman tungkol sa batas. I therefore make this painful
decision, with a heavy heart, but confident that we have given justice to our
people. Ang nasasakdal ay nagkasala. In my eyes, he is GUILTY.
3:45 PM Guingona: Nagkaroon ba ng paglabag at paglapastangan sa sagradong
batas ng Pilipinas? Nilabag ba niya ang utos ng Saligang Batas na dapat sya ay
maging accountable sa lahat ng pagkakataon? Ang sagot ko po "opo nilabag
po".Anong aasahan nateng pagtatanggol kung ang puno neto ang unang humahanap ng
paraan upang makalusot sa batas. Mr. President, I vote to convict the accused
Chief Justice of the Supreme Couty. Vote: GUILTY
3:51 PM Honasan: I know what it is like to have my family maligned and to be
deprived due process. That being said, this trial is not about personalities,
emotions, or partisan politics. this is about judging whether the highest
magistrate of the highest court of the land is fit for the job. Is his
understanding of the law absolute and beyond question, as the position
demands?An institution is only as strong as its leaders. It is my opinion that
we have not proven if the defendor is corrupt. Ang malinaw po ngayon ay may duda
na. I vote the Chief Justice to step down from the pedestal... so he may once
again walk among our people, where all public officials will be judged. Ang
hatol ko po ay GUILTY.
3:55 PM Lacson: When a witness takes the stand, he swears to tell the truth.
An error in judgment has no place in this trial because it is final and
irreversible.An acquittal may be difficult to define. I vote GUILTY.
3:58 PM Lapid: Bilang high school graduate po, sa ating mga kababayan, anong
sasabihin ni Lito Lapid na hindi marunong mag-Ingles, hindi ma-alam sa batas.
Siguro po purihin naten ang depensa, napakagaling po nila, sa mga nakakaintindi
ng batas. Purihin din po naten ang prosecution... para sa akin po ay malinaw na
malinaw na si Chief Justice Corona po ay lumabag ng batas. Siya po mismo ay
umamin na may P80M... Hindi po ako pwede magsalita ng republic act dahil hindi
maniniwala ang tao sa akin. Ang ginagamit ko lang po ay konsiyensya. Nung
nagsasalita po dito si Chief Justice Corona, nagsusumbong sa taong-bayan,
awang-awa po ako sa kaniya. Ngunit hindi po pala iyon totoo. Mas pinaniwalaan ko
pa po si Farinas, na may Powerpoint.Pasensya na po, pasensya na po. Ang hatol ko
sa inyo ay GUILTY.
4:04 PM Legarda: Mahirap po humusga lalo na kung ang nasasakdal ay ang Chief
Justice. While we ponder on the three articles of impeachment... I select
Article II to be the anchor of my verdict.Disclosure of SALN is the only way of
earning public trust. Public trust is earned through transparency.If we acquit
the Chief Justice, we would lift up the floodgates of suspicion. It is not easy,
it is painful but we must do it, I therefore vote for removal of public office.
I vote to convict.Vote: GUILTY
4:10 PM Marcos:This is an important and momentous event and we must thread
lightly. When the furor has died down, i know that like lady justice, this
decision may not be popular, but it is fair and just. I vote to ACQUIT.
4:15 PM Osmeña III: Did he do it knowingly and willingly? Has Justice Corona
betrayed the public trust? If the court had been supplied the bank passbook,
showing a deposit of $10,000, would the court ruling have been the same? The
Senate impeachment court was restore the faith. Vote: GUILTY
4:22 PM Pangilinan: Ano ang masama na ideklara nya ang lahat? Kung wala naman
syang itinatago. It pains me as a lawyer and an officer of the court to say that
clearly, the Chief Justice displayed a wanton disregard in the declaration of
statement of assets and liabilities. Siya ba ay dapat pa natin pagkatiwalaan?
Kung di naten i-convict, ayon nga sa sinabi ni Speaker Belmonte, anim na taon pa
siya uupo. Kung kaya niya ipakita ang pambabastos sa 23 na Senador, paano pa
kaya ang pagtrato nya sa maliliit natin na mga kababayan? Dapat po siya managot
dahil siya ay nagkasala. Tama ba na ang pagsisinungaling ng maliliit at
mahihirap ay parusahan? He should not only be dismissed but also be disbarred.
No ifs or buts. Respect for the rule of law will only be realized if punishment
to the guilty is swift in a fair trial. Those who wish to abuse will continue to
be embolden. The rule of law should be respected and it should strike fear to
those who want to violate it. Vote: GUILTY
4:29 PM Pimentel III: Kung ayaw mo ma-disclose ang iyong yaman, wag ka
pumasok sa gobyerno. Ang batas para kay Juan ay batas din para kay Renato.
Therefore the Senator Judge find Chief Justice Corona GUILTY.
Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi
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