My Exclusive
By Raïssa Robles
Two Associate Justices of the Supreme Court and noted constitutionalist Fr. Joaquin Bernas are among the witnesses named by the defense lawyers to testify in behalf of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Defense lawyers Jose M. Roy III and Dennis P. Manalo named Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco as the main witness who will counter the testimony of Justice Secretary Leila de Lima today and yesterday. De Lima yesterday justified to the court her defiance of the court’s Temporary Restraining Order (TRO), saying it would not have preserved the status quo – which is what TROs are supposed to do. De Lima said that in fact, it would have done irreparable harm by allowing former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo escape justice altogether.
To corroborate Velasco’s testimony, the defense named either “Justice Roberto Abad and/or Justice Arturo D. Brion” in a 29-page submission to the Senate Impeachment Court dated this January 31. The submission lists the witnesses and documentary evidence.
Part of the magistrates’ testimony will touch on what Justice Lourdes Sereno divulged in her dissenting opinion on the issuance of the TRO and on her revelations on how Supreme Court administrator and spokesman Midas Marquez misrepresented to media what the court had decided on in Arroyo’s TRO case.
If the justices testify, I wonder if this will create an opening for Justices Sereno and Antonio Carpio to voluntarily come forward in order to give their own version of court deliberations that have always been cloaked in secrecy.
Their testimony could also give the prosecution a chance to cross-examine the magistrates. Earlier, the senator-judges had turned down the prosec’s request to summon Velasco, Sereno and two other justices as witnesses.
Fr. Bernas will be used as an expert witness to expound “on the substantial issue of the WLO being subject to judicial review.”
In scanning the list submitted by the defense, I noted two other interesting things:
First, although Corona and his lawyers have repeatedly said that the Chief Justice would answer all questions about his wealth in due time, Corona is not listed as among those set to testify.
Corona, however “reserved” his right to submit additional evidence and call additional witnesses, including himself.
Second, on the charge that his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth did not reflect his true wealth, Corona seems to be concentrating on giving evidence about his various real properties. He gave a lengthy list of witnesses and documents on this matter.
However, Corona did not submit any witness or documentary evidence from any bank about his peso cash deposits.
I would hazard a guess that Corona intends to make the public believe that all that excess cash he has stashed in banks actually belongs to his wife’s Basa-Guidote Corporation. And based on the list of documents he intends to submit, this would indicate that he plans to show that Cristina Corona legitimately acquired 98% of Basa-Guidote.
The fact that the money allegedly owned by Basa-Guidote is segregated in certain deposit accounts would mean that the defense is still pursuing the “fruit of the poisonous tree” angle insofar as all other Corona cash deposits are concerned. This means, the defense intends to persuade the court that all other accounts not holding Basa-Guidote money should be totally ignored by the court because information about them was illegally obtained.
I’m eager to hear the creative reasons that the defense will come up with for their client Corona.
And if they’re all pro-bono, I wonder how their law firms are reporting their billable hours in their book of accounts.
[The defense list of witnesses and documents can be downloaded here.]
i personally do not know if credit will be given to Plaza Miranda or not nor is it divine intervention on the job. Father Bernas declared that he will not be testifying in the IC to avoid being identified to any of the parties. He must have realized that he is on the wrong side.
Is Blood thicker than Water.?
Is Blood thicker than Water.?
Or will the “Wind of Change” turn, again, a Fickle Mind.?
My quoute for the Day:
The media contributed to the frenzy… After her tantrum and after the impeachment trial was adjourned, media people started overloading Miriam with their microphones so the lady senator can further annotate her rage earlier against Atty. Aguirre’s “impudence.” They should have simply whipped her ass with those microphones instead of putting them infront of her mouth because in all certainty, whatever comes out in either anatomy would be as foul and as obnoxious as the other.
jcc:
I love your metaphor.
You hit it “right on the butt”…!
cane juice —
“Two justices & Fr. Bernas to testify for CJ Corona
February 23, 2012 · 400 Comments
My Exclusive
By Raïssa Robles” [ Accessed again today by the undersigned, March 4, 2012 Sunday, 7:03 a.m. ]
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Dear Raïssa Robles:
Thanks for your informative writing, appreciate it very much.
Everyday I open your blog to find whether you have a new article, but to date you have not met my fond expectation of a new article from you.
Please meet my fond expectation.
Best regards,
Pachomius
Let us respect the dead always. Even if he has committed a big mistake, courtesy of CGMA, he paid the price for it with his own life to save the honor of his family most especially her mother. Just think about this. Maybe CGMA and former FG is still living in spite of their medical conditions. Siguro, God wanted them to pay the price on heart and go to jail for them to cleanse their mortal sins and be prepared for a better place in their afterlife.
Normal person if he/she believes the behavior contributed to the death, the right approach is learn how to control emotion, change the attitude. She could temporary control her secondary mechanism, Panic Disorder, but not the primary factor, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, of her illness.
However with Miriam, since any form of threat to that primary superiority complex, immediately it triggers the secondary uncontrolled bizarre behavior. Expectedly, when there is no threat to her Narcissism, she acts calm and normal. Combined PD and NPD is Psychotic Bipolar Disorder
Madaling palitan ang ugali (secondary) ang pagmumukha mahirap(primary).
Matandang aso na si Miriam, difficult to teach her new tricks, he he he.
A dirty mouth discredits the cause that the heart vows to die for. It also renders the brain immaterial and irrelevant. ~ The Art of Impeachment War
http://more-fun-in-the-philippines.blogspot.com/2012/03/jim-sarthou-and-anger-management.html
http://jcc34.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/senator-santiago-her-bad-mouth-and-her-bad-law/
To you my fellow Filipinos,
Our history will tell us that we have always been blessed when God’s Divine Intervention is much needed. So let us then, as a nation of God-Fearing people, start to once again use “Prayer Power” for the guidance and enlightenment of the Senator Judges to be more discerning on the facts and very objective in their judgement.
In the Impeachment Trial that the Laws of Men are not always fair and more in favor of the rich and powerful. So, when the Laws of Men can no longer provide, fair and blind justice to every Filipino, we can always put our fate on Divine Providence and Intervention. . Trust Him and submit to God will. The wrath of God will always catch up with him if not on earth but also in the after life.
I agree, nothing is impossible with God. If God, truth and good is on our side, we Filipino people have nothing to fear. In His time, justice and truth will prevail.
Huwag nating iasang lahat sa Kanya
Miriam’s outbursts of anger are aided by the myth that says, “If you want to be real, you must be honest about your feelings. Do not hold back. Let the world know what you are feeling. To get rid of the pressure that is bulding up inside of you, go ahead and get it out.” This woman sucks, really sucks . An “emotional dumper.”. She backs up her truckload of emotional garbage and unloads such all over the walls of the IC. Shame on her!
Senator Santiago have learned a lot about the law but putting the prosecutors to shame by bursting with fury before the camera being shown before the world is a manifestation of a person who is not educated at all. Is she not aware that even if those prosecutors are Congressmen, acting as a prosecutor is not what they are doing in congress? What they are after is the presentation of evidence. That is what the population would like to know even if those evidences were not listed in order according to the good Senator. With the way she is acting at the IC, I am really puzzled who has a weird mind if the prosecutors or the good senator. But my barber believes that Senator Santiago is the one without any iota of doubt. The IC proceedings would go on smoothly if Senator Miriam will not completely change the atmostphere of the court. She might be thinking that the people are not aware of the way she is defending Corona together with Sen. Arroyo and Sen. Escudero. Senators, please allow the prosecutors to present all the evidences they have. The people are not so much about technicalities. They would like everything with regards to the case of the CJ to be presented. If the IC will disregard evidences because of technicalities, the people will continue to have doubt in their minds because something done by the accused was suppressed in the presentation because of technicalities. After all the evidences were presented and after those evidences were examined by the IC and will declare the CJ as innocent, at least the mind of the people will not be in doubt because of some evidences that were not presented because of technicalities.
I think we all should learn to accept Sen Santiago behavior , she thinks of herself differently, she is in a different dimension ,not an equal with ordinary earthling,,, after all nobody wants to start a fight with her, or even make a try on a healthy debate. Let us not mind her, let her talk her way, let us just wait what behavior she will show when she became an INTERNATIONAL JUDGE, I hope she would remain that way , debating and berating her co equal judges of the world. LET us all join in congratulating her of once in a lifetime achievements. MORE POWER senator…
Nakakahiya naman sa buong mundo kung sa ICC pa siya magkakalat ng disrespectful attitude. Better for her to remain in the senate forever (kung may mauuto pa siyang bumuto sa kanya).
Tama ang sinabi ni Rolly na nakakahiya sa buong mundo na si Sen. Santiago ang magkalat ng disrespectful attitude. She is a lady demanding respect but was so disrespectful herself.
when Miriam was still immigration head, we went to her office with some congress to plead for some foreigners arrested. Her secretary told us to come back another day because her boss is having a bad day she was throwing books around her office and we may get hurt from her outburst.
Dear Raissa,
There must be other members of the 1986 Constitutional Commission other than Fr. Bernas who can contribute about the midnight appointment of CJ Corona. There are former associate justices like Justices Adolf Azcuna and Florenz Regalado and former CJ Hilario Davide. They can help persuade their peers in the current Supreme Court to advise CJ Corona that he has no legal or constitutional basis holding on being Chief Justice.
There are also former commissioners Atty. Christian Monsod, Mr. Bernie Villegas and Bishop Teodoro Bacani who can help or be consulted other than Fr. Bernas.
Fr. Bernas should stick only to his priestly duties.
Remember, you can not serve two ‘gods’.
Dear Raiisa,
I am sure that I am not the only one who thinks about this alternative, i. e. to convince the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court to do the most critical and important duty at hand as a collegial body to convince CL Corona to just resign. They should be able to discern rights of the 99 Million Filipinos are more important than 1 Chief Justice.
They should not hide under the cloak of judicial technicalities and precedence. As a matter of fact, convincing the CJ to just resign would be a the best precedence ever to be made by them.
I still believe that those Associate Justices inclination to side with the CJ in spite of the damning revelations about his character not befitting to be within their own ranks, will submit to their conscience before the sovereign Filipino people publicly and privately when they commune with God who has provided them life, intellect and free will to do what is good and side by the truth. If after all the truth has come out and they still chose be side contrary to the truth, then, they will be answerable and punished severely not in this world by in the after life and final judgement day.
This will save us the trouble having a long impeachment trial.
Let us all pray for divine guidance or even divine intervention as what is EDSA 1 is all about. Tama Na. Sobra Na.
THE ELUSIVE “BETRAYAL…
The HOR initiates impeachment and the Senate tries the impeachment.
Thus, the Congress (the HOR and the Senate) was given the enormous power TO KNOW what an impeachable offense constitute or what is not.
The Supreme Court would not know and would not even venture to define what an impeachable offense carries! (Francisco vs. HOR and Gutierrez vs. HOR)
The right to determine the elusive definition rests solely on the legislative branch of government, a political body.
The 1987 Constitution enumerates the impeachable offenses:
I counted six (6) impeachable offenses; the Supreme Court in Francisco vs. HOR likewise counted six (6) “grounds for impeachment,” namely:
1. Culpable violation of the Constitution
2. Treason
3. Bribery
4. Graft and corruption
5. Other high crimes
6. Betrayal of public trust
The lack of jurisprudence results to a lack of understanding of the offenses 5 and 6 respectively: “Other high crimes” and “Betrayal of public trust”. In Francisco the Supreme Court said:
The Corona impeachment trial will hope to decide in concrete terms the elusive definition.
IMHO, “betrayal of public trust” must not be equated with “other high crimes”.
Offenses 1 to 4 are admittedly of a nature of “high crimes” already. Following the ejusdem generis (of the same kind, class or nature) rule, this is so and the offense “other high crimes” must consist of unlawful commissions similar to offenses 1 to 4.
“Betrayal of public trust,” however, will not necessarily constitute the same offense as 1 to 5. Being the last ground for impeachment as enumerated in the Constitution, it bears a different meaning from the others. It may now be enumerated or categorized to be:
a. Culpable violation of the Constitution, treason, bribery, graft and corruption
b. Other high crimes, or
c. Betrayal of public trust
Thus, as the Supreme Court puts it, the offenses “other high crimes” and ” betrayal of public trust” are to be defined or dissected.
The 6th impeachable offense may not be of the same category as a “high crime” because the rule of construction against redundancy will impose that “betrayal of public trust” is not synonymous to “high crimes”. “Betrayal of public trust” must mean another thing aside from being a “high crime”.
Besides, if “betrayal of public trust” was considered to be a “high crime” then it must be at Number 5 instead of Number 6 in the enumeration!
Further dissection/definition of “betrayal of public trust” will be found in two of my comments here (also with reference to the Constitutional Commission deliberations on “betrayal of public trust”):
http://raissarobles.com/2012/02/03/coronas-not-intentional-mistakes-in-his-salns/
The question now is, “Must we therefore subscribe (hook, line, and sinker) to Fr. Bernas’ definition?”
The HOR must know (and so does the Senate) the definition…because it is their Constitutional DUTY and POWER to know.
However Cong. Tupas et al QUOTED Fr. Bernas in OPEN COURT and in MEDIA! I am pretty sure they also put this in their MEMORANDUM on what an impeachable offense constitute as what was required by the Impeachment Court.
It is saddening to learn if the TRUE MEANING of “betrayal…” will elude us.
But, what is more saddening is when, aside from the true meaning, THE ONE(S) WHO BETRAYED US will elude us.
Thus, the Congress (the HOR and the Senate) was given the enormous power TO KNOW what an impeachable offense constitutes or what it does not.
@baycas and the betrayal goes on and on. yesterday’s ruling using what they call judicial privilege to completely shield the Supreme Court from the processes of the Impeachment Court is lamentable. this is further aggravated by the reluctance of the IC to meet the issue the way it should.
we have now a Supreme Court with members who are beyond the reach of the constitutional court and the check and balance machinery of a democratic government. with this, no justice of the SC can be removed by impeachment because all the damning evidence and witnesses have been effectively sealed. A supreme obstruction of justice.
The pro-coronas have too much rubbish to spare..
http://jcc34.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/we-masquerade-our-dysfunction-as-a-quest-for-due-process/
Not mentioning “logistics to spare”.
The poll, conducted by the Laylo Research Strategies from Jan. 28 to Feb. 6, showed that 86 percent of 1,500 respondents nationwide will respect whatever decision the impeachment court will hand down on Corona. http://www.philstar.com/headlines/780551/9-of-10-pinoys-to-respect-impeachment-verdict
This is a good indication that a big majority of the people upholds the presumption of innocence and the rule of law.
The thin crowd at Edsa commemoration yesterday also indicated that its not “people power” that will resolve the impeachment case. Its still the court. The survey also had shown that “only eight percent of the respondents will join rallies if the Chief Justice is absolved, four percent will join rallies if he is impeached, and two percent are undecided”
It goes without saying that sound arguments and not mudslinging will ultimately shape public opinion.
The thin crowd yesterday is not an indication.
People are waiting and watching, giving the impeachment trial a chance to unfold further.
Patience.
Ang daming hukom sa atin ang yumaman dahil sa pagbebenta ng desisyon….magkano lang sweldo nila…pano sila magkakaroon ng milyon agad kung hindi magbenta ng desisyon. pwera nalang kung nabigyan sya ni gloria ng pabaon, nung nagpakamatay na duwag na heneral,nag baril sa sarili imbes na magsalita ng katotohanan.
@truth_seeker1961
Ahhh, bumalik ka rin! Balik Raïssa Robles with a dot com blogsite
‘He he! I humbly surrender. Mission failed…‘
weather, whether lang iyang crowd.
Sound argument is not the same as legal maneuverings to hide information.
It’s not “May pera siguro ako sa banko pero di niyo pwede buksan.”
Aruy, ibig sabihin, wala na namang kuwenta ang sinasabi nitong bubuyog na kapon na si truth_seeker. He he, truth_seeker, saka ka na bumalik pag napatunayang hindi nagnakaw ang amo mo then I can also say I humbly surrender.
. It’s difficult to teach ass parasites to stop sucking because only in shits they do feed and live. Catcha later alligator!
It was a reply to Baycas’ post regarding surveys
Im back because I believe Pnoy has already tamed himself by saying both Corona and Pagcor’s Naguiat deserves the presumption of innocence. But obviously his minions of zombie propagandists could not fathom his conversion. So I humbly surrender again. See you again after the war. That’s the day when the president’s puritan propagandists will unleash Operations Treadstone to swipe clean their spooky counterparts.
Nostradamus said “I saw demons whose dirty tonques were tied with fish hooks by angels who would hang them at the Ortigas flyover.”
But a voice will forewarn you in a dream. Your first warning: “Baltazar, Baltazar, you still have time to convert and change your destiny. You can still avoid hell.
Your second and last warning: “Look at Jeremy, he is already there and still shrieking and badmouthing. And a sleepless Lucifer is petitioning heaven to accept a transferee. hehe!
Hope you both enjoy the parody.
@truth_seeker
Admit it or not, this is the only site where you will find a multitude of sound and scholastic arguments, lesser name – callers, straightforward commenters and most of all , haters of thieves adn corrupts.
You can’t entice me to join the dark side … guaranteed, you will perish in your INCommendable and insignificant rebellion. Enjoy their Bible Exposition (daw!). No way a blind can lead another blind – it’s neither a parody nor a pseudo-wisdom. ITS A FACT!
Har har har…No you did’t leave and you are not leaving – you are only browsing and reading but not interacting.
LOL.
Ha ha ha : the first time truthseeker posted we said his brain shell seemed empty. No different from Corona, full of Summa cum larceny in his mind.
Right on target, nincompoop truthseeker came back, same result-
hollow drum, loud sound on thumping full of empty rhetorics, he he he
Forgive me Jeremy Lin…. i was referring to Johnny Lin… Heaven said the articles of impeachment is defective and full of hearsays… So poor Johnny will have to stay in hell until the TRO is lifted… Lucie now calling for demon power to repatriate johnny and restore order in his kingdom… and claims hearsay is evidence… and his alter ego said: “Between national interest and one’s constitutional rights, which is more important? It’s certainly the interest of the state.”
@truth_seeker
Nakita mo na? Hindi ka makaalis ano? The truth_seeker myth has been busted. YOU ARE A MEMBER OF INC ..he he.. NOT of UCCP.
LOL..
Enjoy kayo ng relihiyon mo sa Bible Exposition (kuno). Post mo agad sa you tube ha..
And survey said…
http://pcij.org/blog/2006/04/27/arroyo-pollster-commissioned-sws-to-test-political-messages
To all: please read above link and judge for yourself…
Surveys are reliable…DEPENDING on who did the survey, the methodology, the number of subjects, who commissioned the survey, etc.
Akin to medical research studies, there has to be some form of CRITICAL APPRAISAL.
In short, in polls, there is necessity to somehow “shoot the messenger” because inference drawn from the survey may NOT, at all times, be reliable just as the example cited above (NOTE: With same researcher involved!).
“the thin crowd at Edsa commemoration yesterday also indicated that its not “people power” that will resolve the impeachment case”
…hmmm …. it depends … on who will call for “people power” …. PNoy? there’s no Cardinal Sin today, who has the clout?
The eloquent Conrado de Quiros, and the Balck and White Movement, both avid supporters of Pnoy tried several times to call for people power to Occupy Supreme Court. Of course he failed. Why? Because Pnoy turned himself into the anti-Corona symbol. History tells us that people power can never be sponsored by a president in power. It’s uniqueness lies in the fact that it will only come when a president becomes a much hated tyrant or horribly inept.
@truth_seeker,
At ano naman ang ginagawa mo rito? Sabi mo babalik ka when the war is over, tapos na ba? At ano nga ba ang hinihintay namin.? Kudeta? Eh di ba marami ga rito ayaw nun at hinhintay lang ang result ng impeachment. Hindi ka mapa t@e ano kaya ka bumalik kasi alam mo kung ano yung meron kami na nasabi ko na sa iyo at sinabi uli ni Raissa, PATIENCE.
General truthseeker
You are also acquiring the character of your idol based on your own statement. Digest it again:
You said ” the survey result 86 % of 1500 respondents nationwide will respect whatever decision the impeachment will hand down on Corona. Then you made your personal conclusion which is not in the survey that “this is a good indication that the majority of the people upholds the presumption of innocence and rule of the law”
A survey result is what the question is intended for, not for making up personal conclusion.
Stupid characteristic of Corona is making personal on true facts, “saying Aquino was wrong on Rabe case that it was about her dismissal based on non disclosure of her assets in SALN” yet in fact it is the truth but Corona made a different personal conclusion suiting his favor.
You alluded same Corona principle on the survey you quoted so that makes you like Corona,. At least, you improved from DIFFUSE General to nincompoop, he he he.
WB truth!!!!!!!! Kaw naman nagdala ka pa ng resbak eh walang naniniwala sa poll survey na yan!
The thinner the crowd at Edsa, the saner (and cleaner) the debates at cyberspace and the humbler the tenant of the palace becomes… kurot na lang di na sabunot ang inabot ni Corona mula sa presidente. hehe!
480 billion investments under his watch. Ganyan ang mga dapat marinig mula sa kanya… Seguro may pumiyok na rin sa mga subjects niya at nagsabi “the emperror has no clothes “…
Now, all eyes to the senate….
@ truth_seeker
Did you ever encounter the fallacy Ad Populum – apeal to popularity? If we talk about SALN, were are talking of digits/numbers and not mere words. 1 dollar is equivalent to 1 dollar and not 1 doll hair. My point is if it involves numbers you can not change what it means. If Corona file for PHP 3.5 million cash on hand or deposits, he meant PHP 3.5 million not PHP 35 million or USD 3.5 million.
It is fallacious to think that just because 99.9 % of the population says PHP 3.5 million also means PHP 35 million or USD 3.5 million, then it is already the truth. If X is equal to 1 and only 1, it can never be equal to 2 just because a lot of people said so.
Words or phrases could mean differently when taken in a different context but numbers are numbers.
“Presumption of Innocence” SHOULD NOT be the case when the person/defendant in
question is one who is appointed and holds a POSITION of HIGHEST TRUST.
One whose integrity is beyond question.
Further, this is not an oridinary trial. This is an Impeachment Trial.
How can the respondent be proven guilty when proof of his guilt is hidden and protected by a battalion of technicalities.
Absolute Integrity and Honesty should be proven by CJ Corona.
Proof, beyond Reasonable Doubt that he IS HONEST is just one of the qualifications that
he must present to the Filipino People.
@truth_seeker1961:
Let’s not kid ourselves.
The presumption of innocence and Rules of Court/Rules of Evidence do not really
apply in this particular Impeachment Trial, where the defendant CJ Corona is
just an appointee and is holding a position of highest trust, and is presumed to
have unquestionable integrity.
Any doubt as to his character; Any tarnish to his reputation/honor…, delicadeza requires
that the CJ should prove otherwise…, or else resign.
Case(s) of point: Holders of high position in other countries, some of whom are
appointed and many are even elected officials.
The Senator/Judges are not required to follow any set of rules, except the rules of
their(Senators’) personal conscience & opinions.
They are not even required to explain their decision, nor are their decision subject
to reconsideration or appeal.
Kiko has principles for the Senate Impeachment to live by.
“How can they explain this anomalous situation wherein we need to secure the consent of the court for witnesses to appear before us in a trial wherein the chief justice himself is being tried?” – Senator Francis Pangilinan.
The HOR should act on this. The excesses which was perceived to be coming from IC is actually manifested by SC. Now, we are entering a truly constitional crisis.
What we have is judicial tyranny .
The majority of justices are creating their own independent entity but uses public funds without accountability. Clearly an abuse of power which should never be tolerated by the other branches of government.
Common Mel. GMA is still alive and she happens to have appointed most of them. What more can we differentiate when GMA admin issued practically the same EXECUTIVE PRIVILEDGE to cover their wrong doings. Its a copy paste.
@For My Angel AJ
You’re right with your observation. To confirm, read ‘SC ‘gag order’ like GMA’s EO 464, says Tañada‘.
The difference right now, PNoy hasn’t executed a similar EO nor officially signed any order or dangled a carrot. At best, hasn’t prevented anyone to witness or testify – for or against. His was a tacit approval, it is entirely the House Prosecution’s initiative.
It is a major concern and problem, each branch can just issue capricious ‘orders’ to suit their vested whim. It is their own ‘Rule of Law’ – pahabaan ng Ruler.
Now, its the Supreme Court that issued a iTRO to put a leash on the Senate Impeachment.
WITH ALL the PEOPLE and CAUSES CONSIDERED AT THE PRESENT JUNCTION, the Senate Impeachment could have just yielded a stronger bow, just as the Representatives that took on the Highest Magistrate. Snub a mob smug of bad Ass Justices.
What the Senate-Judges (most) innately FAIL to realize (to date?), it is now the Sovereign Will of the People of the Philippines (including the Senators) who are demanding a change in the Judiciary Branch. 188 Congressmen is an overwhelming majority of the people’s representatives. They want their Supreme Court back, from the clutches of a pseudo justice for a select ‘supreme’ few.
the issue on the prosec’s reliance on the issuance of the TRO seemed to border not on the resultant TRO but on the regularity of the procedure that brought about the issuance of the TRO.
Hi Raissa,
See today’s Sun-Star Daily (Cebu) Feb 25, 2012 – Bzzz Column. Your name appeared again as the “small lady”. I’m pretty sure the editors have not read your column.
More power!
Thanks.
Kung manindigan si Justice Sereno na tumestigo para sa prosekusyon, wala namang mawawala sa kanya kahit gawin nya iyon ng walang pahintulot ng korte suprema. Ito ay sa kadahilanan na ang isang hukom ng Korte Suprema ay madidisiplina lamang sa pamamagitan ng impeachment. Walang magagawa sa kanya ang kanyang mga kasamahan suwayin man niya ang resolusyon na nagbabawal na tumestigo ang isang hukom o empleyado ng korte suprema kapag walang kaukulang pahintulot muna sa hukuman.
Sa ganang akin, ang mas malaking hamon ay kung maninindigan ba si Justice Sereno sa kanyang naisulat at naisiwalat sa kanyang dissenting opinion? Maninindigan ba siya sa katotohanan?
Tungkol naman sa pananaw ni Atty. Bernas tungkol sa “betrayal of public trust”, may salungat naman na opinyon diyan si dating SC Justice Isagani Cruz. Mababasa ang pananaw ni Justice Cruz sa kanyang librong Philippine Political Law. Ito ay nabanggit din sa Briefing Paper na nakatala sa CRA Law na matatagpuan dito:http://www.chanrobles.com/index.php/component/content/article/35/71-briefing-paper-on-the-impeachment-process
@ Ruben Ramos
hindi mo ba napansin? ni isa walang pumatol sa iyo? he he he he
alam mo ang dahilan?
siguro una di ka MAKABAYAN
pangalawa makitid ang utak mo painglis inglis ka pa di mo naman naiintindihan sinasabi mo he he he NASABON KA TULOY NI RAISSA
pangatlo baka naman katribo mo sina ARROYO AT CORONA. O KAPAREHAS MO SINA NINEZ, TEDDYBOY, TATAD, TIGLAO, MACEDA and the likes.
I hope not KAWAWA KA NAMAN
raisa, pilit kong binabasa ang mga articles mo kahit na sumasakit ang mga mata ko dahil sa edad sapagkat marami akong natututuhan sa edad kong ito. dito ko lalo natanto na katotohanan na maraming pilipino ang nagmamahal at nagmamalasakit sa ating bansa. sa kalooban ko ay ipinagmamalaki ko pa din na ako ay pilipino may mga pilipinong katulad nyong magkabiyak na isinasaisangtabi ang kapakanan ng pamilya alang alang sa ikabubunyag ng katotohanan. maraming salamat sa inyo at sa mga taong nagbibigay liwanag at katotohana sa mga bagay na nagpapahirap at umaabuso sa ating bansa. PATNUBAYAN KAYO NG MAYKAPAL NA MAGASAWA. NAWAY MAGLIWANAG ANG KATOTOHANAN.
Ay, siguro you only have dry eyes.
Try Genteal eye drops.
Salamat sa pagbasa mo.
why not introduce a law that include the following para di na paglaruan ng mga abogado at walang grandstanding ang mga politico.
1- In case of impeachment all rights of the impeached official under banks secrecy law shall be waived. all ” fishing expedition ” as they termed it is allowed.
2. By all means to expose their ill gotten wealth shall be allowed.
3- By all means necessary to acquire proof required to probe the allegations in the articles of impeachment is allowed.
4- All impeachable officials (only 31 officials out of millions of government employees) shall be required to sign a waiver or authorization in favor of the Impeachment court to open all its bank account in any bank Known or unknown.(THIS INCLUDE SPOUSE AND CHILDREN)
BY DOING THIS, THOSE WHO ARE THINKING TO USE THEIR POSITION PARA MAGNAKAW OH ILLEGAL NA PAKINABANGAN ANG POSITION NIYA AY MAGDADALAWANG ISIP
Your honors please.
This humble representation your honors begs to disagree with the public pronouncements of Fr. Bernas that “betrayal of public trust” must be equated (or of the same gravity) with culpable violation of the Constitution, treason, bribery, graft & corruption, and other high crimes.”
It is my humble opinion your honors that “betrayal of public trust” is another subject since it is preceded by the conjuctive word “or” and, therefore, subject to varied interpretations not necessarily associated with “high crimes” but nevertheless an impeacheable offense.
Only the senators sitting as judges in the Impeachment Court could interpret the same, and render judgment in due time.
One last thing your honors please.
I respectfully request your honors that my previous reference to “Queen Mirriam XI” be please corrected to read as follows ” HER MAJESTY, THE ALL-KNOWING QUEEN MIRRIAM XI OF THE ANGRYBIRDS KINGDOM.”
That is all, your honors, thank you
AGGHH !!! REE BASTA LABAS ANG LAHAT PATI $$$$$ ACCOUNT 700.000 GRAND SHIT !!! HIRAP KITAIN YAN DITO SA AMERICA SILA PIRMA LANG NG TRO KUMITA NA AGAD ADVANCE PAYMENT PA ARAY KO PO KA ENDO…
Tma ka, dapat lahat ng dollar account ay mabusisi din. As citizens of the Philippines, we are not so much with the intricacies of court proceedings but after the truth. In cases like impeachment of public officials, whenever the need to reveal bank accounts is needed to ferret out the truth, this need should supersede the bank secrecy law. Opening of bank accounts is suppose to be strict, but, when the truth is safely stored in that bank account, then the Court should have the right to have it opened like in the case of CJ Corona. There are rumors in the barber shop saying that he has deposited a big amount of dollar in his account that serves as advance. I still believe that CJ Corona is innocent until proven guilty. His innocence will forever remain to be doubtful if his dollar account remains untouchable.
Well Joey, firstly I would like to tell you that I too share your observations much more disappointment with some Senators, esp. Joker Arroyo! I had always looked and admired him …In the past… But now his antics, and irrational reasoning and understanding he has been trying to impress and impose upon us revealed his true color… I dot know where is coming from, ang labo niya ngayon! His is not for the truth… He has placed himself in the rank of Santiago, Marcos,Villar or maybe Honasan! Tsk tsk… Sayang, matanda na sana. Maybe that is what he wants to be remembered… A has been! Never mind Santiago, she has always been a joke, not to be taken seriously really. Am curious what she will do and can do at the International Court! Senators please give us the truth… Yan naman ang gusto ni Corona…p The truth! Yes, Sen Enrile please your honor please, hear us out the citizen of the
philippines… We just want the truth, nothing more. I submit God bless you all! Btw, tnx Raissa…
You’re welcome.
That is something worth looking into. The lawyers or law firms of the defense should be checked if they have pending cases before the Supreme Court.
Yes, definitely!!!
and while someone in the government is doing it … why not check the existence of dollar deposit accounts of justices who voted for TRO ….(easy giveaway) … it’s hide and seek in the adult world ….
” And if they’re all pro-bono, I wonder how their law firms are reporting their billable hours in their book of accounts.”
and whether they are handling cases which are pending
with the Supreme Court.
That,. of course.
Their pending SC cases.
… and future cases before Corona … and it’s implications with pro-corona justices
the senators who have to think of their political future must remember that the ultimate goal here is to make gloria arroyo and her cohorts accountable. mukhang nakakalimutan ng ibang mga senador dyan na pag na-acquit si corona, a corona-led supreme court could pave a way for gma and company to leave the country and not come back. if that happens, the senators who voted for an acquittal or their kin will face the voters’ wrath come election time.
NOT EVEN ONE MENTION THIS IN THIS BLOG, WHAT IS THE REAL MEANING OF “CJ ” CORRUPT JUSTICES !!!!! HEHEHEHE BATO BATO SA LANGIT TAMAAN HUWAG MAGAGALIT.
how about…. “CORRUPT JUDGE”..?
(The continuation from my comment here)
WHAT FR. BERNAS SAYS
The SC deliberations on the TRO on the WLO may be privileged information. Nonetheless, J. Sereno’s dissenting opinion was promulgated* by the SC and as such is already for public consumption (just like the Constitutional Commission Papers) AND is, in fact, in the public domain (www).
Thus, as some would say, contrary to Sen. Miriam’s assertions, Leila de Lima’s narration of the SC-promulgated dissent is NOT hearsay evidence.
Thus, also, Fr. Bernas’ reference to the Constitutional Commission Papers is NOT hearsay.
Now, back to “betrayal of public trust” as an impeachable offense.
Fr. Bernas says that the 1935, 1973, and 1987 versions of the Constitution do not carry “misdemeanors” (a departure from what is written in the U.S. Constitution; refer again to his article here: http://opinion.inquirer.net/22543/impeachable-offenses ).
But, that was only in 1935 and 1973.
In the 1987 Constitution, coming from a dictatorship, there exists now the phrase “betrayal of public trust”. [This is an impeachable offense that will be TESTED by the PRECEDENT-SETTING Corona Impeachment Trial. The Congress (the HOR and the Senate) must be very, very careful in handling the DEFINITION of such an important offense because it will set the tone in FUTURE impeachment cases.]
Fr. Bernas says “betrayal of public trust” must be equated (or of the same gravity) to “culpable violation of the Constitution, treason, bribery, graft and corruption, other high crimes”. Unfortunately, Fr. Bernas’ stature commands great truth, relevance, effectiveness, etc. Hence, without revealing Corona’s “ill-gotten wealth”, Article 2 of the AOI against Corona appears to crumble.
The prosecution may have mentioned that “betrayal of public trust” is a catch-all phrase that even though an offense is not a crime, still, it is an impeachable one. But the members of the House had a meek voice then, unsure or unaware of the enormity of their power to interpret and lay down the impeachable offenses of an impeachable officer.
Fr. Bernas may have a mouthful to offer in defining the phrase but ONLY the HOR can initiate an impeachment and, thus, holds the authority to determine what the impeachable offenses are when they INITIATE a case against a wrongdoer. (The appreciation of impeachable offenses are left solely to the legislature and are immune to judicial review. This was highlighted in Francisco vs. HOR and reiterated in Gutierrez vs. HOR, both ponencia of former J. Carpio-Morales.)
Cong. Tupas et al must assert this power in order to convince the Senators that “betrayal of public trust” DO NOT necessarily constitute a high crime contrary to what Fr. Bernas pontificates.
They must debunk what Fr. Bernas repeatedly says!
(To be concluded.)
Oops, “betrayal of public trust” DOES NOT necessarily…
(Footnote)
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*N.B., There was a question that the SC delayed the promulgation of J. Sereno’s dissent. Please read the JJ. Abad, Sereno and Velasco’s accounts in the links here.
Hi,
Where are the constitutional papers?
Can you send a link?
I’ve been wanting to read them.
Thanks.
I was referring to J. Sereno’s opinion.
Well, mlq3 uploaded some ConCom’s discussions/debates…
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/impeachment?before=1324389606
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/constitutional-commission
Obviously, Fr. Bernas has not kept up with the times.
Here’s a response to Fr. Bernas:
” …several successful impeachments in this Century appear to establish that the constitutional requirement of “good behavior” and “high crimes and misdemeanors” may conjoin to allow the removal of judges who have engaged in seriously questionable conduct, although no specific criminal statute may have been violated. Thus, both Judge Archbald and Judge Ritter were convicted on articles of impeachment that charged questionable conduct probably not amounting to indictable offenses…”
“betrayal of public trust” is a catch-all …betray “to give up,” “to reveal disloyally to an enemy,” “be disloyal to,” “reveall unintentionally.” From there, the charge against the CJ is betrayal “be disloyal to” the office. Any act or acts showing disloyalty is covered.
If Fr. Bernas’ interpretation does not include “anything disloyal to” the office of the CJ, minor or grevous, he is simply wrong, since that phrase does not limit its meaning. He should not put any limit on such phrase. If he belives it should, then that phrase is superplausage for all intents as other phrases already covers the grounds for impeachment. But since it was so separately provided, the meaning of such is different from other phrases, that what is not covered in the others maybe covered under “betrayal of public trust.” To accept Fr. Bernas’ understanding is redundancy.
On the CJ’s repeated SALNs and bank accounts, that is surely betryal of public trust. No doubt about it. As the Chief Justice of the highest Court of the land, that is clear – a betryal of public trust, to his oath of office and as a public official for that.
Also to support this betrayal, is the circumstance that the CJ rushly withdrew all bank accounts (3 of them?) on Dec. 12, 2011 the day he was impeached. Why he did it? Answer: Simply to hide the betrayal he committed.
Question: Would anyone of average intelligence and understanding still trust a person, a judge or a chief justice who does such things in relation to his status and office? Answer: No. Why? He simply lost that trust reposed in him by the people.
What then? Answer: He should go and vacate that office of trust that he did not honor at all times.
With also the DOJ Secretary’s testimony on the circumstances of the TRO, such proof even if claimed to be hearsay, which should be admitted, all these circumtantial evidence shows the betryal of public trust. When one or more circumstantial evidence show the act charge as having been committed and proves the charge, such evidence is as good a evidence or proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It can convict the respondent, the CJ Corona.
To apply too much technicalities in the admission of these evidence presented by the prosecution, is to sacrifice truth of the betrayal of public trust. Such exclusion of the evidence is inferior as admitting the evidence. It is unfairly a negative conduct to exclude rather than to admit as positive and affirmative for the sake of truth.
For the sake of truth!
You are exactly right. The people of the Philippines would like to know the truth. The desire of the sovereign people to know the truth supersedes technicalities. We are praying that majority of the Senator Judges would stand firm and will not be swayed by the kind of reasoning being displayed by Sen. Arroyo, Sen. Santiago, Sen. Escudero. It is the truth that will set the people free from the tentacles of injustices being committed by officials elected and appointed.
I agree with all of you @Baycas, @Leona & @Yvonne.
Buddy Baycas, links on Carpio-Morales’ ponencia please..thanks!
DOES… “Betrayal of Public Trust…” also mean LOSS of CONFIDENCE..?
If so…., let us put it into a public vote (plebiscite), or
.by proxy thru ( majority vote by the House of Representative)
ako ay matagal na ring akong naging abogado, 79 pa at since then i have not stopped reading.
pero itong discussion sa hearsay about the testimony of sec. of justice de lima ay nakakalula.. lalo pag pumapasok si Miriam na may dala-dalang “jurisprudence” na off tangent naman.
ang alam ko hearsay pag wala kang personal knowledge… pero acceptable ito as part of the narration of the witness and part ito ng kanyang “impression” out of reading the dissenting opinions. – so the issue here is no longer admissibility but weight of the testimony.
her testimony that there was maneuvering/overreaching made by cj corona to consider the tro non-conditional and therefore gma can travel abroad was her impression/conclusion upon reading the opinions of aj carpio and aj sereno. no need to belabor the quality of her testimony as hearsay…. .. i will accept the testimony as her impression or opinion on matters that are of official records.
tapos na ang diskusyon –
well said.
Three other lawyers told me the same thing last Friday.
This must be how Rizal felt when the ateneo priests he thought were kndred in spirits turned out to be simply opportunists..napasulat tuloy ng nga nobelang detailing the abuses of priests.For some reason, in this instance I feel fr bernas is simply an opportunist. for some reason he reminds me now of Caiaphas. I dont know why I’m getting this feeling…
We all ‘know’ where Fr. Bernas sympathies lay.
So…., why try to solicit an opinion from the man?
And we should stop calling him father. There is only one Father, the HOLY FATHER.Bernas is out of whack.
Amen.
SINO BA TALAGA ANG ABOGADO NI CORONA?
1.The Impeachment court thru Enrile gave in to the Supreme court authority over them.
2. The Impeachment court thru Enrile Cuevas and Santiago successfully steered the procedures to that of strict technicalities..
3. Enrile denied PAL executive to testify as it would illustrate the free tickets as “suhol” evidence against Corona.
4. Until now, the probono appearance Corona lawyers although a clear bribe for the cases of these lawyers before the supreme court since corona has not taken a leave yet continues to be ignored by Enrile and company.
5.. Instead of placing Corona lawyers in contempt, Enrile and company focused on the illegality of the evidence on corona bank accounts so it will be stricken off the records.
QUESTION OF THE HOUR: SINO BA TALAGA ANG ABOGADO NI CORONA?
….. hmmmmmm ..
Res ipsa loquitur…
the thing speaks for itself, and some people still say enrile is fair….
@Pilo
Tanong ko rin yan sa sarili ko at matapos kung pagnili-niliin at gamitin ang isang makabagong teknolohiya ng semblance analysis, lumalabas na ang mga abogado ni Corona ay sina :
Moe – he’s got the shape of JPE’s face
Curly - he’s got the shape of the JOKE’s face
Larry- he’s unmistakably having close resemblance to Cuevas and to some extent Miriam because of the curly hair.
Ito ang ang kanilang mga larawan:
http://epguides.com/ThreeStooges/
at ito pa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Stooges
He he he .. a little troll for a little fun
It was a blessing that Senator Santiago did not win the election for president against President Ramos. In fact A lot of those who supported her and just imagine the actuation we are seeing now. I do not believe that she was cheated and i do not subscribe in cheating. But as we are seeing now it was justified to cheat here para sa bayan ha ha ha ha
Kung nagkataon, she will be the worse dictator the country will have. Salamat sa diyos at di nangyari at alam niya ang mangyayari sa pilipinas kung naging president siya.
I agree she will be a disgrace for the Filipinos pag ang inaasal niya sa impeachment trial ay gawin sa ICC. I bet she will be a changed judge pag doon sana makita natin live ang mga gagawin niya doon he he he
LaTest News Philippine Inquirer:
“Defense claims Justice Sereno needs to get permission from high court even if she volunteers totestify”
According to Enrile ruling De Lima testimony on Sereno minority opinion is hearsay until Sereno testifies. Defense objects to the testimony of Sereno because of Executive priviege of internal discussions inside the court.
One law Sereno could claim on testifying is INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW based on Freedom of Speech. Nobody, including the resrtiction imposed by the supreme court could suppress her Intellectual Property Rights. All she has to do is to confirm that what she wrote in the minority decision was correct based on her participation and observation in the proceedings, thereby affirming the testimony of De Lima. What Sereno wrote was her Intellectual Property.
Simple statement of Sereno: I confirmed that what I personally wrote, read by Sec De Lima was true and correct. She did not have to reveal the contents because they were already presented by De Lima. It could evenbe in the form of a notarized affidavit presented in court.
The purpose of her testimony is to confirm the statement of De Lima based on her written minority decision. If the Defense wanted Sereno to expound and discuss the contents of her report and basis of her Intellectual writings, then Defense has waived their right on the executive privilege of SC.
Intellectual Property Right is the same as Bill of Rights. Our resourceful friend Baycas could post a link on Intellectual Property Law.
BTW:
The Minority Report of Sereno was posted in the SC website, obtained by news media and the source of DeLima.
Senate and Defense could not claim privilege information on this report because it was SC which posted them publicly, later rescinded and removed out of the website.
I believe columnist Monsod of Inquirer also posted the minority report contents in her column. Testimony of Monsod would still be hearsay but by Justice Sereno is confirmatory.
hi Raissa so glad to discover your site, so much information from so many good people in this site. Thank you for people like you who take the time to share your information.
You’re right, gloria.
Part of what makes this site fun and valuable are the commenters who really take the time out to do their own research and write out their own insights.
Raissa and fellow netizens:
After the smoke is gone on whether to acquit or convict CJ Corona, I hope that Senators-judges decision will go beyond technicalities and other rudiments of the law, not on partisanship or self-interest but rather on the “soul of this country and its people”.
If I may share-
“Great is Justice !
Justice is not settled by legislators and laws – it is in the Soul;
It can not be varied by statutes, any more than love, pride, the attraction of gravity, can;
It is immutable – it does not depend on majorities – majorities or what not,
come at last before the same passionless and exact tribunal.
For justice are the grand natural lawyers, and perfect judges -it is in their Souls;
It is well assorted – they have not studied for nothing- the great includes the less;
They rule on the highest grounds – they oversee all eras, states, and administrations.
The perfect judge fears nothing – he [she] could go front to front before God;
Before the perfect judge all shall stand back – life and death shall stand back – heaven and hell shall stand back.
by Walt Whitman”
To all no non-sense contributors “keep them coming” we are learning a lot from you guys wherever you are let us build this country away from all scalawags, cheats, liars and plunderers of our country’s wealth – we are the sovereigns and all their powers emanates from us.
Raissa – just keep the fire burning! thanks a lot Madame!
but some of these judges have already mortgaged their souls..
@jcc
Let us foreclose or shortsale their souls, my friend
johnny,
I thought you are a journalist or at least someone who enjoys being called as such, Raissa. Seriously? “he has stashed?” “creative reasons?” Whatever happened to the word allegedly that real and responsible journalists never fail to use? It seems that you have already made up your mind about the Chief Justice and has prejudged him as guilty even as the impeachment trial is far from over and the defense has yet to present its side.
Whatever happened to the cold neutrality that “journalists” like you are supposed to be known for? There’s not even a semblance or pretense of objectivity in your reports. Worse, instead of reporting or commenting on how badly your dear prosecutors have performed since Day 1, you continue to go out of your way to impress them and eagerly await your 15 minutes of fame in the witness stand ever since your name was mentioned as one of their supposed “100″ witnesses.
Of course, this being your blog, you are entitled to your own opinion and say what you want to say. That’s okay, too since the Philippines is still a democracy last time I checked. If your conviction is honestly believing that Corona is guilty as sin, then I won’t begrudge you for it.
But by all means, stop calling yourself a journalist and/or correct those who refer to you as one. Because what you really are is an opinion writer. Or an activist. Or a heckler. Or whatever.
But certainly not a journalist.
Interesting – why do you object to the word “stashed” so vehemently?
The word means –
“Informal to put or store (money, valuables, etc) in a secret place, as for safekeeping / 1. Informal a secret store or the place where this is hidden
Isn’t the Basa -Guidote money “stashed” in his bank accounts because the other shareholders were unaware it has been there all along?
Also, you seem to have a very narrow definition of the word “journalism”. Journalists write different sorts of stories including “columns”.
As I said, you don’t have to read my pieces. It’s a free country.
As for your saying, “instead of reporting or commenting on how badly your dear prosecutors have performed since Day 1,” follow me on Twitter where I have praised the defense lawyers many times over. \
And if you think I’m waiting for my so-called “15 minutes of fame in the witness stand ever since your name was mentioned as one of their supposed “100″ witnesses” you obviously don’t know me.
This alleged FAME is all lost on me.
Teka muna, why are you so angry ba?
@Ruben Ramos
LOL ,
Oo nga naman, bakit sakit na sakit sa word na “stash”. para bang inapi ka ng husto na binartolina na pinagsasampal ka. Wow Ruben, you remind of the late Pugo when he said “was happening. wat yu saying isa lasa nansens”. I can imagine cuevas addressing you like this:
“Take a nap mr ramos, your aunor. Your stetment is immaterial. irrelevant. irrational, bereft of any rhyme or reason, not substantiated by any jurisprudence in the civilized world nor in the chronicles of korokan vis a vis kalabog en bosyo. If I may suggest to your representation to please consider your views as reflecting a mind full of aberrations juxtaposed by too much exposure to unmitigated corruption
irresponsible journalism , and narcissisms of nuclear proportions. Your intended perorations was lost with the obvious perforations of your logic and conclusions.
Honorable raissa, if it may please your aunor I move to strike off from this blog the aforestated views of Mr. ramos to spare him from future embarassment from his granchildren and future generations of how one person can be very mad and still be bereft of any sense “.
LOL
. unfortunately, Raissa is an impartial judge although she’s not blindfolded. That’s why even trolls are given few Bytes or KBytes of space here 
Go Raissa! …. Ruben probably works for TDT … my alledged opinion
Karamihang journalist ngayon hindi nagsasabi ng totoo…dito ke raissa open lahat…dami for hire na journalist ngyon, lalo na ke gloria at ke thief justice. Tignan mo si ex general na nagbaril, sa takot ke gloria, pinili nalang magpakamatay kesa ibulgar ang amo nya…duwag kasi, naturingan pa namang general….Mabuhay ang mga matatapang magbulgar ng katotohanan. Makarma lahat ng kakampi ni Gloria at Thief Justice!!!!! Kung wala kang tinatago humarap ka sa taong bayan at sabhn mo lahat, pinaupo ka lang dyan at hindi ka binoto ng mga tao.
And who are you to say that Ms. Raissa is not a journalist?
I am not a lawyer but I disagree with your opinion as to the performance of the prosecutors.
I also disagree with your opinion that journalists who do not report this opinion of yours be judged as lacking “a semblance or pretense of objectivity”. (If you think about it, your arrogant comment can not in any way be passed off as an objective one).
I would much prefer journalist who report and/or comment on matters that contribute to everyone’s enlightenment of where the truth of Corona’s fitness to remain in office lies over journalist whose “reports and/or comments”, as you say, “since day 1″ have focused on the skill of the defense to block the truth from coming out.
So, Ruben Ramos is the Grand Imperial Keeper and Holy Poohbah Guardian of all matters related to and including journalism? Is it like a sacred trust? Does it give you headaches maintaining such strict global standards? Are you like a deity? Have to say I never ran across you in all the decades I was a journalist.
Say, maybe you might want to tell us what your own qualifications are to pronounce on the topic? As you yourself said, this being a democracy, anybody can say anything, including those things that might make him look, you know, stoopid?
@ ruben ramos, who are you to decide who is a journalist? what’s your background? you know one word, alleged. That is not enough to make you a journalist or to know who is a journalist or who is not.
Bernas in his column last weekend in Philippine Inquirer wrote :
” despite his nephew being married to the daughter of GMA he was proud on his interpretation of the constitution, that he opposed the midnight appointmentof CJ, that his opinion the CJ should not have been impeached because high crime was not charged corresponding to the lofty position of Corona. He also said that he had been interpreting the constitution for a long that someone ridiculing him now is mistaken and should reveal himself, instead of hiding”
Maybe our friend Baycas could post that link on his column.
Father Bernas was justifying himself that he was fair because he opposed GMA and now he also opposed Aquino. Bernas should have realized on those two opinions he made a fool of himself.
First, his opinion on the “lofty position” is ridiculous because a government official is impeached because of the action, not the position, aside from the fact there is a constitutional provision of “betrayal of public trust” which has a wide arrayof interpretation. Enrile in his interview earlier elucidated on the implication of “betrayal of public trust” degree of interpretation.
Secondly, if Bernas believed that Corona did not deserve his appointment as chief justice, why oppose his removal now since the punishment of impeachment is removal from office.The impeachment is a correction on the appoinment. So why contradict the earlier principle?
Bernas is not only getting senile, he also lost the basic sense of understanding his own principle. Mr. Bernas, you are looking for the name of the person who ridicluded you.
Here I am, Johnny Lin, he he he.
Fr. Bernas, it’s Lin- ching time
and Miriam is suffering from Linsanity, he he he.
I also doubt the stand of Fr. Bernas. If he is not really in favor of the appointment of Corona as CJ for he knows that his appointment is legally deficient, then, the good Father should come out in the open and side with the prosecution for the constitutional remedy in removing a legally deficient appointed Chief Justice is through impeachment. The CJ was given a chance to resign before the impeachment proceeding started to spare him from being subjected to all what he is going through now, but he decided to face the music to the end..The good father should at this time help in hastening the impeachment process by telling the public that the appointment of Corona as Chief Justice is illegal and that to shorten the time of his impeachment agony, he should resign now. At the barber shop, it was rumored that the Chief Justice have defenders among the judges like Sen. Arroyo, Sen. Chiz Scudero, Sen. Santiago. If the CJ is cleared by the Senator Judges, these three senators are already sure of utang na loob from the Chief Justice. Beware of them. Let us all be vigilant.
Also, kung expert nga talaga si Fr. Bernas pagdating sa constitution, e di midnight appointee nga si Corona, yun ang opinion ni Fr, Bernas sa kanyang column e.
Kung credible si Fr. Bernas sa issue ng WLO, ergo credible din siya sa issue ng midnight appointment ni Renato.
Mr. Bernas should clean first his sorrounding before going to another issues which need not his opinion. What can he says about the SUV given to corrupt BISHOPS & the money came from PAGCOR/ gambling? BAWAL ITO??? IMMORAL???
Renato corona was a midnight appointee?
Renato corona amazed high values real properties?
Renato corona has more than 37 million pesos bank accnt.?
Renato corona has hidden dollars bank accnt.?
Renato corona was place to protect GMA.?
Renato corona has misdeclared SALNs.?
Renato corona has dis honest ITRs.?
Renato corona is not credible, dishonest etc. etc. etc.
You are damn right Johnny !!! lets go…..lol.
Where’s the “Like” button?
The point of Bernas on “CJ should not have been impeached because high crime was not charged corresponding to the lofty position of Corona”
Is that the punishment should fit the crime. If the crime is petty neglect is impeachment warranted? That is why there is what you call impeachable offense. Again it is not just because he is a CJ. It is because the offense is not impeachable.
If CJ received free meal from a person with a pending case in SC, he already betrayed public trust. That is how petty crime needed for impeachment. SC justices are supposed to be of highest integrity, probity and independence.
Look at the articles of constitution including accountability of public officials and code of conduct of judiciary.
I agree with your observation. During his previous opinions favoring Justice Corona I kept pointing to the fact that his midnight appointment was a blatant violation of the constitution. With Fr. Bernas admission in his last opinion in the Daily Inquirer that he did oppose the midnight appointment of Justice Corona, he also unintentionally let out the reason which kept me wondering why he changed sides. His nephew is married to the daughter of GMA.
Before, I kept saying Amen to any comment coming from a man like Fr. Bernas due to the following reasons: First, he is a seasoned representative of God. He represents the Father in heaven because we always call him Father Bernas. We do not call him Father because he has fathered sons and daughters (allegations of weird minds) but because he is the father of truthfulness. But the way he sided with someone who has a dollar bank account who uses the bank secrecy law to conceal his deposits and with peso bank accounts with much higher deposits than what he has disclosed in his SALN, he has tarnished his good reputation that he has gained in his long years of serving as a “Father”. It seems that he has come to the point that he would rather protect someone related to him than to be true to his calling as a “Father” who is suppose to stand for the truth all the time. Father Bernas is adding more fuel to the tarnished reputations of other Roman Catholic Bishops who are shouting loudly in their pulpits that gambling is evil but behind the scene they were using vehicles which are the fruits of what they consider as evil. Where will the people go now? We no longer trust the SC because the the CJ is on trial, we cannot go to the church through the bishops whom we consider as representatives of God. Do we still have hope? Yes we do for God is still seated on His throne in heaven.
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Compose a short letter of protest for everybody to send by email to ICC to rescind Miriam appointment. She is a disgrace to the Filipino community especially those hard working OFWs in foreign countries while supporting their families in the Philippines
Let us show to Miriam how we, the people,who are for clean government are disappointed with her bullying tactics in the Senate.
Let us teach her a lesson that will strike deep into her heart.
We must be one voice against unscrupulous lawmakers like Miriam. We start sending our message to the senators with Miriam the first example
FYI, in Dutch, The Hague is pronounced “den Haag”
Fyi, local filipino pronouncing Haig(aaayg) rhymes with it
“At the end of the day, senator-judges will decide the guilt or innocence of Chief Justice Renato Corona based on “subjective” standards. JPE”
The Sovereign People of the Philippines are pinning their hopes on you JP Enrile and other Senator-Judges of the Senate Impeachment to do the right thing by them. CJ R Corona is Guilty by Betrayal of Public Trust!
Iyan ang sigaw ng bansang Pilipinas, bagama’t natatali ang karamihan ng ‘prima facie evidences’ sa legal technicalities at ‘Privacy’ legal barriers. CJR Corona’s fundamental breaches to their own Judicial Code of Conduct and SALNs non-Compliance by dishonestly and deliberately withholding assets (unexplained wealth), repeated failures to provide correct matching information between his yearly SALNs & ITRs, and millions in bank cash accounts – liquid wealth not commensurate with his lawful gov’t income.
enrile and honasan had been traitors all their lives…
the corona impeachment gives them a golden opportunity to redeem themselves.
http://jcc34.wordpress.com/2012/02/25/the-three-stooges-of-edsa-1-3/
This is once again a rare opportunity given for them to redeem themselves of their past misgivings and shortcomings to the Filipino People, and country.
ONLY ONE GOAL, EXPEL AND REMOVE CJ Renato Corona from the Supreme Court.
Renato Corona would have his opportunity with the Ombudsman to prove his innocence, assert & defend his human and basic rights against all these charges. The Senate Impeachment is not a Criminal and Civil (Administrative) undertaking or trial (oft repeated so MANY times).
Renato Corona’s appointment and tenure at the Supreme Court has compromised the integrity and credibility of the Justice Institution. Replace him with a non-political dispenser of fair and equal justice for all.
Wanna bet on where this two will vote…?
All About Miriam —My say there is no excuse for bad behaviour. Irrespective of your status i.e. whether you’re the Queen of Sheba or the most delicate, precious genius ever to walk this earth, you have to give people their due respect. We should not expect anything less most particularly from people whom we’ve given our trust to and voted for to safeguard the democratic principles of our country.
Well said. I 100% agree.
Miriam – verbally abusive
It is very concerning watching on national tv how Sen. Miriam Santiago rages and goes verbally abusive. It shows prevalent traits of many Filipino people who attack people the way she does. Clearly, she has anger management issues.
Anger management and conflict management are skills that many of us need to learn very well. In many occasions, lack of these skills incapacitate us in navigating our career challenges. Whereever we go, people recognize our talents. Yet, when we are faced with conflicts, we are not equipped to handle conflicts well. We resort to being either passive aggressive or goes on verbal tirades or quit. I am not really sure how Sen. Santiago will adapt to her new workplace, because for sure, her style is not the norm.
I cringe when I see Sen. Miriam goes ballistic and verbally aggressive…and imagine how other people, especially the young children are impacted by the very trait that Sen. Miriam Santiago personifies. There has to be a strong message to everyone, especially kids, that this is not an acceptable situation. Kids do not have to take nor suffer this situation and adults, it is not right to proliferate this.
1) With his appointment in the international court, one could still possibly raise issues demonstrations of her being verbally abusive. Evidences are links to impeachment trial and the like.
2) She must have been recommended for that post for a reason.
Would the Philippines be better off with her out of the way?
3) Would she learn to eat her humble pie if her appointment (but I hear she was actually elected) was rescinded (if that will ever happen) and try to be a different Miriam if she goes back to senate (yes, I see eyebrows raising).
How do you solve the problem of Miriam?
Max, if I recall correctly the woman has threatened to stay put until the impeachment trial is over. That means Enrile will still have his partner to continue verbally abusing the prosecutors.
Both were made from the same mold. When the Creator was handing out the virtues of humility and kindness, both were absent.
Whoever wants to file a protest to the appointment of Miriam Santiago, send a letter to International Court at The Hague in Copenhagen. Not sure if they have a website. Our good friend Baycas could access that link, if any.
Agreeably, the way Miriam is acting very irrationally, she has some form of mental dysfunction. She is a disgrace to the intelligence of Filipinos upon moments of uncontrolled outbursts in IC.
Despite her being a Filipina which should be a source of national pride for her selection, she is more of a liabilty to international legal standing of our nation rather than an asset.
She desrves to be impeached at the Hague. Send your protest, it would be better appreciated because it’s coming from the Filipino people.
Ssssh, Johnny lin. They accepted her with open arms, let’s let them enjoy the fruits of their decision. I would love to see a video of her first appearance at the ICC. Kailangan may mag upload agad sa youtube, LOL.
I also forsee a future request, begging us to take her back. Forsee lang naman, so this is akin to hearsay in the future – it won’t be considered on the issue of truth or falsity, but it will stay on the record. :p
I’m volunteering to upload her tirades at the IC….
go ahead. send the links.
why not start with her tirades at the impeachment court then we can link it in our e-mails to the ICC. i’m sure it will be effective, matatakot sila.
Include this piece of evidence:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/01/31/12/saguisag-says-miriam-set-bad-example
That video would go viral on YouTube.
Is Miriam actually a member of the court? Here is a quote from their website which says a member of the court cannot follow another occupation. She is not listed on the site. If she intends to join later, why has she not resigned as Senator?
In order to guarantee his or her independence, no Member of the Court can be dismissed unless, in the unanimous opinion of the other Members, he/she no longer fulfils the required conditions. This has in fact never happened.
No Member of the Court may engage in any other occupation during his/her term. He/she is not allowed to exercise any political or administrative function, nor to act as agent, counsel or advocate in any case. Any doubts with regard to this question are settled by decision of the Court.
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Let us start sending email to rescind Miriam appointment to ICC.
Send to all Filipinos a common letter of protest on her appointment
Let us ask a lawyer im this blogto composea short protest letter and we all email to ICC.
Maybe Alan could draft the letter.
I would definitely join the petition. But my questions are:
1) Will doing it in electronic form ( ie email) count? In the past, signatures were proven to be credible complain materials. Email while being used now as a legal document ( at least in UK, US & Singapore), they can also be generated by a spam robot. So , how do we validate the complaints by email.
2) What will be the subject of petition? For MDS to be kicked out or for her to inhibit in the final IC voting?
I believe the former needs a solid ground which can be weighed in terms of the overwhelming evidence and her final vote. So we need to wait until the IC wraps up. Can the latter be a valid subject judging only from her antics?
Just curious but of course I am for the righteous path.
Just to inform you that the International Court is located at The Hague, what is in the Netherlands. Copenhagen is in Denmark. Thus 2 different countries.
You’re right, the Netherlands. Someone posted the correct address above.
Let us start the movement to rescind her appointment for screwing the movement against government corruption
Johnny, I bet she won’t be showing these kind of arrogant behavior dahil tayong mga Pinoy lang ang kinakaya niyang i-bully. Iyong style niyang BULOK ay hindi uubra sa ibang lahi. On the brighter side, hindi na natin makikita iyang BAKULAW na iyan. Hayaan na natin siya doon.
For many years now Miriam dreamt of that position. We gave her our silent support. Now she is screwing the people.
Let us return the favor to her, maybe she will suffer panic attacks and end up in mental hospital where she rightfully belongs.
Johnny. Having checked some more, I see that she assumes her post at the International Court on 11th March 2012, officially.
She is very clearly prohibited from following ANY kind of occupation when in office so MUST resign as Senator, surely?
So, does that mean she has a maximum of 10 more days as sitting member of the Impeachment Trial??
Well, why not give them a foretaste. Send one root email to all those agreeing to join the protest. Then we will forward to friends and wait until it gathers more names. We can attach video clips or links taken form the IC trial and show her bully behavior and her partiality. I can volunteer to do the clips. Let’s give it a try. Monday is a holiday there in Pnas, right? Then we have to at least start circulating the email by Tuesday. OR – we can set up another blog site/ address for that purpose and the protest will originate from there. This saves Raissa & Alan additional troubles. She humiliates people, we will humiliate her.
LOL, just her scream on the 5th & 6th day is already a frowner.
Hi all,
Tomorrow in commemoration of Edsa 1, I will upload something INTERESTING.
I’m preparing it right now. It’s a bit long.
Meanwhile, pls bear with me.
And have a good weekend.
Raissa
Many of us will be wanting to read this, and the timing could not have been coincidental. Have a great weekend, Raissa.
I’m itching to read it, looking forward…
Yey!! Can’t wait.. LOL.
I will be eargerly waiting fo that blog. Thank you Raissa,hulog ka ng langit.About Miriam, so sad dahil she is so smart but very HAMBOG and BUlly with capital B, I was once a fan but watching her in this IC , how she scolded Tupas I learned to hate her. Hope and pray that Corona be convicted I am praying for that every night. God Bless you Raissa and more poer to PNoy.
tnx for your article ngayon lalong lumiliwanag at tumitibay ang ang mga kasalan ni corona ..sana malaman din namin ang kinalabasan kung ano naging pasya ng ic sa sinasabi ng depensa tungkol sa 100million di ba sobrang kasiraan para sa kanila yun..contempt ba o hinde
Dapat lang ma-cite sila for contempt and ma-penalize under Sec. 6, Rule 71 of the Rules of the Court, as amended by Administrative Circular 22-95 of 1995. Isang maliwanag na blackmail yung ginawa ng depensa kasi 1) yung akusasyon ay walang basehan at maliwanag ng imbento lang 2) yung timing ng paglabas ng akusasyon ay isang araw bago pagbotohan ng Impeachment Court yung TRO ng SC tungkol dun sa dollar accounts ni CJ. Pag pinatawan ng full penalty ng Impeachment Court, mauubos ang hanay ng depensa maliban kay Cuevas.
Dear Raissa,
As a representative of the Sovereign People, it is proper for me to address this to the Honorable President of the Impeachment Court. This humble submission does not preclude that the Impeachment Court as a collegial body in not taking steps to discipline its own ranks. If so, we will know in the next hearing.
The impeachment court will be better off without the public participation of the Honorable Senator Judge Miriam Defensor Santiago. She only 1/23 and I believe the 22 remaining will be more than capable to judge fairly.
Anyway, it is to the best interest of the Honorable Senator Judge Miriam Defensor Santiago to give herself a good rest . Do your job out out public sight. Without you knowing, you may be a good example of what an EPAL is all about.
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To the Honorable Presiding Officer
Sanate Impeachment Court
Using the one of the favorite dialogue of Justice Cuevas, to wit: Your Honor, it is my humble submission that the attention of the Honorable Senator Judge Miriam Santiago be thrown out of the court whenever she acts contrary to the acceptable norm of civility and decorum inside a hollowed ground called the Impeachment Court.
Her despicable ways of berating, lambasting ans embarrassing almost anybody who get into his nerves are not just inhuman but speaks of a person without a soul.
Everybody acknowledges his intellectual mind but I think her penchant to show it in public is more of a source of entertainment. Simply said, people got used to her antics that she is more entertaining that being a source of wisdom deserving respect.
I kept silent for a long time but I guess everyone has his own limit or threshold. For me, this is when the amiable and respected, Honorable Raul Daza got a taste of her patent anger and ignorance. When she gets mad, you can see her split second transformation into a realm of his very intelligent minds creation. All of a sudden, she claims to be omnipotent and infallible. I only know one who is omnipotent and infallible, God himself.. Next to Him, is the Pope but he is only infallible on Church matters.
I hope the Honorable Senator Judge does not harbor any illusion even in her own created imaginary realm that she is infallible in matters of law.
I submit your Honor, that there has to be something to put the Honorable Senator Judge. She must be made to understand that her right to act in an uncivilized and despicable way in the impeachment court is not her God given birthright. She must be forced to act in accordance to all acceptable and honorable norms of civility, decorum and parliamentary courtesy. Her medical condition is not an excuse. Everyone has in on way or the other medical infirmities like Diabetes. It is a medical truth that people afflicted with Diabetes have irrational temper.
Furthermore your Honor, it is my humble submission that if the Honorable Senator Judge Miriam Defensor Santiago be cited out of order whenever she acts in a manner the is not in compliance to the basic norms of civility, decorum respect and parliamentary courtesies.
I so submit, Mr. President.
Supplemental Petition:
Address directly to Miriam Santiago:
Gusto ko lang ipaabot kay Miriam Santiago na hindi ako bilib sa nalalaman niya sa batas.
Ang batas ay para sa matuwid at hindi sa baluktot. Yung ginagawa mo na nauuna ka sa pagsasalita kada hearing at dinadahilan mo pa yung sakit mo ay isang uri ng pagdidikta ng tempo ng pagdinig sa kaso. Gusto mong igiit yung panuntunan mo sa batas kahit meron ng ginawa ang senado na sariling panuntunan para sa pagdinig.
Isa kang bastos at hindi kagalang galang na mambabatas. Isa kang hambog, makasarili at para sa kin walang karapatang umupo sa hanay ng mga huwes ng senado.
Alam kong hindi ka mag -reresign dahil matayog ang ego mo at ituturing mong gawa ng walang alam sa batas ang liham na to pero yung ang alam mo. Pero alam mo sa konsensya mo gigisingin ka ng mga kataga ko. Marami ang humahanga sa yo pero mas marami ang ang nabubuwisit sa arte mo. Hindi ikaw ang batas at hindi ako papanig sa batas na gusto mong ibusalsal sa pagkatao ko at sa karamihan na hindi kumikibo sa kabastusan mo.
Dahil wala na ang tiwala ko sa yo at marami ang hindi na din nagtitiwala sa yo… mas mabuti na mag resign ka na sa senado tutal lilipat ka naman na sa ICC. Dun ka na lang magyabang hanggang gusto mo.
Hahahahahahaha!!!! Bar Miriam ? Why just to accommodate lazy prosecutors? FAIL!
@Botsokoy,
Actually, barring Mirism (although not possible, obviously) will preserve the dignity of everyone involved in the proceedings. YOU try doing your job while someone is breathing down your neck and proclaiming how stupid you are. I’m sure YOU did not vote for your congressman kasi magaling siyang trial lawyer.
I totally agree, the prosecutors are not well prepared but still I believe that CJ Corona will be convicted right after his wealth which he failed to reflect in his SALN was exposed.I’m just a common layman with a lot of COMMON SENSE to differenciate right from wrong.
accommodate lazy prosecutors? I don’t think so.
First – yung SALN nasa Fort Knox ( sic) strictly confidential due to SC resolution
2nd – yung bank account ( hiding thru RA 1405 and RA 6426 ) tnx to ” small lady ”
3rd – Yung PAL executive na witness for art. III biglang binawalan tumestigo kahit pinayagan ng IC na padalhan ng subpoena. Si enrile nga flip flopping dito siya pumirma ng subpoena tapos siya mismo babawal… ano yun? dapat sa subpoena pa lang binawal na niya.
4th – SC banned the justices and key court personnel from testifying in IC.
Kahit anong sipag kung masokista mga ibang huwes balewala. Samahan mo pa ng self centered and narcissistic na katulad ni Miriam. Sige nga pano ka makakuha ng ebidensya. May nag bigay nga ng ebidensya si ” small lady” katakot takot pa na sabon inabot ng prosecutor. The defense just use technicalities to question all the legalities and quash prosecution motions and manifestation. Tapos sasabihin mo tamad. sus ikaw ang tamad mag isip.
Bahala na ni oi yung attitude mo dong.
Your Honor, please. Let’s spare the Honorable Lady Senator from Iloilo as she suffering from hypertension, a risk factor that may cause vascular dementia. Dementia is a brain disease resulting in problems with thinking, speaking, reasoning, memory, vision and movement resulting from narrowing and blockage of the arteries that supply blood to the brain. Her presence in this Impeachment Court is imperative so that the prosecution in particular, the defense, and the general public will always be jolted on their seats whenever she is on the floor. If you cited her out of order, would the public also want to cite Bong Revilla or Lito Lapid for out of silence? We humbly submit, your Honor.
The hypertension problem of the Honorable Senator Santiago is not a good excuse in lambasting anyone. If she is an educated Senator as she claims to be, she should treat others in a respectful manner. She might be trying to equal the emperors of old or even worse with the way she shouts on others. Siya ang binuto ko noong tumakbo bilang Presidente, but, I am glad she did not win the Presidency. She might have spent all her years as President doing nothing but only to lambast the people of the Philippines and the people of the world. I hope that the other Senator judges will also be awakened from their seats like Sen. Lapid and the others when the good lady Senator was fuming with rage to withstand her tirage by once in a life time citing her as out out of order. But we understand when no one among the gentlemen would have the courage to calm her down for they might already have in mind that in doing so would cause all the venom of hell to shower all over the impeachment hall.
“This new type of people power must be based on active citizenship, informed actions and strong vigilance from the public”
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i respectfully support this humble submission, your honor sir.
having Miriam et. al. in the Senate is part and partial of a deeper problems that our country have. we do not know how to vote or those who know how to vote are hostage of those who don’t. it is said that we get what we deserve. in the meantime we can’t do anything but “magtiis”. off na lang muna ang TV ng 2 minutes or more kapag naglelecture na sya.
ERRATUM
SORRY PO
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ang aming CYBER PLAZA MIRANDA ay para lahat ng pilipino. ang mga member ay nahahati sa humigit kumulang sa dalawang grupo.
una ang mga humihimay sa mga paksa na pinaguusapan ayon sa mga impormasyon na natatanggap galing sa medya o sa impeachment. mga impomasyon din na pinagsisikapan ng magasawang RAISSA at ALLAN SA PAGSASALIKSIK.
pangalawa ang mga nakakaraming pinoy na may malasakit sa bayan na ang hangad ay malaman ang tunay na katutuhanan sa mga usapin nakalahad.
dito sa PLAZA MIRANDA ay walang kinikilingan ito ay para sa kapakanan ng sambayanang pilinipo. walang lugar dito ang mga taong hindi makabayan.
wala ni isa rito ang papanig sa corruption o panloloko sa ating bansa.
hindi namimilit ng sino man na maniwala sa mga isinisiwalat dito. bawat isa ay may kalayaang humusga sa anomang paksa.
lalong hindi sarado ang mga isipan natin.
TRY TO ANALYSE THE FOLLOWING:
1- when the discussion is about LAW. you will notice that most of the commenters are LAWYERS or knowledgeable in LAW
2- kapag BANK related mostly are ACCOUNTANTS or bank experts ang sumasali
3- kapag MORALIDAD ang pinaguusapan nakaparami po ang sumasali.
4- marami rin ang mga commenters tungkol sa kanilang sariling paghuska ayon sa mga impormayon na inilahad dito.
5- ang MARITAL INFIDELITY ni corona ay hindi kinagat dito sapagkat hindi mga tsismosa at tsismoso ang mga kasapi dito. ito ay patunay na hindi kakatarungan ang BLOG na ito.
sana ikaw at ang mga katulad mo ay magmuni muni at ibalik sa kaisipan sa iyong puso na ang nakataya dito ay kapakanan ng sambayanang pilipino sampu ng mga susunod na heherasryon.
before the world war 2 , the Phillipines is leading in many aspects sa buong ASIA. NASAAN TAYO NGAYON.
I am working overseas for more than 20 years. WHY? walang kinabukasan sa pilipinas dahil sa corruption.
sa atin lang mga PRESIDENT proven magnanakaw at kurakot ngayon mismo Chief Justice mas worse.
IF THERE WILL BE A SAINT THE GOVERNMENT IT WILL BE THE CHIEF JUSTICE.
NASA KAMAY NIYA ANG PAGHUSGA SA PERSONAL AT PUBLIC JUDICIAL RIGHTS NATIN.
PAG INABOSO TAYO NG SINO MANG TAO SA KORTE TAYO TATAKBO
PAG EXECUTIVE BRANCH UMABOSO SA KORTE TAYO TATAKBO
PAG LEGISLATIVE BRANCH UMABOSO SA KORTE TAYO TATAKBO
ngayon ang tanong kung ang JUDICIARY umaboso. SAAN TAYO TATAKBO?
WAKEUP FILIPINOS MAGPAKATOTOO TAYO.
SALAMAT AT MABUHAY KAYO ALLAN AT RAISSA ANG MAKABAGONG DIEGO AT GABRIELA SILANG NG PILIPINAS.
HEARSAY
Fr. Bernas often defines “betrayal of public trust” in his books and newspaper column. An example of which is here:
“Betrayal of Public Trust,” Sounding Board, August 22, 2005
Often, too, he refers to the 1986 Constitutional Commission Papers on the deliberation of “betrayal of public trust”. He refers to several of the Commissioners discussing its definition.
Applying Sen. Miriam’s strict “Hearsay Rule” in the ongoing impeachment trial, Fr. Bernas’ assertions are hogwash as he was not part of the Committee who tackled the issue on “betrayal of public trust”. This is revealed in his recent article “Impeachable Offenses”..
http://opinion.inquirer.net/22543/impeachable-offenses
…wherein he said in the third person:
He was not part of the deliberations as he was also referring to several persons other than himself. I believe, they (including Commissioner Blas Ople) all passed away already.
Well, of course, it can be argued that the Constitutional Commission Papers are not privileged information (in contrast to the SC deliberations in which J. Sereno is part of).
(Second part of this comment to follow.)
Only a fool with no common sense will beleive Fr. Bernas. He has this illusion claiming to be an expert of the constitution and we mere mortals should beleive him. . . . it is very obvious he’s a pro Corona & Arroyo. . . . . Ulianin na kasi. . . .
Really???? I don’t have to be a lacky of Corona and Arroyo to be against Pnoy.
FR Bernas has experienced and has read and studied the constitution and you? What have you read? Blogs of anti-corona and anti- GMA?
In yesterday’s impeachment trial, Presiding Judge Enrile ruled that “We are not proving the guilt of your respondent beyond reasonable doubt. This is not a criminal case.”
The ruling was made after Justice Cuevas asked that the testimony of the good Justice Secretary Laila de Lima be removed from the records for being “hearsay”. In effect, the pleading of cuevas was denied.
This particular ruling is akin to an indirect SLAP on the face of Her Majesty, the all-knowing Queen Miriam XI, for always lecturing the prosecutors, and the senator-judges as well, on the pertinent points of criminal laws, especially on hearsay.
Going back to cj corona’s questioned SALNs, The Supreme Court, on its decision on Ombudsman vs Racho, G.R. 185685, January 31, 2011, 641 SCRA 148, ruled, in part, that “In this case, the discrepancies in the statement of Racho’s assets are not the results of mere carelessness. On the contrary, there is substantial evidence pointing to a conclusion that Racho is guilty of dishonesty because of his unmistakable intent to cover up the true sources of his questioned bank deposits.
“It should be emphasized, however, that mere misdeclaration of the SALN does not automatically amount to dishonesty. Only when the accumulated wealth becomes manifestly disproportionate to the employee’s income or other sources of income and the public officer/employee fails to properly account or explain his other saources of income, does he become susceptible to dishonesty.”
“The court has consistently reminded our public servants that public service demands utmost integrity and discipline. A public servant must display at all times the highest sense of honesty and integrity, for no less than the Constitution mandates the principle that a public office is a public trust; and all public officers and employees must at all times be accountable to the people and serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency.”
“CARPIO, (CHAIRPERSON), NACHURIA, PERALTA, AND ABAD,JJ., CONCUR.”
Thanks for sharing. This is a very significant ruling as this could be applicable to Corona’s case.
A lot of lawyers wanted to convert the impeachment proceedings into the equivalent of civil/criminal proceedings. Doing so would give them the advantage of being knowledgeable more on rules of evidence and precedence. And by this, the IC becomes not a court of wisdom but a court of eloquence and good memory.
But the constitution specified in its relevant provisions that it is the representative of the sovereign people that will act as prosecutor (Lower House) and judge (Senate) of any impeachment case. And there is no specific provision or requirement that a candidate for the bicameral congress should be a lawyer. How then can a non-lawyer prosecute the case if by chance there is no lawyer at all in the lower house? How then can a non-lawyer preside over and/or act as judge in the proceedings? Is it by mistake that the framers of the constitution allocated the responsibility to be a prosecutor and judge (both of which are supposedly the domain of lawyers) for the branch of government and not require its members that they should be lawyers? I think not. The answers are pretty simple. It all boils down to the fact that the impeachment is not a criminal/civil proceedings and the basis for any judgement should never be cloaked by mere technicalities.
May time na kapag nagsimula nang mag-litanya di Sen. Santiago at na focus sa camera si Sen. Enrile, halatang-halata na naiirita na rin siya kay Sen. Santiago.
According to the witness list of the defense, they would like to call on:
“Fr. Joaquin Bernas- As a constitutional law expert, his testimony is on the substantial issue of the WLO being subject to judicial review for which the assailed TRO was issued in consonance with the constitutional guarantee of liberty to travel.”
Why are they talking about the WLO when it’s the motive of the CJ that is suspect? Ke tama yung WLO/TRO o hindi, ang pinaguusapan dito ay kung me hokus pokus na ginawa si Corona para matulungan si GMA na makaalis.
Sabihin man na me karapatang makaalis si Gloria, tama ba na palsipikahin ni Corona ang proseso at mga dokumento para matulungan umalis ang kanyang patron?
I agree. It’s more of the motivations and actions of CJ prior and during the TRO deliberation at SC that is suspect.
i’ve lost confidence in fr. Bernas. lately he’s been very supportive of GMA, despite the latter’s obvious misconduct and offenses. I believe it is because he has become a part of Luli Arroyo Bernas’ extended family.
Ah ganun ba yun? Ibig bang sabihin kapag ang kapatid mo biglang kinasal sa kamag anak ni Corona… magiging pro-corona ka na rin??
Wow ang galing namn ninyo mag conclude. kapag nagng kamag anak nagigigng kakampi. Tsk tsk . Fr. Bernas is not pro-GMA. He is pro constitution.
that’s your conclusion, not mine!
If Fr. Bernas is not pro-GMA, then how come many of his opinions/explanations tend to favor this former “president”, no matter how awkward the logic presented?
The Kapatid/Kamag Anak concept could be an added fuel called “circumstantial”.
napakabiased mo raissa robles!!!
De huwag kang magbasa.
But you know, I find your comment on this piece very strange, indeed.
Because this piece is mostly straight news and analysis.
Point to me the sentences showing bias.
em as in earning maceda?
not earning but ernie maceda trying ro earn money.
GUTSY WOMAN BECAUSE YOU WRITE FACTS!!!!!
TAMA KA RAISSA… DI HUWAG SIYANG MAGBASA… NAKIKIBASA LANG SIYA, SASABIHIN PANG BIAS KA!!!
SABIHAN MO KAYA SI MIRIAM, ENRILE AT ANG IBA PA SA IC!!!
@Em,
e di basahin mo si Tiglao. Yun, magkakasundo kayo nun.
Yun nga lang, walang masyadong integridad yun.
@Em
si Ninez na lang. LOL.
@Sui
LOL.
Si Ninez nga hindi binabasa sinusulat niya, kita mo andaming mali.
LOL, tapos si Ninez nagbabasa pa dito, at may comment pa. ROTFLMAO.
LOL.. Nice one Sui………
add amado doronilla of inquirer and ninez as your reference,
madami naman pro corona dyan…yun na lang basahin mo..pero sa totoo lang nakakatawa lang makinig sa mga interview sa radyo ng mga abogado ni CJ Corona…pilit nililihis ang usapan. Di naman bobo mga taong bayan…ano kaya kung buhay pa yung tiyuhin ng asawa nya (Jose Maria Basa III)..siguro ang sabi nya ” AYAN KASI! SINABI KO NA NGA EH! “
lol..lalo na yang si MAAM tranquil salvador, ang lamya..bagay sila ni helloo-Midas hahaha
Look who’s talking.
@em girl ka ba o boy? em as in midas? kung naiinitan ka dito dun ka sumilong sa pundya ng amo mong sinungaling!
@bobi
ano ba yung pundya bakit bagay si em doon? Parang it sounds cool para kay em.
Seriously, what is it?
pundya is crotch in english.
http://en.wikipedia.org.tl.mk.gd/wiki/Crotch
Sa tao, ang pundya ay maluwag na tinukoy bilang sa ilalim ng pelvis, ang rehiyon ng katawan kung saan ang binti ay sumali sa katawan ng tao, at minsan ay itinuturing na isama ang singit at ari.
Sa damit, pundya ay ang lugar ng isang pares ng pantalon (pantalon) o shorts kung saan ang binti pagdugtungin. Ang ilalim ng pundya ay tumutukoy sa isang dulo ng inseam.
ikaw ba yan thief justice?
@em, perhaps you could expound.
Try.
You are right. Let her be given a chance. Let her attack the arguments as posted/commented using his/her own. And I wish and hope s/he could say more than just telling “napakabiased mo raissa robles!!!’……
@ em. Whoever you are, lets argue on the details of the article.
I agree Raissa is biased. She is biased for the TRUTH.
please try to understand senaTor santiago isa ako sa fans niya noong araw. we should pity her kasi galit yan sa mundo.
nagtatanong lang po ANO ANG DAHILAN NG PAGPAPAKAMATAY NG KANYANG ANAK?
PARANG BAGONG LAWYER YATA. CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG.
YOUR GUESS AS GOOD AS MINE KUNG ANO ANG DAHILAN.
BAKA YUNG GINAGAWA SA LAHAT NG LAWYER NA NAKIKITA NATIN SA IMPEACMENT COURT AY NANGYAYARI SA LOOB NG BAHAY NIYA AT DI NAKAYANAN NG ANAK. ANALYSIS LANG PO AT NAGTATANONG,
BAKA PO MAY MAGPALIWANAG DITO
YOUR HONORS PLEASE HEARSAY EBIDENSIYA DI PO TATANGGAPIN DITO.
SANA PO MALIWANAGAN ITO PARA MAITINDIHAN NATIN ANG INAASAL NG HONORABLE SENADORA
Miriam’s son killed himself when he was in first year law school after getting a failing grade in one subject.
Sobrang naawa ako kay Miriam nun. Pero di ko maintindihan kung bakit ang hambog pa din niya at sobra nyang pinagmamalaki yung pagiging abogada niya. Siguro na pressure ng todo yung bata kasi para kay Miriam wala kang kwenta kung di ka abogado.
Sobra talaga si sen miriam as if she knows evrything about law. Her understanding about the laws ay ipinipilit nyang tama while infact every one of us have our oun understanding and interpretation of laws. Tsaka napakabastos nya ipinapahiya nya ang mga prosecutors sa impeachment in contrary naman napaka sensitive nya.
murder or suicide? Balita nun dahil nga bumagsak galit na galit si Miriam nilabas ang baril ng asawa niya at pinutok yung baril. Masama ang temper ni Miriam. Pinagtakpan pagkatapos nagumpsa. Na maloka si Miriam. Buhat nun msy outburst siya na walang sense ang sinasabi kagaya ngayun
Totoo ba ang usapan galing sa mga Justices sa Barberia (magmula ng binaggit ni enrile yung nga Senator judges as barberos, I now imagine barberos as weatring Senator robes and I now call these barberos as Justices) na kalagitnaan ng gabi may maririning kang humihiyaw na ala whitney Houston kumakanta ng “and I hahaha will always love you yuhuyuhu” sa kalye nila brenda. Hindi naman siguro totoo yon. Pero sana magpagupit din ng buhok si Brenda sa barberia, malamamg kalbuhin siya. I think she will look good pag kalbo-lagyan mo ng bigote para ng si Larry “Pipoy”Silva.
baka tinawag din nyang gago at stupid anak nya….God bless his soul
When Senator-Judge Santiago used “GAGO” before the millions of viewing public all over the world, the rumors that I did not believe about the cause of her son’s suicide seems to have been confirmed. If she could lambast the prosecution using “gago” bringing them down to the level of unwanted or crazy people, it is also possible that she lambasted her son using all words a normal person can’t afford to absorb, words coming from an abnormal mind of a person who is suppose to love and understand him. This might have caused him to better end his life. It is also possible that the good Senator is Psychologically sick because of what happened to his son that what we are seeing today (mouth fuming with rage) is just the manifestation of a troubled mind.
I agree with your assessment of our ‘ailing’ senator…, Joseph.
Before, Sen. Santiago seems to be a good lawyer. Now, she seems to be a headache of the Senate. It seems to me that the problem is all about her uncontrolled display of outrage whenever someone cross her way of reasoning. She seems to have developed this behavior if she considered herself as above all the others in terms of education and reasoning. I do not know why the Senate as a whole allow this bright Senator in staining the good refutation of the Senate as a body of respected men and women. If she knows how to protect her stature as a respected Senator, she should speak calmly and refute the stand of others not with a fuming mouth but with a gentle spirit.
Thank you Ms.Raissa for your very enlightening articles regarding the impeachment issues of Mr. Corona (I don’t acknowledge him as the chief justice since he was a mid-nite appointment only of gloria arroyo (who’s presidency was questionable).
Regarding Miriam Santiago’s appointment with Internatinational Criminal Court, I hope she wouldn’t be doing what she’s doing at the senate hearing for corona’s impeachment hearing, halos maputol ang ugat sa leeg nya sa galit nya sa pagsesermon sa prosecutors (as if she na ang pinakamahusay na senador, kulang na lang sapawan nya si enrile)… do you think may right din ang mga Filipino na magpadala ng petition na huwag ng ituloy ang pag upo ni miriam sa Icc?
I tried to look for ICC address, and this is what I got : P.O. Box 19519
2500 CM, The Hague
The Netherlands
There is no direct email address on their web site.
naku, hayaan na natin siyang mapunta doon. hala, gusto nyo ba lagi natin siyang nakikita at naririnig sa radyo at tv? hindi naman siguro iisipin ng mga tao dun na representative siya ng mga Pilipino kasi walang kamukha sa buong mundo ang accent nya. kanyang-kanya lang! na-try ko na ngang hanapin sa mga dictionaries yung pronunciation nya ng ilang English words e walang katugma.
I don’t know. If you ask me, the ICC can have her permanently.
I DON’T THINK MIRIAM SANTIAGO CAN LAST THAT LONG IN Hague, Netherlands.
One, the weather alone is not conducive to her health.
Two, the discipline is entirely different. She’ll have to ‘FIT-IN’ with the culture and cow-tow to the established decorum and submit for what are acceptable behaviors.
Three, HOMESICK. Baka mamaya, sisigaw ng ‘Ibalik niyo ako sa Pilipinas!’ waaah, ngaaaahh… Iiyak ng parang bata siya duon. She’ll experience how it is to live like OFWs overseas. Walang friends duon na compatible kay Miriam! She can’t boss everyone, unlike in the Phils. she treats her own people with a superiority complex.
sa tingin ko, hindi tatagal siya duon. much to the dismay of her critics and the filipino people back home.
good riddance nga.
kung puwede mas maaga pa nga.
Yes, Mel. The weather would worsen the condition of a sick mind.
Looks like we are all in agreement. I would like to repeat some comments I read in a friend’s Facebook page when the news of Santiago’s assumption of her new post in the ICC broke out.
“Promise?”
“Kindly make that a No Return, No Exchange policy.”
“Can we get that in writing?”
“We will gladly fund her travel to expedite her serving the ICC. One way ticket only.”
Pretty much captures how we all feel about this.
You forgot, No Warranty.
Hire her At your own risk.
References are dodgy, flowery to get rid of her.
And don’t forget to quarantine her for probity and sanity checks.
Please attached a disclaimer when she goes berserk.
Lates News:
Enrile ruling:
1. Declaring that the Prosecutors needed to prove is CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE, admonishing Cuevas at the same time to stop referring “to prove case beyond reasonable doubt” the threshold on conviction.
2. Admonishing Cuevas again to stop referring to impeachment a criminal trial, it is not.
3. That testimony of DeLima be kept on record, they are not hearsay since it is not a criminal trial, but ruled the minority decision penned by Sereno as hearsay until she testifies.
Article 2: what are CLEAR?
1. Corona lied in his SALN, did not declare all his assets and underdeclared acquisition values of his properties as well as lying(installment payment) on how the properties were paid
2. That he did not declare all his income in his ITRs.
3. Peso cash deposits testified to be true by bank officials as well as evidence of existence of dollar deposits.
What are CONVINCING EVIDENCES?
1. Corona amassed hidden unexplained wealth in cash testified as deposits in 2 banks,excluding dollar accounts.
2. Accumulated expensive real estate properties paid in cash, not installment declared in SALN, costing way beyond his income reported in ITR.
3. Did not declare BGE money as conjugal property if declared that the source of 38M on day of his impeachment were BGE money SOLELY owned by his wife.
What Corona has to DISPROVE?
1. He did not lie in his SALN with regards to his aasets, values of properties.
2. Failure to report in his SALN the employment of his wife in government corporation, which the wife in turn claimed she did not file her SALN because her husband filed for her. This is a case of CJ Corona against Mrs. Corona declaration of SALN in violation of RA 6770.
3. He did not completely file all known assets including BGE ownership of his wife.
4. Expaining the source of deposits in his bank accounts both peso and dollar accounts.
5. Explaining source of money on how he was able to pay in cash real properties while he continued to deposit large amount of cash in the banks.
6. Explaining the cash transaction on the sale of two properties to his children. How were they paid? Where the payments were deposited? The children would be asked to explain the source of their money since they did not file correct amount of assets in ITR.
7. Discrepancy of his income in ITR filings relative to his real estate holdings and cash on hand.
8. That he and his wife are not guilty of tax evasion based from all of the above.
Enrile ruling simplified Impeachment that Lapid could understand easily but Cuevas kept convoluting the ruling by trying to fool the senators. Coyly, he is deceiving the judges to make them appear stupid and ignorant.
WHERE IS THE SOURCE OF THE MONEY IS CAUSE OF SLEEPNESS NIGHTS OF CORONAS?
He said in due time, meaning that is the time he will explain the source of all his money to prove that he deserves UST honor of Summa Cum Laude, he he he.
3.
great summary you had here. thanks.
Good points
You should also insert the part of dollar accounts ie he should not have dollar accounts as they are against the spirit and law of SALN’s ( accountability and transparency )
Based on SALN’s alone he should be convicted .
If IRS charges Corona and his family, within the period of the senate hearings , then everything else is moot. He will have to do a ” Saddam Husein ” and hide with his wife in a drain.
BIR po yata ibig nyong sabihin.
Thanks Johnny , kung maitagalog sana ito maganda para sa mga bata
Despite these facts, you can see that the trial is manipulated – in terms of grandstanding – by Santiago, Enrile, Arroyo, Estrada, and lately, on the most nonsensical things, Sotto.
Cuevas is expected to object until his last breath, that is his job. But for the senators to make these long, drawn out speeches that just make things more muddled, instead of making things clear, is beginning to have an effect, in my view, on the other senators: See how they either look bored or perplexed whenever someone like Santiago takes the microphone.
Speaking of senators, while waiting for our flight this morning, Senator Trillanes appeared at the airport and everyone was just silently looking at him. I seriously wanted to talk to him, if only to shake him up and say “SPEAK UP! You were all voted by the people, but as of the moment, it seems like the Senate is only composed of 4/5 people!” (It looked like he was in a hurry to catch his flight. No bodyguards, just an assistant.)
I’m actually now looking forward to the defense’s turn to speak. And wondering how hard it will be on my panga. (jaw) I can see it dropping to the floor countless times, this early.
Enrile inaninterview late this afternoon said the senators willvote subjectivelybased on each understanding of the evidences.
Assessing the deeanor of senators, it is now apparent the appearance of boredomfor one reason alone.
Everyone has made up their mind. The prolongation of the trial is becoming a waste of time to their congressional and personal life.
What are theythinking? GUILTY on Article 2, they know they have the numbers now so why prolong their own agony. Enrile has sensed the silence of the majority by explaing in categorical term, voting is subjective to personal perception.
mirriam believes she is the best and everyone else inutil. so, this coming monday, dismiss all the senator judges including enrile and iwan si mirriam. tutal siya naman ang pinakamahusay .
with Miriam Santiago really showing her true colors, we might as well write to the ICC too and warned them that she ( Miriam Santiago) “will not be capable of rendering fair and just decisions as she has not exhibited such character” in connection with her actions on the ongoing impeachment trial……
.she even mentioned this in her abs-cbn interview ““I will be the first Filipino to sit there. Plus, I will be the first Asian from a developing country. So this is an honor for the Philippines actually and for President Aquino who nominated me,” Santiago said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel.”…..
.with her actions at the trial, she is not even supportive of Pnoy’s matuwid na daan” and yet she’s grateful to Pnoy for nominating her and eventually winning a seat at the ICC……ungrateful #@%&$#@!!!!!
Wala bang conduct unbecoming of a person we can charge her with? She rants, shouts at anyone who displeases her, who is beneath her. Kaya lang defense niya- temporary insanity as in temporary in TRO. When a new ICC justice from a developing country sits in the Hague Court, the world will see kaya third world pala, di pa civil ang mga tao doon.
Miss Tess, also, let us not forget that Miriam Santiago is at the same subd., La Vista of CGMA and GMA appointed his husband at Customs.
I think she bought a new house somewhere in the QC West Triangle area.
It’s either you love her or hate her but she’s an excellent lawyer and constitutionalist. As former trial lawyer and former judge, she knew where’s coming from. Beyond her hysterical rhetoric and grandiloquent expressions, she knew her law.
Being unpredictable, one will not know how will she vote in the end.
I disagree with her position that only lawyers are allowed to study, understand and comment on the law.
Maria, it is refreshing to hear this. I understand from one of your comments posted here that you are also a lawyer. How I wish other lawyers would also speak up about this supposed “exclusivity” where only lawyers get to dissect the law. If Miriam’s position is to be taken with any seriousness, then anyone who runs for the Senate and Congress should only be lawyers and no other professions would be allowed to take part in representation.
Could this be a major reason why our country is in the mess where in, because of the intelligence…, wit…., explanation….., understanding …., & gobbledegook of our lawyer-leaders…?..?..?
Agree. I have a bit of skepticism regarding her seemingly showoff biases. Now, the people’s vote no longer counts on her. Her jewel now is the ICC judgment seat. Though irritating, she has to show not only to Pinoys but to the international community how fluent she is in the law lingo. Being unpredictable gives her the advantage of being covert in her moves and intentions but one thing to note is this: With the overwhelming evidence, it will be a career suicide for her to acquit Corona. Let’s just say she will cross the bridge when she gets there . ( I hope
)
The ICC The Hague can tap out a pool of accredited “Judges” , Madam Miram is just one of them and depending of the cases she “could” be sit as a judge. All the tantrums as of now
are undoubtly known in The Hague and does anybody think that the ICC could seriously add her in cases of Money laundering, mass murdering and etc only to be riduculing the ICC ?
It seems our Supreme Court magistrates are cloaked in utmost secrecy. That even the clerk of court, secretary, administrator, and staff are absent during en banc session. Their latest resolution, that even their drivers are prevented in testifying in the impeachment court. We wonder why are they afraid of the truth ? Isn’t it that the Truth will set you free. They are showing their true colors, that they are above the Constitution and the sovereign people, that their decisions are words of god. Truth now can be told that the present Justices appointed by PGMA are a syndicate just like MAFIA dressed in robes. Shame on them ! Huwag na po tayong magbulag-bulagan. Patapos na po ang paghahari ng mga ganid sa kapangyarihan at kasamaan. Huwag po tayong pumayag and Lets contribute our share for a better society.
Lets pray and support Justice Sereno !
Yes Paul, Justice Sereno and the likes of her we do need in a reformed Supreme Court.
Maybe justices appointed by GMA have terrible itch on their backs. They could subscribe to the practice of scratch my back and I will yours.
This is a problem with collegial bodies whose members lack independent and honest minds. These kinds of collegial bodies are fertile grounds for x-deals.
The Impeachment Court is also a collegial body, ergo, also a fertile ground for x-deals?
@ MamangUsisero
We have the power of the ballot if we know how to use it. What we say always affects them every 3 years at least. But the other mafia as mentioned is beyond our “seasonal” control.
I like that phrase “seasonal” control.
nakakatakot nga ito. equal branches dapat ang executive, legislative and judiciary but as it is now, we are at a loss as to who will check the excesses of the judiciary- based on their latest rulings re the impeachment.
Defense claimed that although he is the Chief Justice, CJ Corona has just one vote.Question is,what are his power and rights which other Justices don’t have.I would compare his position now with that of impeachment court presiding officer Senate Pres. Enrile.He also has only one vote but in carrying his duty as presiding officer, his decision could “make or brake” our future.
Good point.
I mean “carrying out” his duty”
“break “not brake sorry !
CJ Corona may have but one vote in the decision BUT the handwritten note to Midas Marquez telling him to declare the TRO as effective was his act and his alone.
Precisely the point at which Article VII was crafted. If only the prosec can put their position clearly across among the senators-judges, they will be able to destroy the “myth” of collegial body.
Just like any lawyer, Fr. Bernas can argue both ways depending on where his biases lie. Take his words with a grain of salt. Regardless of what Ateneans think, he is NOT the final authority in Constitutional law.
Due to Bernas decaying brain matter from old age, he is stretching his supposed credibility as a constitutionalist by making up irresponsible assumptions like saying Impeachment reasons proferred by Prosecutors were not high crimes which are prerequisite charges due tothe lofty title held by Corona. How stupid is that assumption? He did not want to accept “betrayal of public trust” as a reason for impeachment despite being written in the constitution because according to him it could not be applied to the supreme position of Corona in the judiciary.
Pari kasi. Kung baga sa prusisyun malapit na sa simbahan biglang bumagal ang lakad niya para mapakita sa tao napakahaba ng prusisyun at matagal natapos kahit gumawa lang ng rason na walang katuturan sa ginawa niya.
@Johnny Lin
“Due to Bernas decaying brain matter from old age,” LMFAO!!! kadiri ka nmn bro…
misfiring neurons would be more appropriate. xD.
btw your comment @February 24, 2012 at 11:19 am, is superb.
Keep your fire burning my anonymous brother!!!
Watching Gringo Honasan interpellating Justice Secretary Lila De Lima on the right of even a lowly citizen his rights to life, liberty and property gave me a goose pimple. Olalia must be twisting in his grave.
http://jcc34.wordpress.com/2012/02/24/honasan-talking-about-bill-of-rights-makes-olalia-turns-on-his-grave/
Let them all testify, including Corona himself. Filipinos deserve to know the truth.
How can he be an expert witness? His nephew is married to the daughter of PGMA? Besides most of these people involve in the corruption are Atenista,( law school). He should be moral and legal.
PNoy: “Ouch!”
@Gerry,
Atenista po ako, law school. Thesis adviser ko si Fr. B on a constitutional law issue. I used to think he knows no wrong in Consti. Used to.
The fire eating dragon from Iloilo struck again yesterday. The coarse mouthed primd Donna who is overwhelmed by the exuberance of her own verbosity seems hell bent on treating the impeachment trial as a criminal one by ignoring the repeated advice of the Presiding Officer. She is the school teacher of my wildest nightmares. God bless those poor souls in the ICC.
Hindi niya magagawa sa ICC ang ginagawa niya sa kapwa Pinoy. At saka wildest nightmares siguro ng asawa niya at mga anak yan! Kawawang pamilya…
Parang si erap at makoy yan, pinataas ng pinataas ang lipad ng kapalaran, only to be shamed by their own weakness at ang bagsik ng bagsak. whom the gods wish to destroy u first make Miiriam har har har….huwag nyong siryosohin itong mga ganitong klase, from GMA to Corona to the Supreme court, to the biased Senator judges, babagsak din ang mga yan. Look at Ernie and Kit, and Bongbong and Gringo, in their height of power akala mo kung sino, ngayon, tolerated na lang, ala na yung dating. Ganyan din yan si Bernas etc The fact that Pnoy is now the president is something they cannot swallow but had to face daily, yan ang ganti natin. Ha ha ha
I’m tired of hearing Basa Guidote Enterprise and of corona hiding behind BGE. I think this entreprise is a phantom one. they have not shown anything evidentiary like its client base, the books and records that the business is really raking money in the millions, in pesos and dollars and other foreign currencies. no one has really look into this business, no reports from accountants, nothing. if it looks like a duck . . .
LOL. I agree with you.
di ba sabi ni CJ hindi siya nakikialam sa Basa Guidote Ent, pero lahat ng pera sa kanya nakadeposito!
di siya nakikialam, nagpapagamit para maitago yung pera.
List of US Federal Judges removed from office by impeachment.
I tried to come up with a unified article on this but I can’t. I am passing them to you if you can see anything on them.
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1. List of 17 federal officials impeached in US.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0194049.html
2. John Pickering, judge of the U.S. District Court for New Hampshire; removed from office March 12, 1804.
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_1801-09/The_First_Administration_of_Thomas_Jefferson/II:7
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Pickering_(judge)
3. Robert W. Archbald, associate judge, U.S. Commerce Court; removed Jan. 13, 1913.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wodrow_Archbald
http://www.jstor.org/pss/20091206
4. Halsted L. Ritter, judge of the U.S. District Court for the southern district of Florida; removed from office April 17, 1936.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halsted_L._Ritter
5. Harry E. Claiborne, judge of the U.S. District Court for the district of Nevada; removed from office Oct. 9, 1986.
Harry E. Claiborne was impeached by the United States House of Representatives on July 22, 1986, on two charges of tax evasion and one charge of bringing disrepute to the federal judiciary.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_E._Claiborne
6. Alcee L. Hastings, judge of the U.S. District Court for the southern district of Florida; removed from office Oct. 20, 1989.
(The Supreme Court, however, ruled in Nixon v. United States that the federal courts have no jurisdiction over Senate impeachment matters, so Sporkin’s ruling was vacated and Hastings’s conviction and removal were upheld.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcee_Hastings
7. Walter L. Nixon, judge of the Southern District Court for Mississippi; removed from office Nov. 3, 1989.
(In 1989, Nixon (no relation to former U.S. President Richard Nixon) was impeached by the House of Representatives and removed from office by the Senate on November 3, 1989, for committingperjury before a grand jury)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Nixon
8. G. Thomas Porteous Jr., judge of the U.S. District Court in Louisiana removed from office Dec. 9, 2010.
Article I – engaging in a pattern of conduct that is incompatible with the trust and confidence placed in him as a Federal judge – Passed the House by a vote of 412-0.[22]
Article II – engaged in a longstanding pattern of corrupt conduct that demonstrates his unfitness to serve as a United States District Court Judge – Passed the House by a vote of 410-0.[23]
Article III – knowingly and intentionally making false statements, under penalty of perjury, related to his personal bankruptcy filing and violating a bankruptcy court order – Passed the House by a vote of 416-0.[24]
Article IV – knowingly made material false statements about his past to both the United States Senate and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to obtain the office of United States District Court Judge – Passed the House by a vote of 423-0.[25]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Porteous
I pray that Father Bernas won’t be summoned to testify. He’s a liar like lawyers and the honorable ilocano presiding judge shouldn’t allow this biased constitutionalist priest to get his15 minutes in this impeachment trial.
My hubby Alan told me that Fr. Bernas has fallen in love with law and left the realm of man.
Fr. Bernas has sworn blind obedience to the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court and GMA, in that order…., or is it in
the inverse order?
And many sins have been committed in the name of love. He is using the written law to justify what are clearly against basic decency and goodness! Kung ginawa niyang mabuti trabaho niya when they were writing the Constitution, eh di sana walang problema sa midnight appointments.
itong problema …., atbp.
That’s a good one. Oh to be celibate! So much law, so little time. Tee hee.
The headlines read of another law student dying from injuries resulting from fraternity hazing … This after we witnessed the presiding officer of the impeachment court, the prosecution and defense lawyers acknowledging all three of them are “brods” . Add to this , the confidentiality of supreme court internal deliberations and the DOJ chief likewise invoking executive privilege in declining to answer a question from a Senator-Judge.
One gets the feeling that we will never get the whole truth out of these impeachment proceedings.
@Bayonic,
Sad to say but my conclusion is that ours is a lawless country. We only knew that a law exist to be followed when it applies to what we have done and yet we try to evade the responsibility our action by seeking influence who can extricate or can lighten the consequences of our actions.
Despite the publicity of what happened to the untimely death of Marvin Reglos due to hazing, we have in past numerous cases like what happened to Reglos and it is for this reasons that Republic Act N0. 8049 Anti Hazing Law was enacted by congress
In yesterday hearing, the act of the old man JPE addressing his brods is unconscionable and condemnable. The old man JPE lacks decency in this regard.
If you’ll read the New Code of Judicial Conduct for the Philippine Judiciary, it consists of six (6) canons and all these had been violated by Corona.
This impeachment trial need not to go this far, wasting effort, time and money just for the purpose of booting out Corona from office. Prosecution must now rest its case and let defense rebutt the sins of Corona that had been laid out. The people already knew the truth.
How can we discourage Fraternities when it is so glorified in our country? The deference shown by Enrile to his “brods” is enough incentive for any gullible law student to take the risk and play Russian Roulette with his life.
Off topic but fraternities, Ilocano association, Ateneo grad, Rotary etc. are examples of “we belong” culture. Instead of God, country, family and self, napalitan na country sa priorities. Affiliations na lang importante. Meron bang Philippines Association?
“Filipino ka ba? Hindi, Ilocano” – heard in Hawaii but may semblance of how we see ourselves.
So to be a brod or a kumpare are strong motivations for the protection or advancement of self interest.
As De Lima has testified against Corona for his impartiality towards Gloria Arroyo, yet Enrile has been showing his impartiality towards Corona and Cuevas. What’s the point of this proceedings going ahead- it’s just hulabaloo- wherein all the prosec should pack up / resign- from their panel- because they are treated as fools, not respected. . Enrile has already bestowed his decision loud and clear, justice for the people and by the people is denied, only his political affiliations matter.
The masa watching from the gallery should stop doing so, boycott it, do a sit down protest outside the building with placards saying ” Enrile a betrayal of public trust, Enrile where is your loyalty for the people? , PNoy stop paying Enrile with our money ( we have to remind Enrile all his monies came / are coming from us).
We the people means nothing to some of these senator judges especially Enrile, so we have to let them know at this point how we feel, and not remain just a mere spectator of their arena only pleasing themselves.
If ever there will be an EDSA Power, we should ask for the expulsion of Corona and Enrile from the government offices.
With my recent pilgrimages, I prayed so hard and lighted candles for the success of the impeachment trial against Corona but it looks Enrile will acquit Corona. GOD has a reason.
We must understand na balwarte ni CJ ang SC kaya sya ang nasusunod. Lahat kahit na sinasabing ‘sui generis’ ang IC pero bow down din. CJ will truly use this to his fullest advantage. Sana mag voluntary witness na lang sina Sereno at Carpio to hear it directly from the horse’s mouth and to corroborate Sec. de Lima as well, lalo na naging hearsay na lang ang kanyang salaysay. Mae-expose ang weakness at vulnerability ng SC pag nagkataon na magkaroon ng face-off ang pro and anti Corona Justices. Yet that will show perhaps kung sino sa kanila ang magsasabi ng totoo thru their demeanors.
Did many of you hear the Presiding Officer addressed Sec. de Lima as Hon. Chief Justice? Let us all take the cue from there. Paging JBC for your nomination…
Hmmm Isn’t this just a bait? I mean the defense plan of summoning 2 justices of the SC. The same way, as Raissa thought about it, that Corona might possibly be the one who orchestrated the releasing of his own bank record the subject of this trial so as to render this evidence as illegal. “Drop your request and we will drop ours” or something similar to this will occur. This is just a guess.
Seguro nakita natin kung papano sumagot si Sec. de Lima at napakinggan ang kanyang mga saloobin, so at this juncture while still early on the trial proceedings, with your indulgences your honors, I would like to nominate Sec. Leila de Lima to the position of Chief Justice
dat wil b cool man!
Pag naging CJ si De Lima yan ang pinakamatinding KJ sa GLOCOR syndicate. I dont think, that will happen. Patay kung patay si corona sabi niya. Hatapang ha tao, halaki ha ulo papano. Para sa kanya duelo nilang 2 ni Pnoy ito, matira matibay. Sa pagbagsak nya gusto pati tayo damay.
Makita ko lang sa kalye tong si corona , kukutusan ko to.
Who knows, by being the Secretary then the Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court ni Ms. De Lima, could be God’s answer to all the prayers offered by the Coronas before the trial started. Mysterious ways indeed.
@James Din, peace man.
@bcoolman
that was an excellent insight-I like that “God moves in mysterious ways”.
peace to you too bro!
Nagkamali ako ng paghusga sa iyo earlier when I thought you were Kit
Please accept my apologies brother.
Your comments afterwards showed the intensity, passion and love for our kababayans. Mabuhay ka bcoolman!
If CJ’s wife own the money in his acct, then why doesn’t she even has an ITR? Another thing is how did she acquired BGEI? Where did the money comes from?
Raissa can you please investigate this? A person who didn’t pay income taxes can acquire a corporation? This case is really getting deeper.
Hope CJ & wife will rot in hell!
the defense panel submitted its list of witnesses on january 31, 2012; and the supreme court adopted on february 12, 2012 a resolution saying that “court deliberations are traditionally recognized as privileged communication”. and that “at the most basic level and subject to the principle of comity, Members of the Court, and Court officials and employees may not be compelled to testify on matters that are part of the internal deliberations and actions of the Court in the exercise of their adjudicatory functions and duties, while testimony on matters external to their adjudicatory functions and duties may be compelled by compulsory processes.”
the dates mentioned above should have been highlighted in raissa’s blog. the significance of these dates is that the defense panel’s witnesses, particularly presbitero, abad or brion as listed, will have to defer to sc’s february 12, 2012 resolution.
The key here is “may not be compelled” to go as witnesses.
What if they voluntarily go?
@Raissa,
They have to sign a waiver per SC resolution banning them from testifying in the impeachment trial.
Pwede bang gamitin Whistleblower act ni J Sereno and Carpio?
voluntarily go? yes, they can; but they may not…
The key here is the phrase “may not be compelled”.
What if they voluntarily go?
If she voluntarily offer her testimony and stand as a witness, AJ Sereno will be the new Clarissa Ocampo.
Here’s hoping. It would be pure irony to use the very words in that resolution, that will enable Sereno and Carpio to come out and testify.
you asked: what if they voluntarily go? and I posted: Voluntarily go? Yes, they can; but they may not:
I believe I should repeat here what I earlier posted. To illustrate: A blogger like you CAN WRITE recklessly like Ninez Cacho does. But if you insist that you are a journalist and limited by ethical standards, then you MAY NOT blow off facts.
I wish you understood the phrase you highlighted, “may not be compelled.”
“I’m Not A Lawyer”
(Joey Ramirez)
Watching the impeachment trial a little more closely this week than when it began, one question began to dawn on me: are lawyers there just to complicate things?
It may seem rhetorical, and even funny. But seeing some senator judges and lawyers act this past week, I gather they enjoy hearing the sound of their own voices just a little too much, almost as much as dazzling (in their minds, at least) the audience both in the halls where the trial is taking place as well as those watching them through other media.
On the cab ride home last night, the AM radio was turned on, and at that very moment, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago was reacting – with extreme irritation evident – to reports that the trial has become a spectacle of technicalities, with no one getting any clarification about anything. She then expounded on how the law is all about technicalities, that lawyers had to go through how many years of studying to weather the intricacies of the legal labyrinth, and that those who know nothing about law or have not studied it enough should essentially just butt out, and called people who criticized her as nagdudunung-dunungan.
The cab driver caught my eye, and said it plainly: “Di naman ako abogado.”
It brought home a singular point: it is we, the people, who are after the truth. We, the overwhelming majority, the ones who did not go to law school. The ones who voted these senators into power. The ones who are now demanding something basic and something very simple.
The truth.
Transparency.
Accountability.
Much of what we have seen from the tactics of the defense team has been subterfuge, confoundment, endless objections, even the ability to make up unfounded rumors of bribing on the part of the executive department, with the impeachment court practically doing nothing about it, aided in no small part by the perception that senators like Santiago and Arroyo have been taking their cues from the defense panel as to what they will “make manifest”.
I remember Chief Justice Corona saying he has nothing to hide, that he will gladly prove to everyone that he is innocent of all the charges hurled against him in the impeachment trial. Then his team proceeds to block every possible avenue to verify his innocence. This smacks to me of the Bart Simpson defense: No one saw me do anything, you can’t prove it.
The cab driver helped me distill this trial into a simple question, and a simple quest. We are not lawyers. We are citizens of a democratic country, whose public officials, whether elected or appointed – and I would say especially those who are appointed – should be made accountable, especially since WE pay their salaries. We have the RIGHT to know.
Save your legal doublespeak somersaults for your annual lawyers’ convention. The truth is always at its most elegant at its simplest.
At the end of the day, a particular saying should guide us always, something I find to be applicable whether you are a student, a lawyer, a priest, even a senator.
People may not always believe what you say, but they’ll always believe what you do.
Or in the case of the Chief Justice, what he doesn’t do.
well articulated
Very nice!
Amen…
Wala na pong makahihigit pa sa inyong paliwanag. Baka pwede pong ipahiram ninyo sa magpapahayag ng buod sa panig ng mga tagausig ang ilang parirala upang magamit, at maipaabot sa “hukom” ng impeachment ang diwa ng katotohanan na nais malaman ng sambayanan.
Pagpalain po tayo ng poong Maykapal.
Nice piece bro. Very inspiring.
You hit the nail on the head. Thanks–I share your sentiments. I’m not a lawyer, my discipline is in a different field but I constantly cringe everytime I hear Miriam lambasts the prosecution panel. She seems to relish in embarassing whoever is the unfortunate soul on the witness stand on the day. She comes across as condescending, arrogant and impatient. I hope she and some of the other senators could be more gentler and more instructive in their approach with regard to the trial.
I have seen Senator Mirriam Defensor as a brilliant lawyer not really interested in coming out with the truth but rather more in disabling the capability of honest and sincere people. and her forte is always to ask the person if he or she is authorized to give such an opinion.
I am hoping that someday even before her death bed that a dull and ignorant man may put her pride down.
Is this a curse you’re putting on Miriam Santiago?
Miriam seems to have forgotten that, her very own son, in his quest to become a lawyer, to share in the most beloved and esteemed profession of his mother, took his own life.
MIRIAM-SCREAMING HYENATOR FROM ILOILO
What I fear is constant listening to her may drove Justices corona and Cuevas to suicide as well. My sympathies to Miriam’s husband, he must have suffered a miilion deaths inside listening to this loonie.
“The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers”. – (Act IV, Scene II).
Aray!!! the above quote sums up all what you have written. It is true. The constitution did not envision an impeachment trial that we have now which is like a criminal type of procedure. Instead of giving it to the regular court, it was given to the legislative being the representative of the people.
The legislative branch is not composed of 100% lawyers and it is absurd if they will be entrusted with a proceedings that entails legal technicalities. Remember that there will be a time that the President of the Senate will not be a lawyer.
That is the reason why they are delegated with a power to make their own rules of impeachment. But instead of doing that they adapted the Rules of Court. i agree, minus all the technicalities of the Rules of Evidence this proceedings will be faster and the truth will come out. It is the people being the source of all powers who is asking the CJ whether or not he is still fit to discharge the duties of the office that the people themselves have entrusted on him.
My hubby Alan said this came from Henry VI, part 2 by Shakespeare.
my bad sorry, i forgot to type Henry VI
I heard also the second phrase from The Eagle’s Song Get Over it! which is very much political.
bingo!!! …that’s what i said to my two lawyer bros…i can’t fathom how their tribe can defend their clients’ lies and wrongdoings and invoke “rule of law” as their favorite matra…
the answer to that question is in the following:
Lawyer’s Oath
I, do solemnly swear that I will maintain allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines, I will support the Constitution and obey the laws as well as the legal orders of the duly constituted authorities therein; I will do no falsehood, nor consent to the doing of any in court; I will not wittingly or willingly promote or sue any groundless, false or unlawful suit, or give aid nor consent to the same; I will delay no man for money or malice, and will conduct myself as a lawyer according to the best of my knowledge and discretion, with all good fidelity as well to the courts as to my clients; and I impose upon myself these voluntary obligations without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. So help me God.
kung ginagawa ito or nangyayari ba ito, that is another story at case to case basis yan.
As a lawyer, I can honestly and sadly say that NO, many of my fellow lawyers do not follow the lawyer’s oath.
lawyers defend their clients simply because everybody is entitled to due process. no matter how guilty a person may be. there is always a reason or story behind the act that they committed. they might have acted in self defense or the complainant might not be as innocent as well. until we thresh out the whole facts in the trial, we cant have an equitable application of the law. hence, the presumption of innocence until proven otherwise. this is what civilized society is. otherwise, we may just stone to death everybody who we perceive to have done wrong.
I agree.
Biased as I am against Corona (guilty), I realize that the Defense Panel is only doing their job. Corona has the right to be presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
He also has a lot of explaining to do — something he will not do.
“In due time,” I think, is euphemism for “Neknek niyo. Tignan ko kung mapilit niyo ko.”
The defense lawyers are wrong in resorting to dirty tricks like the press conference on the fairy tale “bribe.”
Well said. And to amplify, I strongly believe, that this impeachment trial should NOT be entangled with all this web of legal technicalities (as M Santiago has strongly and hysterically advocated for). What if the presiding officer is a non-lawyer, like Jinggoy Estrada (isn’t he the one to take over as senate president, in case Enrile, for whatever reason is incapacitated) or what if the prosecution team is made of non-lawyer congressmen. Does that mean, based on Miriam Santiago’s premise (trial is complicated system of legalities) that the trial can not take place?
very well said
Marami sa atin dito sa global Plaza Miranda ay kabilang sa nabulyawan ni Brenda na mag enroll daw muna sa law school bago magdunong dunongan. Wala daw tayong karapatan mag sulat o mag komento sa mga bagay bagay ng impeachment trial dahil hindi naman tayo abugado.
Sa ganang akin, sang ayon ako na ang impeachment ay pag aari ng buong buo ng We the People.
Si Brenda at Enrile at mga Senador at Congressmen at mga abugado ng magkabilang panig ay walang dapat gawin kung hindi ipatupad lamang ang kagustuhan ng taong bayan.
Fish ball, anyone?
teka lang po, Bart Simpson or OJ Simpson?- in par 10.
But i found this piece so profound.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that they both have the same last name, rochie. I admit I did not follow the OJ Simpson case closely but if they employ (employed in the case of OJ) the same strategy, then it can be now said to be the “Simpson defense” is what Corona is using fully. I think it is one of those “Pinoy traits” we think are funny in a cultural context – this propensity of Pinoys na magpapalusot hanggang sa di pa naman nahuhuli. Only we aren’t laughing now, given this context and the weight of what the consequences will be.
Something tells me GMA is also a fan of this type of defense. Just guessing.
i guess you’re right!
hi! thanks for the wonderful insight..
honestly, I am now more afraid if the SC is indeed impeached, or anyone else for that matter. It’s more scary to imagine the top posts of the country to be filled-up by pnoy’s blundering band of dimwits .. As what has been consistently shown by his prosecution entourage selection
Er, PNoy did not choose the prosec team.
The lawmakers volunteered and chose among themselves.
true.. but everything seems to be connected to him .. respondeat superior
It is because of that that I believe private prosecutors should be allowed to try impeachment cases through and through — even address the impeachment court.
Pano kung dumating ang time na walang lawyer na congressman? Should we compel engineers to do the “your honor please” and “if it pleases the court”? Impeachment rules should show foresight.
Besides having lawyers with minimal litigation background take over the prosecution team is a form of miscarriage of justice na din. The Chief Justice deserves the best defense panel AND the best prosecution panel.
Just my 3 cents.
I totally agree with you..
He is the Chief justice, the court is his home. Strategy, planning and practice ang sabi sa laro, hindi naman lang cheering squad ang kailangan
If AJ Sereno belongs to what you call dimwits then we the people are still sovereign and can do more than just EDSA. But honestly and obviously, she is not.
I’m sorry for the generalization.. I was merely pointing to the very visible prosecution team.. as in pars pro toto
If defense can subpoena the justices in the SC then it shows that JPE wasn’t fair to the prosecution. It would be better that Justices Sereno & Carpio should voluntarily testify for the prosecution. This will then be a showdown. If CJ prevented the 2 justices then we the people should show CJ who is the real boss of the country.
@ Elena Lemi
Defense including prosec side can only request the court to issue the subpoena. On their own they can not. It is better that the subpoena (by mistake) be issued as requested by defense. This will open up the other side (prosec) to do the same.
Raissa your blog is very informative.. CJ Corona has already divided the Supreme Court, the lower courts and its employees..one is pro-Corona and the other is pro-Carpio. When he made his first speech before the SC employees, CJ Corona attacked Justice Carpio who is “nagmamadaling maging chief justice”. To me, CJ Corona should not use the SC and court employees as well as judges (“sipsip”) in his personal problem. Hearings were postponed every time they go to the SC to the detriment of the litigants. He is the Chief Justice and can defend himself alone without getting moral support from his subordinates who must stay neutral at all times. What if CJ Corona is removed and Justice Carpio replaced him? There will be animosity inside the SC which is happening now…To Senator-Judges CONVICT CORONA!!!
Fr. Bernas is not only a noted constitutionalist but a naughty one as well he he he. His position that an offense should be akin to a high crime to merit an impeachment because the position of Corona is lofty, (which incidentally is echoed by another rabid supporter of the cj in the senate) is not priestly in character. If he believed the founder of christianity who said, ‘to him much is given much will be required’ (Luke 12:48) perhaps he should let go of his ungodly sense of justice. That is, if he remembers the ONE whom he presumably represents, otherwise another statement from the same source will probably wake him up, thus: For many will come in My name saying ‘I am Christ’ and shall deceive many. (Mat. 24:6)
Bernas would be happier if you will quote the constitution to him rather than the Bible. He is more obsessed to be called a constitutionalist rather that a man of the Bible.
And “Due to Bernas decaying brain matter from old age” as how Johnny lin puts it
lets remind him that there is much better title than a “CONSTITUTIONALIST”.,
it is called ” PATRIOT ” .
Though i seriously doubt if he understand the word.because according to Alan Robles, Bernas has fallen in love with law and left the realm of man.
Maybe he wants to become Patron Saint of the constitution of Neverland.
the end does not justify the means… wrong is wrong right is right… di pwedeng itama ang mali sa maling pamamaraan… natutunan ko ata mga to sa ethics ko… ang daang matuwid alang shortcut… nagkasala man o hindi basta naakusahan dapat irespeto ang karapatan… parusahan ang ngkasala sa tamang paraan… mahirap??? e di pag-isipang maigi…
Di ko alam kung ano ang mali sa pagimpeach sa Chief Justice.
Hindi ba dapat ini-impeach ang Chief Justice?
Kung hilaw ang impeachment articles, e di dapat masaya si Corona.
Ano ba ang short cut duon?
Nanggaling sa Lower House, check. 188 signatures, check.
We can do one thing people…. let us sincerely pray that Justice Carpio and Justice Sereno will voluntary testify to bring out the TRUTH.
Sorry to say this….”CJ Corona and his cronies are no longer qualified to tell the truth coz they are enjoying the pleasure being in the lap of CJ Corona”.
Honestly, I do not see any good that will come out of all these rumble and mambo jumbo of the Supreme Court Justices. Corona has successfully drag the whole Supreme Court to its lowest .. It doesn’t matter where you look at it… nakakapanghina………
The double standard. Sereno has 100% ruled in favor of PNoy and yet no one is calling her out. Carpio has thousands in his dollar accounts and yet Malacanang says its off-limits. Sereno and Carpio have been kissing PNoy’s a$s no rimming it all this time so they’re off limits to criticisms, investigations. If you all want reforms and you all want corruption to be eradicated, then you should get rid of everyone who has been tainted w/ corruption, do not spare his yellow minions.
Hello, Daphne,
How do you know Carpio has thousands in his dollar accounts? Do share. Pls give me docus.
This time I’ll really be THE LITTLE LADY.
Har, har, har.
CORRECT TANGGalin lahat starting with Corona , kasi ,sinong magtanggal sa mga corrupt kung andyan pa ang leader .
Ms. Dapne, agree with you to rid of all corrupt. My proposal is to start with former and current officials with salary grade 30 and up. Have them release their SALNs, ITRs, bank records. If hindi nag-tally, firing squad na bahala. Didiiretso na daan siguro after.
FYI, J. Sereno ruled for distribution of lands on HLI.
@Daphne
You just sound like your father Renato Corona. Here’s an excerpt from the (in)famous Corona response speech. You can easily Google the full transcript :
1.) Explain the bank accounts + posh properties.
2.) Explain the discrepancies in the SALN.
Kayong mga tagapagtanggol ng tiwali at magnanakaw, para kayong mga bubuyog na putol na ang karayom sa inyong mga tumbong! Hanggang sa pag huni na lamang pero walang kapasidad para ipaglaban ang sarili sa kagat ng ibang hayop.
Bakit hindi mo ilabas dito ang pruweba mo ng katiwalian ni Sereno at Carpio at hindi lang si Raissa ang mag iingay para dito kundi kaming lahat na umaasang matutuwid ang baluktot na sistemang ipinamana ni Arroyo kay PNoy.
Your idol Corona has chosen the road to perdition. He hasn’t been a good father to his family.He taught them how to acquire properties without shedding a drop of sweat. I don’t know how his future grandchildren can be proud of him when the history we are making now will tell them how bad their patriarch is.
Objection! Your honor, hearsay.
But…nevertheless…we will…admit that. This impeachment body…is intelligent enough…to know what is factual and…false.
Proceed.
Your Honor, please. Is Daphne physical present or has personal knowledge that “Sereno and Carpio have been kissing PNoy’s a$s no rimming it all this time”? This is hearsay, your Honor. Unless Daphne can give real evidences, her comments are not just hearsays but fairy tales.
LOL at using Santiago’s and Cuevas’ own words to strike out Daphne’s “testimony”.
@ Daphne
My dear, it depends how you look at the previous cases that were ruled upon by the SC. Pnoy said “I had divested from HLI” and “Kayo ang boss ko” for which he means the common tao, Hacienda Luisita farmers included. If you believe what Pnoy said then you are correct in saying that Sereno has 100% ruled in favor of the President. But if you believe Corona in his speeches that the impeachment is the answer of Pnoy to the HLI ruling which favored land distribution then your 100 % is not correct. Not Correct means you are wrong.
Kanino ka naniniwala on the issues mentioned? Could you tell?
Father Bernas,
What about justice!
Should rule of law be procedural or substantive?
Didn’t Jesus denounce the Pharisees for their self-righteous rationalization of their apathy to the plight of the distressed as “rule of law?”
Whose will you be?
Hi Raissa, I was wondering what happened to the link Andrew Lim posted in his comment on your earlier post:
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1917&dat=19860707&id=OQwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UXIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1573,1592300
We have mystified Cuevas but in fact he was only SC justice for 2 years and was ousted by people power. Arturo Tolentino took his “oath of office” before him as Acting President.
I tried to look for more info about this but there’s very little material available on the web.
Hi Raissa I have 3 questions that have been running around my head since it was divulged that the monies in the 3 accounts that were closed the day the CJ got impeached.
Now from what I understand is these funds were belonging to BGE if that is the case and the funds came from manila corporation ,
1 why were the funds in an account under the name of Ronaldo C Corona.
2 Why did they not get put into an account under BGE.
3 Or was it so Christina Corona could hide the funds from all others that are still fighting her in the courts with regards to the family corporation.
and surely with the amount of pesos that were involved how did they get transferred from the corp that bought the property to the corona accounts, was it by check or bank transfers if so then the money trail can be verified.
You hit the nail exactly on the head.
M waiting for the defense to answer those questions.
Supreme Court, circa CJ R Corona, scandal unfolding.
“Corona falsified details of a Supreme Court resolution on the en banc’s deliberation last November 18, 2011″
More SC Associate Justices must do the right thing and be honest with the sovereign people. IF they have to break ranks to correct the misgivings of the Supreme Court of late, then they must for the good of the Judicial Branch to regain its credibility and integrity.
Read related links:
- Sereno’s Dissenting Opinion
- Trillanes moves to have Sereno ‘interrogated’. By Ira Pedrasa, ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 02/23/2012 5:34 PM | Updated as of 02/23/2012 7:00 PM
- Prosecutors want SC justice to testify in CJ trial. By RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at 02/23/2012 5:57 PM | Updated as of 02/23/2012 5:58 PM
- Senators apprehensive about new SALN forms. By Nina Corpuz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at 02/23/2012 6:06 PM | Updated as of 02/23/2012 7:00 PM
parang nakikita ko ang nangyari nuong EDSA1 ah! Enrile and Ramos declaring that they are withdrawing their support from a corrupt dictator. It is this time hopefully a Sereno Carpio tandem against the CJ. Don’t worry Justice Sereno and Carpio, the people will take care of you if you do that.
This pertains to JJ. Velasco and Abad as potential adversaries of JJ. Carpio and Sereno.
Pag-awayin na lang natin ang kanilang mga isinulat.
More related links here:
Justice Sereno’s Dissenting Opinion 2 dated November 18, 2011
Justice Velasco’s Separate Opinion, December 13, 2011
Justice Abad’s Concurring Opinion, December 13, 2011
Justice Sereno’s Dissenting Opinion, December 13, 2011 (as provided also by Mel above)
Good links @baycas
ang paniwala ko malabong tumestigo ang dalawang hukom under the following premise.
1- they will be accepting the notion that the supreme court is protecting the chief justice.the risk is that, what will stop Carpio and Sereno from depending their position. it will be an open sesame and it will destroy whatever credibility the supreme court is left.
2- with the resolution disallowing or limiting the appearance of all staff who are privy to the supreme court deliberation without the court permission. This will be seen by the public as confirmation that the justices are really beholden to ARROYO.
3- if this will happen and corona will be acquitted there will be another EDSA and this time it will be against the SUPREME COURT and not CORONA ALONE
SA PALAGAY KO WALANG LULUGARAN SI CORONA PAPALIIT NG PAPALIIT ANG KANYANG LUGAR NA PWEDENG PAGTAGUAN.
AND THE SENATOR-JUDGES THAT IS INCLINED TO ACQUIT CORONA WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO FOLLOW THE PEOPLE’S WISH.
SENATORS HAVE TO THINK OF THEIR POLITICAL FUTURE.
MACEDA AND TATAD ARE ALREADY DEAD MEAT IN AS FAR AS THEIR POLITICAL COMEBACK IS CONCERNED.
AKO AY NANINIWALANG KAHIT NA DI TANGGAPIN NG INPEACHMENT COURT ANG MGA EBIDENSIYA AY HINDI NA MAHALAGA SA NGAYON BASTA ITO AY MAISIWALAT SA IC DAHIL INAMIN NA NI ENRILE NA ITO AY POLITICAL(MORALIDAD) NA PAGLILITIS.
The Senate Majority Leader just read a letter from the SC COC Vidal pleading the IC NOT to insist on issuing subpoenas to justices and court employees. so would that mean that the Sc is amenable to presenting friendly justices but would exhaust all means to stop those who can testify for the prosec? alarming… and disgusting… this is a clear sign that the CJ should be removed from his post asap….
I don’t know.
Vidal is another SC officer whom CJ Corona names as among those who will testify in his behalf.
i am so disappointed with father Bernas. He was one of the makers of the Constitution but i read in his article on his opinion for what is an impeacheable offense, and based on the reading he said that it should be akin to a high crime but according to the prosecution it very clear in the constitutional commission records that when they made that provision, it can be inferred that betrayal of public trust was placed in the last to give an emphasis to this ground to prevent what happend when Marcos was still in position na di sha matanggal tanggal because of his intelligent lawyers who can manuever public documents etc. so if Father Bernas will testify for CJ then as early as now i hope he wont reiterate that point to help the defense fool the public. Sobra na sila, only stupid and corrupted minds will believe that CJ is still fit to stay in his position. Pari ka pa naman Father. hindi porket CJ is an alumni of Ateneo e pwede mo na baguhin ang ibig sabhn ng betrayal of public trust and at the same time spread this falsity to others. its about time for judicial reform as what atty Rene Saguisag has been saying. Thank you Raissa for all your articles. insightful indeed!
for your information fr bernas is the uncle of lulli arroyos husband, so of course he is in favor of corona. there is a saying na tao lang po silal hindi Diyos so they can also be a disciple of the devil.
Maybe not necessarily.
Corona committed impeachable offenses…
http://raissarobles.com/2012/02/03/coronas-not-intentional-mistakes-in-his-salns/#comment-13734
and…
http://raissarobles.com/2012/02/03/coronas-not-intentional-mistakes-in-his-salns/#comment-13949
You know what people of the Philippines, it is the man in white robes (priest) who are the real devil of our time, they are in disguise ,read Luke 20:46 , look what they have taught us , they invented so many lies, interpreted the Bible for their own interest, they made our people fanatic, they created miracles and all the trick they can invent, it was a pity there was only one (1) Filipino who can read and understand the language they brought and teach to us, see what they did to Rizal ? it’s history but I believe it is about time to be awaken, FATHER , that’s the word they want to hear,, Hypocrites , here is some of their inventions to make money,,, LIMBO, PURGATORY, COMMUNION, CONFIRMATION, are these words can be found in the Bible, so FATHER BERNAS, please do not do something that will even aggravate the position of your religion ..better keep your big mouth SHUT.
Hindi ako naniwala kay Fr. Bernas sa mga sinasabi niya because he sided with the wrong guy
Hi Raissa
This may be off topic. I have been reading other blogs and found a big number of commenters who seem to not care about corruption. I just want to share what I feel. Since I’m already losing faith, I suggest the Impeachment Court throws out the whole thing, censure the prosecutors, acquiting Corona and even apologizing to him. I’m just sorry that Pres Aquino has a lot of haters and do not take his campaign against corruption seriously. And to the Filipino people, please do not anymore complain about corruption since we all became complacent and do not care. To the prosecutors, you did what you could inspite of many blunders. You can help the government and the people by just doing your mandated job honestly. Never mind the other government officials to be corrupt because majority of your colleagues and the people just do not care. To those corrupt people, be a suprement court justice, senators, congressmen, cabinet secretaries, and even the president, go on and have your merry way in corruption. Anyway, you always win.
Dont be so pessimistic.
The IRS ( Kim Henares ) has already given approval for a thorough investigation into Corona and his family.
Corona lamented about it recently.
Its very likely to reveal irregularities.
When the charges are revealed ( after the audit ), the senators and others opposed to impeaching CJ will look foolish.
Or maybe the Filipino people will just take matters into their own hands, and do another people power to remove CJ, and possibly other justices from their posts. With social media, its hard to put a spin on things when facts and fiction can go viral almost instantaneously. I’ll bet the trending topics a minute after JPE announces an acquittal will be #ThiefJusticeAcquitted, #OccupySC, #OUSTCJ etc, and EDSA will again be filled with people 2 hours after.
If that will happen, it will be the ultimate manifestation of democracy, Pinoy style.
Sama ako diyan. Sa maruming paraan siyang naiupo sa maruming paraan din dapat siyang paalisin!
I beg to differ sir. People Power is not a “maruming paraan,” but that is exactly what they want you to think. People power has been vilified, ridiculed, defined and re-defined to be synonymous with “mob rule.” It is not. When the will of the people have been repeatedly thwarted by rigged polls, impeded by legal jargon, stopped at its heels by force of arms, People Power becomes our only recourse to remind those occupying the 3 branches of government that in a democracy such as ours, all power emanates from the people. They are not there to rule over us. They are there to serve us. It is we, the people, who have placed them there. And it is we who will remove them if need be.
I agree on what you said
don’t believe those comments, and don’t lose hope, that’s what these people want so as for this admin to fail in its battle against corruption, stop reading those articles it will help,
As JPE puts it: “Have faith,” Ms. Raissa. The silent majority has not spoken yet. They are out there, watching intently. Holding their breaths and opinions until it’s finally time to stand up and be heard.
Tatad thinks there is no silent majority.
Only a bored majority that no longer wants to watch the trial.
Thanks Ms. Raissa.
Good point there Chrimson Hills.
Therefore CJ is hiding something and committed dishonesty.
My bet..in the end he will be impeached on grounds of dishonesty.
@jjfoxph, you have much more faith than I do. I will admit, at this point, given the way senator-judges Defensor-Santiago, Arroyo and Enrile all seem to be taking the cue of Cuevas on what to say, the outlook for an acquittal seems to me more probable. (Let’s not forget the 13-10 vote on the TRO.)
And even though it pains me to say it, the prosecution is not as in “tip top shape” as the defense. Bukod sa well versed sina Cuevas sa law, the prosecutors always look lost and confused the moment someone objects. Perception wise, mukha talagang “wet behind the ears” ang prosecution team. And perception is everything, now that this trial is covered fully.
Despite the booboos, they have managed to make Corona -through his lawyers and testimonies of other people – admit that mayroon talaga syang di dineklara sa SALN, grossly disproportionate sa kanyang kita. True, the defense can make note and use all the technicalities and objections na pwedeng gamitin under the law. Pero sa atin na mga hindi lawyers, simple lang ang hinihingi natin at tinatanong.
The truth.
Accountability.
Is it any wonder why there is an oft repeated joke about lawyers being interchangeable with the term liars? Yung simple, ginagawang komplikado. Diyan magaling ang mga abogado.
A couple of issues that have been troubling me for sometime.Could anyone enlighten me about :
1.Megaworld- the VP was supposed to submit details of the insurer’s reports etc etc .What happened ?
2. Dollar Accounts – Civil servants must submit all their assets and liabilities…so it would be logical to infer that they should not and cannot deposit assets into any schemes that protects the privacy of these assets.If not, then what is the purpose of the SALN ? ie anyone can circumvent the rules and spirit of the SALN by depositing into dollar accounts
3.The World Bank audit of the SC- is this evidence junked because of the fallout of Article 3 ?
You hit on an important point, Chrimson Hills, with #2 particularly. Implicit in the principle of accountability for public officials is the ability to be able to scrutinize all their assets as declared in their SALN vis a vis their salary as a public official. If there are avenues or methods by which they can hide their undeclared assets, the principle of accountability, logically for the principle to prevail unabated, should weight more.
Otherwise, as you stated, there really is no point in requiring SALNs from public officials if they can circumvent laws by using existing laws – e.g. the bank secrecy law and the prohibition on revelation on dollar accounts – other than its purpose for creation. I believe we’ve heard many legal experts say that the provision on dollar accounts, the one that Corona is using, was intended to entice investors to bring their business to the country, when the law was created.
Corona is using legal means – meant for a different purpose – to hide his assets from public scrutiny. It may be legal, but it is NOT RIGHT.
So just based on the dollar accounts and the fact he admitted having such accounts should be enough to IMPEACH Corona
Hope Raissa could publish and article on this
i am looking to hear about (1) too. what happened?
Watch this video published by Rappler.
Nice to see the Ateneo groups urging CJ to open his dollar account.
THe Catholic brother in the video raises the same point : you are not allowed to have a dollar account ie it circumvents the law regarding SALNS and accountability.
http://www.rappler.com/move-ph/33-editors-pick-moveph/1759-ateneo-groups-urge-corona-to-open-dollar-accounts
Would it be pure naivette…to say that calling in justices as witnesses should be a welcome move? I am only saying this because this will make these justices open to questioning and should open the opportunity to call in other justices as their witnesses as well. I am only hoping that our prosecution team will wake up on their right side of bed, with their sharpest minds to deal with it.
Most of all, as we have done in the past, praying has been a very powerful tool to ward off evil.
I have always believed that things happen for a reason. Man proposes, God disposes. At the end of the day, if Corona escapes this trial, something else is waiting for him. It makes me sick just thinking of it, but I have to remain steadfast in believing that there is a Greater Force who is a fair judge of all.
Raissa, I just wanted to thank you for this blog. It’s all very informative. More power to you! Now…,
Can someone familiar with trial law please enlighten me:
If a justice takes the stand as a defense witness, is he considered “open season” in the sense that prosecution can ask him any question related to the topic? Or can the witness or the defense lawyers still use “confidentiality of judicial review” (or whatever you call it) to keep from answering prosecution’s questions which could reveal “damning evidence”?
Sorry, I only know trial proceedings from what I see on tv.
Thanks!
Thank you for reading.
It will really be interesting to have these associate justices testify for and against the impeached CJ. the question now is: if all SC justices hold the highest integrity among all the employees of the government, then whom would we believe if one’s testimony belies the other? a tale indeed!
Please lang if anybody there knows what is Midas Marquez qualifications. Thanks.
pls view this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qJw10-ePSw
I hope this will answer your question.
@popeye—hahahaha Thanks
@ popeye
LOL! kinuha ko pa naman eye glasses ko.
haha… sereno must blow her siren para magkaalaman na…:) But if not sana si Assoc. Justice Carpio na lng.. anyway both of them are capable…
I guess Corona defines “due time” as “if time is absolutely up for me”, and while legalities and technicalities can be employed for breathing space, he will continue evading directly answering anything himself. That must be another definition of “in due time”. Hindi nga pa naman due kasi pwede pa gamitin ang batas para itago ang katotohanan.
Watching Miriam just a few moments ago “schooling” Prosecutor Daza, as well as her statement in the news I read/saw that she will not change the way she treats the prosecution, and add to that, the Inquirer item about her saying that the prosecution will lose (“tinuturuan na nga sila!”) makes her an easy read as to her final vote.
Enrile, I must say, is putting up a good farce of making it seem that he is objective. I don’t think we will be surprised any when he casts his vote, though.
I was not following the trial religiously until about 2 weeks ago. And now, I find out that the prosecution was barred from presenting Justices as witnesses while the defense was given the green light to do the same thing.
Tanga ka na kung di mo pa nakikita ang bias na pinapakita ng pagpayag na ito sa depensa.
Maganda ito. Lalabas ang lahat na dapat malaman. Dapat lang talaga.
ginagawa ni cj corona na tanga ang pilipino??? well mr CJ you are the
biggest ass in the country. d mo mahal ang bayan natin….mahal mo
ang sarili mo at c gloria. mahiya ka naman. ang kapal mo!
How’s your blood pressure?
Talking about blood pressure, I’m one of those having one everytime I see the lunatic Miriam giving lectures before the start of IC session. I’ve been watching the trial these last 2 nights (10 pm pacific time here), all I can say is ” Nakakainis manood na lagi na lang underdog ang prosec panel”. I’ve never been stressed in my job; and this IC trial is making me so stressed out. It consoles me na lang to watch Ted Failon and Dr. Avena analyzing the turn of events through teleradyo. Even though Carpio appears to be getting away with his misdeeds, naipamalas na sa buong mundo na MAGNANAKAW talaga siya. Nakakaawa talaga ang bansa natin… malabong makaahon sa kahirapan. Mabuhay ang mga MAGNANAKAW!
Correction bro, it’s Corona who’s the one being charged here of wrongdoings and not AJ Carpio!!!
You mean Corona getting away.
Relax lang.
I was about to give you the e-mail of the Supreme Court for you to convey your sentiments directly.
But there is no “contact us” in the SC website.
Hmm. that says a lot.
Why don’t you e-mail the senator-judges instead.
You can find their e-mail addresses at senate.gov.ph
Same here ! I always wait and listen patiently for Ted Failon and UP law professor Dr. Avena for their views as truthful, factual and maka-masa. Not unlike, Anthony Taberna and Arnold Clavio who are bias for Corona because they are both from UST and have hidden desires for Atty. Karen Jimeno of the defense, who by the way was married as they are that they totally forgot that their bias comments are watched and listened every morning and evening at their tv and radio station segments. It seems our media are giving much attention to sensationalized negative news, at least 80 -90 % against 10-20 % good news. However, the people knows who are lying and who is telling the truth. I strongly suggest to PNoy that he will give these MEDIA people who are fond of saying negative “comments” and destabilizing the good efforts of these admin. a high and sensitive government position like in DOJ,DILG,DPWH, Customs etc. and give them like 1 month to a year to reform the bureaucracy. After the alloted time frame, lets all assessed their accomplishments, give our opinion whether negative or positive as they listen and viewed in TV. Para naman fair and malaman nila ang kanilang pinagsasabi. Lets all challenge the bias Media practioners in print and TV. Lets give them a chance to prove us wrong that they are just all talk and no action.
HA HA HA !!!!! RAISSA NAKAHINGI NA SIYA NG GAMOT KAY MIRIAM D, YOUR ARE NOT ONLY MATALINO COMEDY KA PA.. HA HA HA KEEP IT UP RAISSA …
AMEN.
So, if Corona is saying that the money in his account is his wife’s and proving that his wife has “legally” acquired 98% of Basa Guidote, wasn’t he obliged to declare that money, their appropriate portion of BGE’s asset in his SALN as well? If I understood it right, their SALN’s MUST be declared either individually or jointly. Either way, everything must be declared…and might I add, with all due taxes paid.
If Corona is hell bent on proving that she/they legally control BGE, then perhaps that would give Christina’s relatives the opportunity to address that issue. Tho, I know, they were not to be called to join the impeachment proceedings.
That’s a great idea (having the relatives who co-own BGE testify against the CJ)! But I think they have all passed away already. At least the uncle who was the majority owner as blogged by Raissa (sorry if I’m wrong).
But I hope that there are those who are still alive who can testify to CJ’s character, and to the veracity of his “this is BGE’s money”.
dear raisa
i follow your colomn always and there is something that the senators and defense
team forgets…it flushing out the thruth no mater what legalities and obstacles
are there…we want the truth out and not supress it.
You said it.
Ms Raissa,
Kala ko ba pinagbawalan ng SC yun mga subpoena ng prosecution on Court personnel and records? Tapos ngayon magtetestify yun dalawang justices? Bawal para sa prosecution pero pwede for Corona? Ano ba sila?
On the other hand if those two justices do testify I wonder if the prosecution will be allowed or can make them prove their testimony by referring to the court’s log books, journals, minutes of meetings and whatever other documents the Court is keeping from the public? Kasi the documents are the best way to corroborate their testimony. Alanganin naman we take their word for it or that we accept each vouching for the other’s credibility.
This is the submission of Corona’s lawyers.
I suppose the senator-judges assumed that if the prosec summoned the justices, the latter would be doing so reluctantly.
But not in this case. The defense is indicating the justices are eager to testify in Corona’s behalf.
I imagine them salivating like hounds before a race. Can’t help the image.
Why the double standard? OK for the defense to summon justices, but NO go for the prosecution? The prosecution should cry foul, and they should do that right now.
LAHAT KAMI AGREE!
How can the process of IMPEACHMENT work if
there is a different set of rules for the Prosecution and for the Defense?
Is this “Philippine Justice”.?
Will our courts be known, internationally, as “Kangaroo Courts, in Reverse”..?
Is our Judiciary …, “Sacred Cows”…, who are more “Papist than the Pope”…?
‘yan, let the “in-fighting” be out in the open…UNDER OATH at that!
baycas, magandang laban yan. sana matuloy!