PerryScope by Perry Diaz The much-anticipated vote on the impeachment case against Chief Justice Renato Corona finally came to pass last May 29, 2012. It was supposed to be suspenseful to the very en...
By Edu Punay The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – A day after Renato Corona was ousted as chief justice for inaccuracies in his statements of assets, liabilities and net worth, the Supreme...
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star For most people, Ilocos Norte Representative Rudy Fariñas came into our consciousness when he circulated a Betamax video of actress Vivi...
By Jenny Ortuoste Manila Standard Today May 29 was a historic day for the country, when twenty senators to three voted to impeach Chief Justice Renato Corona after 44 days of trial. It had played out...
By Emil Jurado Manila Standard Today IS the conviction and immediate removal of Chief Justice Renato Corona from office and perpetual disqualification from holding any public office the end of the ca...
SEARCH FOR TRUTH By Ernesto M. Maceda The Philippine Star The conviction of Chief Justice Renato Corona for culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public trust is a resounding victory...
POSTSCRIPT By Federico D. Pascual Jr. The Philippine Star SELF-INFLICTED: Listening to the senator-judges explain their votes at the conclusion Tuesday of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renat...
By Dexter Rodrigo Matilla The Philippine Star Timeline and transcript of the Senate’s voting on the impeachment trial of Chief Jusitce Renato Corona. Result: Guilty – 20 Acquit – 3 ...
20-3 vote ends first completed impeach trial BY JP LOPEZ and WENDELL VIGILIA MALAYA By a vote of 20-3, the impeachment tribunal found Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona guilty of culpable viol...
By Edu Punay The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Chief Justice Renato Corona accepted yesterday the verdict of the impeachment court convicting him of culpable violation of the Constituti...
GOTCHA By Jarius Bondoc The Philippine Star Filipinos revere Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos as the greatest hero of World War II. The Japanese invasion was only 17 days old when President Manuel Quez...
By Artemio A. Dumlao BAGUIO CITY (May 29, 2012) – The Senate’s vote to convict Corona Tuesday afternoon was welcomed as the ‘impeachment drama’ that hogged the nation for four months ends. Baguio Rep...
By Benjamin B. Pulta The Daily Tribune Proponents of Chief Justice Renato Corona’s conviction yesterday before the Senate impeachment court repeatedly bandied about a ruling by the high court which o...
Back Channel By Alejandro Del Rosario Manila Standard Today There’s an interesting and interlocking sidebar to the South China Sea territorial dispute. It is a tale of three strong-willed women who h...
ON DISTANT SHORE By Val G. Abelgas With two young senators admitting that they have parted ways with their respective spouses, fellow young and separated senator Pia Cayetano said last week it’s abou...
By Fr. Shay Cullen (His columns are published in The Manila Times, in publications in Ireland, the UK, Hong Kong, and on-line) What level of callous cruelty does it take to put children as young as s...
BY PERRY DIAZ MY FEARLESS FORECAST ON HOW THE SENATOR-JUDGES WILL VOTE ON ARTICLE 2 OF THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT. (“Yes” for conviction / “No” for acquittal / “Swing” for either way or abstain) Ang...
By Christina Mendez and Alexis Romero The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Today, Chief Justice Renato Corona either keeps his job or goes down ignominiously in Philippine history as the f...
By Marvin Sy The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Renato Corona is morally unfit to remain as Chief Justice, and his defense consists mainly of “palusot.” This was the gist of the final ar...
By Edu Punay The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – He may have omitted substantial bank deposits from his annual asset declarations, but Chief Justice Renato Corona has not done anything th...
BY AMADO P. MACASAET MALAYA ‘The plan to ask the Supreme Court to reverse a guilty verdict on the Chief Justice invades the independence of the Senate as an impeachment court.’ THE plan of the lawyer...
BY DUCKY PAREDES MALAYA ‘I have to wonder should Corona escape impeachment whether a tattle-tale with a mean streak is the kind of CJ that we deserve.” Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales called Chief ...
Eagle Eyes By Dean Tony La Viña Manila Standard Today As the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona comes to its final phase, i.e., decision and judgment, it is a good idea for all of us co...
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo Considered one of the low points of Chief Justice (CJ) Renato Corona’s May 22 testimony was his wild assertion that President Noynoy Aquino (P-Noy) is under...
Telltale Signs By Rodel Rodis In the parallel universe of the Philippines last week, the top news story was that China had increased to 92 the number of its vessels encroaching on the shoal of the Se...
Editorial By Perry Diaz Global Balita Threatening to seek Supreme Court intervention should the Senate impeachment court convict Chief Justice Renato Corona later today or tomorrow, Corona’s lead def...
By Christina Mendez The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – The defense team of Chief Justice Renato Corona is all geared up for today’s final arguments in the impeachment trial at the ...
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo The Philippine Star The great 19th century German Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck, said: “The statesman’s task is to hear God’s footsteps marching through his...
COMMONSENSE By Marichu A. Villanueva The Philippine Star The betting is on. After almost five months of marathon-like impeachment trial done by the Senate on Chief Justice Renato Corona, the matter i...
By Iris Gonzales The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – The prosecution panel is expected to stress tomorrow that Chief Justice Renato Corona withdrew at least $3.25 million deposits from De...
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