Archive - The Corona Trial

By LALA ORDENES THE conviction of Renato Corona, the first time in the country’s history a chief justice is removed from office by impeachment, has thrown the Supreme Court and even the Judicial and Bar Council into uncharted waters, forcing the High Tribunal to contradict itself and act against its own pronouncements.

Editorial cartoon by VINCENT GO
THE Senate voted to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona. He has accepted his fate and given up his post. Now what?

Kahapon po naging saksi tayo sa isang napakagandang patunay na umiiral ang ganap na demokrasya sa ating bansa. Dalawampung senador ang bumoto upang matanggal bilang Punong Mahistrado ng Korte Suprema si Ginoong Renato C. Corona. Mulat tayo sa kung saan nag-ugat ang lahat nang ito. Sa matagal na panahon, namayani ang agam-agam na ang piring

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on May 29. Senator-judges explain their votes on the impeachment case of Chief Justice Renato Corona.

LISTEN to Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile’s explanation of his vote in favor of conviction in the impeachment case against Chief Justice Renato Corona.

LISTEN to Senator-judge Manny Villar’s explanation of his vote in favor of conviction in the impeachment case against Chief Justice Renato Corona.

LISTEN to Senator-judge Antonio Trillanes IV’s explanation of his vote in favor of conviction in the impeachment case against Chief Justice Renato Corona.

LISTEN to Senator-judge Vicente Sotto III’s explanation of his vote in favor of conviction in the impeachment case against Chief Justice Renato Corona.

LISTEN to Senator-judge Ramon Revilla, Jr.’s explanation of his vote in favor of conviction in the impeachment case against Chief Justice Renato Corona.

LISTEN to Senator-judge Ralph Recto’s explanation of his vote in favor of conviction in the impeachment case against Chief Justice Renato Corona.

TEXT of Senator Vicente "Tito" Sotto's vote and explanation

TEXT of Senator Villar's vote and explanation