Archive - The Corona Trial

FULL text of Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago's motion asking the Senate impeachment court to reconsider its Feb. 6 resolution granting the prosecution's request to subpoena certain bank records and bank officials.

FULL text of the Senate impeachment court's Feb. 6 resolution granting the prosecution's request to subpoena certain bank records of Chief Justice Renato Corona and summon bank officials.

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Feb. 6

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Feb. 2. Feb 2 Senate impeachment court record//

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Feb. 1

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Jan. 31

FULL text of manifestation made by Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on Jan. 30.

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Jan. 30

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Jan. 26

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Jan. 25. Jan 25 Senate impeachment court record//

Editorial cartoon by VINCENT GO.
Prosecuting the accused in an impeachment trial is no walk in the park, and it took Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago to drive home that point.

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Jan. 24. Jan 24 Senate impeachment court record//

By BOOMA CRUZ
HOW much evidence does the prosecution have to present before the Senate impeachment court to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona? The answer to this most important question is still up in the air although legal minds, including some senator-judges, agree that proof beyond reasonable doubt is definitely not a requirement.

By LALA ORDENES THE statements of assets, liabilities and net worth filed by Chief Justice Renato Corona and the land records submitted to the impeachment court on Thursday show a number of discrepancies: A 631.6-sq. m. lot in Quezon City he bought in 1995 doesn't appear in his SALN; a property in Marikina declared in his 1992 SALN was no longer declared after that even when the titles remain in his name; and two condominium units were declared years after their purchase. (View/download TCTs and CCTs submitted Thursday to the Senate from this article.)

Following are links to articles VERA Files had written on how to deconstruct Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Jan. 19.

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Jan. 18. Jan 18 Senate impeachment court record//

By YVONNE T. CHUA
CHIEF Justice Renato C. Corona has reported a net worth of P22.9 million and five pieces of property, including three condominium units he bought in the 10 years he was member of the Supreme Court.

PARTIAL transcript of the press briefing by House Prosecution Panel Spokespersons Lorenzo "Erin" Tanada III, Romero "Miro" Quimbo and Juan Edgardo "Sonny" Angara.

FULL text of the Senate Ruling on the prosecution’s request to subpoena members of the Corona family, as read into the Jan 17 record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court. Re Request for Subpoena to the Members of the Corona Family: This Court addresses the request for the issuance of subpoena dated January 12,

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Jan 17. Jan 17 Senate impeachment court record//

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
WHO says the Corona impeachment trial would be boring with all the legal gobbledygook, a classic quote by then Sen. Rodolfo Biazon during the Estrada impeachment trial in 2000, that we expect would dominate the trial?

Editorial cartoon by Vincent Go.
ON Day 2 of the current impeachment process, Filipinos are seeing another generation of prosecutors trying to make a case, this time against Chief Justice Renato Corona. But so far, there still is no sign that there are any Joker Arroyos and Simeon Marcelos in the present crop of prosecutors.

FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Jan. 16.