By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
PSBank president Pascual Garcia on Monday noted 42 points of difference between the authentic bank records they have of Chief Justice Renato Corona and the “leaked” records provided by the prosecution.
FULL text of the defense’s explanation why they should not be penalized for the statements they made in a press conference on 12 Feb 2012 regarding the alleged P100 million bribe to each senator-judge of the impeachment court. Defense’s Explanation Re Presscon on Feb 12//
FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Feb. 16.
FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Feb. 15.
CHIEF Justice Renato Corona on Friday asked President Benigno Aquino III not to influence his trial by the Senate impeachment court by resorting to trial by publicity. Corona issued the statement in response to the President’s speech at La Consolacion College where he attacked the Chief Justice for reportedly hiding his net worth declarations. Read Corona’s statement.
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
JUST when we were getting excited by another set of accounts by Chief Justice Renato Corona with the Philippine Savings Bank, Katipunan branch, totaling some P36 million which were withdrawn on Dec. 12, 2012, the day the House of Representatives approved the impeachment of the Chief Justice, bank manager Annabel Tiongson dropped another information that brought us back to the fascinating tale of the "small lady" that has regaled us the past days.
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
THE name “Bolet Banal” came out on Day 19 of the Corona impeachment trial on Thursday after PSBank Katipunan bank manager Annabelle Tiongson identified him as the person who went to her branch on Jan. 31 and sought her help on a dollar account of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Bolet Banal is none other than Jorge Banal, who was elected in representative of the third district of Quezon City in 2010.
HOUSE prosecutors said on Tuesday they submitted "in good faith" the documents that served as the basis for the subpoena issued to the Philippine Savings Bank to produce certifications on impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona's bank accounts. In a 13-page answer to PSBank Katipunan branch manager Annabelle Tiongson's testimony that the documents were not authentic, the prosecution reiterated Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali's explanation that the documents were furnished by an anonymous source. Read the full text of the prosecution's explanation.
COUNSELS for impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona on Wednesday asked the Senate impeachment court to quash its Feb. 13 order of PSBank Katpunan branch manager Annabelle Tiongson to bring original and certified true copies of opening forms and account balances of the chief justice's peso accounts. Read the full text of the defense motion.
PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III on Thursday slammed impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona for submitting "questionable" statements of assets, liabilities and net worth that he had tried to conceal for years by defying the law on public disclosure of net worth declarations. Read the full text of the speech.