CJ Corona’s Feb 13 Supplemental Petition before the Supreme Court
FULL TEXT of Corona's Feb. 13 supplemental petition before the Supreme Court
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CJ Corona’s Feb 8 Urgent Petition for Certiorari with Temporary Restraining Order before the Supreme Court
FULL TEXT of Corona's Feb. 8 petition for certiorari with TRO before the Supreme Court
Umali: I have no proof that ‘small lady’ exists
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
ORIENTAL Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali on Tuesday insisted that a “small lady” handed him the dubious photocopies of bank documents showing the accounts allegedly owned by Chief Justice Renato Corona, but he admitted he cannot prove his source’s existence.
“I have no proof, I have no proof but my word as an officer of the court,” Umali told reporters Tuesday.
TRO on the implementation of the subpoena to PSBank Katipunan Branch
FULL TEXT of the TRO on the implementation of the subpoena to PSBank Katipunan Branch. Also read Associate Justice Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno's dissenting opinion and Associate Justice Arturo D. Brion's concurring opinion.
Feb 13 Senate impeachment court record
FULL text of the record of the Senate sitting as impeachment court on Feb. 13.
Press statement of Chief Justice Renato Corona
CHIEF Justice Renato Corona's Feb. 13 press statement explaining the source of his and his wife's wealth and attacking President Aquino and the prosecution panel.
Lessons of Corona SALNs
By LALA ORDENES and ARTHA KIRA PAREDES
(Written by VERA Files for the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Talk of the Town)
ALL public officers and employees must submit a declaration under oath of their respective statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) on April 30. In accomplishing the SALN, they could learn a lesson or two from arguably the most scrutinized SALN in Philippine history: that of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Corona is on trial in the Senate for, among others, betrayal of public trust arising from his failure to disclose to the public his SALN. Article 11, Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution provides that “a public officer or employee shall, upon assumption of office and as often thereafter as may be required by law, submit a declaration under oath of his assets, liabilities and net worth.”
SC sacked RTC employee for not declaring market stall
By LALA ORDENES and ARTHA KIRA PAREDES
(Written by VERA Files for the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Talk of the Town)
THE impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona has put the spotlight on an otherwise nondescript document that all government officials routinely file annually: the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). Supreme Court decisions show that violations relating to improper filing of a SALN, including what some may consider minor, have been meted out severe penalties.
Corona is finished
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
AS I was writing this piece, Supreme Court Spokesman Midas Marquez was having a press conference announcing the Temporary Restraining Order that the High Court issued against the Senate, seating as an impeachment court, to subpoena information on the foreign dollar account of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Tight-lipped PS Bank chief prompts court to summon branch manager
By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
PHILIPPINE Savings Bank President Pascual Garcia III’s refusal to divulge information on the contested deposit account of Chief Justice Renato Corona on Thursday tested the senator-judges’ patience and eventually pushed them to summon the bank manager privy to the information.