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.
OPENING statement of Chief Justice Renato Corona's defense team, read by lawyer Eduardo De Los Angeles.
OPENING statement of the House prosecution panel read by the lead prosecutor, Iloilo Rep. Niel C. Tupas Jr.
SENATE President Juan Ponce Enrile's opening statement at the start of Chief Justice Renato Corona's impeachment trial on Jan. 16.
Illustration by Vincent Go
THE jury is still out on who did a better job at making a good first impression with their preliminary statements at the opening of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona. Was it the prosecution headed by Iloilo congressman Niel Tupas or the Defense represented by veteran legal luminaries Justice Serafin Cuevas and law school dean Eduardo delos Angeles?
By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
AFTER one-and-a-half years in office, President Aquino finally decided to move for the ouster of Corona. I don’t believe that the Supreme Court decision on Hacienda Luisita was the trigger in Aquino’s decision move against Corona, who is a known ally of Gloria Arroyo. It had something to do with the electoral sabotage case of Arroyo, which is the basis for her "confinement."
VIDEO roundup of the first day of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona's impeachment trial by the Senate serving as impeachment court. All videos were posted by ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) on YouTube. Not available was defense counsel Eduardo de los Angeles' opening statement.
SEN. Pia Cayetano explains the role of the Senate in the impeachment trial and, more important, the role of citizens: To support the process set out by the Constitution, Be patient but vigilantly observe the process, and be critical but fair in analyzing the trial.