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Jun 8, 2012

Philippine Judiciary: The dawning of a new era?

By CAROLYN MERCADO and STEVEN ROOD
THE Philippine Judiciary is on edge. Five months of rigorous scrutiny by the public and media as a result of the trial of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona created a high degree of expectation that major reforms are forthcoming. Ensuring that Corona’s conviction and the appointment of a new chief justice will lead to a lasting improvement of the country’s judicial system is putting tremendous pressure on the high court.

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Philippine Judiciary: The dawning of a new era?
Jun 5, 2012

Corona conviction puts High Court, JBC in uncharted waters

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.

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Corona conviction puts High Court, JBC in uncharted waters
May 30, 2012

Moving on

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?

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Moving on
May 30, 2012

Statement of President Aquino on the conviction of Renato Corona

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

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Statement of President Aquino on the conviction of Renato Corona