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Rappler Newscast | May 29, 2012
The senate impeachment court convicts Renato Corona for Article 2 of the impeachment complaint | Only 3 senators vote to acquit Corona | Dean Jose Manuel Diokno says the prosecution has the defense to thank for its victory
[VIDEO] Recto votes guilty
Recto: My duty is to choose what is right and not what is popular
[VIDEO] Pimentel votes guilty
Pimentel: Facts convince this senator judge to avoid disclosing true net worth
[VIDEO] Pangilinan votes guilty
Pangilinan says he saw systematic concealment of the Chief Justice s wealth
[VIDEO] Osmeña votes guilty
Osmeña cites Supreme Court decisions to guide his personal verdict which tells him offense is impeachable and the Chief Justice betrayed public trust
[VIDEO] Marcos votes to acquit
Marcos: Granted the Chief Justice violated SALN law this does not rise to level of impeachable offense
[VIDEO] Legarda: I vote to convict
Legarda: If we acquit the Chief Justice we tragically lift floodgates on corruption
[VIDEO] Lapid votes guilty
Lapid says Prosecutor Farinas presentation makes it clear that Chief Justice Corona is guilty
[VIDEO] Lacson: I find the respondent guilty
Lacson says he doesn t believe the Chief Justice doesn t understand accounting because he taught classes on taxes for 17 years in law school
[VIDEO] Honasan votes guilty
Honasan: I vote to ask the Chief Justice to step down
[VIDEO] Guingona: I vote to convict the accused
Guingona: I vote to convict the accused Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
[VIDEO] Estrada: The accused violated the law
Estrada: I make this decision with a heavy heart but with confidence The accused violated the law
[VIDEO] Escudero votes guilty
Escudero: This is the time to raise our standards for public servants not just for Chief Justice Corona but for us all
[VIDEO] Drilon votes guilty
Drilon: The Chief Justice must be held to higher standard than dismissed official for not declaring market stall He maliciously filed SALN
[VIDEO] Miriam: Not guilty
Sen Miriam: As a former lawyer and a future judge of the International Criminal Court it makes me angry the way your minds run
[VIDEO] P. Cayetano votes guilty
Senator Pia Cayetano says minor inaccuracies in SALNs are not impeachable but the failure to declare 2 4M and P80M is not minor
[VIDEO] Alan Cayetano votes guilty
Alan Peter Cayetano votes guilty with penalty of removal from office
[VIDEO] Arroyo: I vote to acquit
Arroyo: I cannot imagine removing a Chief Justice on account of his SALN
Day 44: What to expect
How will the senator judges vote? We will find out today in day 44 of the Corona trial
Rappler Newscast | May 28, 2012
Oral arguments for the prosecution invoke principles of greatness rule of law the country s future and the character of a Chief Justice | Defense counsel s closing arguments focus on legal arguments saying mistakes the chief justice made in his SALN were done in good faith | Rappler Exclusive: Former monetary board officials say Corona admitted to illegal trading of dollars in his testimony in the impeachment court
Replay: Day 43 (click here for more clips)
The defense and prosecution panels delivered their closing arguments Watch day 43 in full length
Day 43: wRap
Rappler s Ayee Macaraig recaps day 43 of the Corona Trial where the defense and the prosecution delivered their closing arguments
Miriam: In case of conviction, how to determine penalty?
Senator judge Miriam Defensor Santiago asks the presiding officer and the rest of the members of the impeachment how to determine the penalty for the Chief Justice in case of conviction
Enrile to Cuevas: Will you elevate result of proceedings to SC?
Enrile asks defense panel if they will take the result of the impeachment proceedings up to the Supreme Court
Day 43: Interview with prosecution's Quimbo
Rep Miro Quimbo gives us a preview of the prosecution s closing arguments
Estrada asks Corona about his dollar accounts
Corona denies having possessing such an amount and says he has only 2 4 Million across all 4 of his dollar accounts
Source of CJ’s dollars the bigger question — prosecution
But the issue the prosecution says is beyond the responsibility of the impeachment court
House seeks to review Ombudsman’s powers
But the impeachment trial is not the proper venue to resolve the issue says Speaker Belmonte
REPLAY: Day 39 (click here for other clips)
Kaya Natin convenor Harvey Keh grilled in the witness stand and Chief Justtice Renato Corona set to appear in his trial on May 22 Tuesday Watch Day 39 in full length
Corona to testify Tuesday, May 22
The Chief Justice will testify for the first time in his own trial
Day 39: Mid-session update
Kaya Natin convenor Harvey Key takes the spotlight in the first part of the CoronaTrial day 39
Estrada to Keh: Sinungaling ka
Sen Estrada calls Keh a liar after the Kaya Natin convenor said he did not ask for media to accompany him as he submitted documents to the office of the Senate President
Miriam berates Keh over 'anonymous' source of docs
Sen Miriam explodes at Keh: A person governed by ethics would not do the things you have done
Enrile to Keh: You are trying to influence court
Enrile orders Keh to show cause why he should not be cited in contempt for bringing documents to the office of the Senate President accompanied by a TV media group
Keh denies he is source of PSBank docs
Harvey Keh says he is not the small lady nor the mysterious messenger that was the source of the PSBank documents
Day 39: What to expect
Rappler s Ayee Macaraig tells us what to expect on CoronaTrial day 39
Day 38: wRap
Rappler s Ayee Macaraig recaps day 38 of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona
Morales: I will not allow myself to be used
Estrada wants assurance that Ombudsman is not being manipulated by administration
REPLAY: Day 38 (click here for other clips)
Senator judges voice their concern over the possibility that the Ombudsman is being used by the administration Watch Day 38 in full length
Miriam to Morales: Will you file another impeachment complaint?
Senator judge Miriam Defensor Santiago asks Ombudsman Morales if she intends to file another complaint for impeachment if the Chief Justice is acquitted in the ongoing impeachment
Cuevas to Morales: Did you verify AMLC report
Defense examines Ombudsman Morales asks if she verified the report submitted by AMLC Morales says she acted on the presumption that report is accurate
Morales, Cuevas figure in heated exchange
Ombudsman Morales and Defense lead counsel Cuevas figure in heated exchange
Morales: There are just other 'lantern of lies'
Morales on Corona s claims that AMLC audit is hoax lanten of lies: There are just other lantern of lies
Morales: I am authorized to write letters to AMLC
Ombudsman Morales says that under the constitution she is authorized to write letters to the AMLC
Ombudsman enumerates 'significant' dollar account transactions
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales says there were significant deposits and withdrawals in 2004 elections 2007 elections and onset of impeachment proceedings
Ombudsman continues presentation on dollar accounts
Ombudsman continues presentation of the transaction in Corona s dollar accounts
Testimony of COA Commissioner Mendoza stricken off record
Presiding Officer Juan Ponce Enrile approves motion to strike off the record the testimony of COA Commissioner Heidi Mendoza
REPLAY: Day 37 (click here for other clips)
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales reveals Chief Justice Renato Corona s 82 dollar accounts Watch Day 37 in full length
CJ ‘withdraws’ P200-M after impeachment
AMLC records submitted to the Senate and obtained by Rappler show that Corona’s accounts had 83 total transactions between Dec 12 2011 and Feb 9 2012 Out of these there were 18 “withdrawals ” “withdrawals redemption ” “withdrawals over the counter ” and “outward remittance ”
