The much-anticipated vote on the impeachment case against Chief Justice Renato Corona finally came to pass last May 29, 2012. It was supposed to be suspenseful to the very end with either side winning by a razor-thin margin. But as it turned out it was a massacre! Twenty senator-judges voted for conviction leaving the three die-hard Coronistas –… Read More »
A friend of mine was complaining. She has been baby-sitting her two grandchildren since they were born. “I feel very upset,” she said. “I have worked very hard in taking care of my grandchildren and I don’t seem to satisfy my daughter. She always tells me that some of the things I do are wrong. She gives me… Read More »
For all the time spent, evidence presented, testimonies made, and grandstanding done during the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, there is one thing certain — the fate of the head of the third branch of government has been sealed long before the first witness appeared before the Senate court. The senators’ votes will hardly be based… Read More »
As I’m writing this, Philippine Chief Justice Renato Corona was convicted a few hours earlier of “culpable violation of the Constitution” for not disclosing close to 200 million pesos of his wealth as required by law. The overwhelming vote of 20-3 by the Philippine Senate ended the impeachment saga of the chief magistrate, an appointee and favorite of… Read More »
CHICAGO (jGLi) – The first United States federal judge (John Pickering) impeached and convicted for drunkenness and unlawful rulings was immediately removed from office in 1804. That’s why any thought being entertained by former Philippine Supreme Court Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas to file an appeal of the conviction of his client, former Chief Justice Renato C. Corona, will… Read More »
“ Pera, kapangyarihan at away pamilya..ito ang ugat ng istorya “ said Senator-Judge Edgardo Angara in explaining his GUILTY vote to oust Chief Justice Renato Corona., the first ever highest magistrate in Philippine history to be removed from office. The impeachment, which took almost five months started out as a soap opera with Filipinos glued and keeping tab… Read More »
With two young senators admitting that they have parted ways with their respective spouses, fellow young and separated senator Pia Cayetano said last week it’s about time discussions on the proposed divorce bill be resumed. Cayetano, who has been separated from her husband for eight years now and going through the rigorous process of annulment, said: “I really… Read More »
Call it China bashing or paranoia: Amid the prevailing tensions over the disputed Scarborough shoal or Panatag reef islands between the Philippines and The People’s Republic of china, there are nagging fears of an impending armed conflict between the protagonists or claimants with the superpower US keenly watching on the sidelines.. The stand off has created strained relations… Read More »
I had touched on this topic several times in the past but its fascination for me has never waned. Several events lately, local and international have triggered my interest again to tackle it. The primary in nominating a president for the Republican Party in the United States was a long-drawn one which started with seven strong candidates. Three… Read More »
While delegates to the Asian Development Bank annual meeting discussed ways to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor in the region last week, the Aquino administration tried to insulate the rich from the poor by putting up walls that hid the squatter shanties along the esteros near the site of the ADB. Probably thinking the… Read More »