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 »
Few weeks back, there was a report that TV5 big boss Manny Pangilinan offered to buy GMA-7 for P40 billion. The latter replied its network not for sale. However, Atty. Felipe Gozon recently drawled that if the price falls on P100 billion, the Kapuso station would give in, A serious or a giddy joke on his part? Come… 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 »
“There are many of us who see things as they are and ask ourselves why, but we must dream of things that never were and ask ourselves why not?” George Bernard Shaw On the occasion of the first induction of the Laoacanians Association of North America (LANA), I have quoted George Bernard Shaw’s inspiring 29 words to rally… 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 »
I consider my written pieces a river. Philosophical or metaphorical, I cannot step into the same river twice. And no two rivers are alike, similar or comparable. It is extremely rare that two rivers (works by others) may share the same watershed, the same headwaters, the same numerous tributaries or end their journeys in the same delta. It… Read More »