Ex-Cabinet men urge Corona to go on leave

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Posted at 01/14/2012 4:06 PM | Updated as of 01/15/2012 12:27 PM

MANILA, Philippines - A group of retired senior government officials on Saturday joined calls for Chief Justice Renato Corona to go on leave during his impeachment trial at the Senate which will start Monday.

"CJ Renato Corona must go on leave so as not to further undermine the credibility of the Supreme Court," the Former Senior Government Officials (FSGO), composed of ex-Cabinet members under six presidential administrations, said in a statement.

The FSGO is convinced that Corona, a "midnight" appointee of former President Gloria Arroyo, must be convicted "because of a pattern of action that demonstrates betrayal of public trust."

President Benigno Aquino and his allies believe that Corona was planted by Arroyo in the Supreme Court in a bid to protect herself from criminal prosecutions.

Arroyo appointed Corona as Chief Justice shortly before she stepped down as president in 2010, a move that violated a constitutional ban on the so-called midnight appointments, according to Aquino.

On Dec. 12, a week after Aquino openly lambasted the Corona-led Supreme Court for promulgating decisions favorable to Arroyo, 188 members of the 285-strong House of Representatives impeached the chief justice.

The FSGO dismissed allegations that Corona's impeachment was an attack on the Supreme Court as an institution, arguing that it was, in fact, "to redeem and strengthen the high court."

"Believing that public office is a public trust, we hold sacred the principle of good governance. For public institutions to have good governance, their leaders must be of unquestioned integrity."

Corona had thumbed down calls for him to go on leave or resign.

Supreme Court spokesman Midas Marquez said nothing in the Constitution requires the Chief Justice to leave his office while impeachment proceedings are ongoing.

Corona, for his part, said he is ready to fight the impeachment complaint against him.

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39 comments

FACE THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL AND NOT GO ON LEAVE

by Heavenbound on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 19:27

The Filipino people are interested to know through a legal/political process who is the real CORONA besides being just a midnight appointee as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Is he a kind of a wolf in a sheep clothing?

DON'T CRY OUT LOUD MGA

by Sooosshhh on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 13:49

DON'T CRY OUT LOUD MGA CORRUPT SUPPORTER'S...JUST KEEP IT INSIDE, DON'T SHOW YOUR FEELING'S TO EVERYBODY,,. DRAMA NOT ALLOWED HERE...GUD LUCK NALANG SA AMO NYONG MGA KURAKUT............................

WATCH THE MEDIA BLACK PROPAGANDA OF CORONATONG THE DEFENDER OF KUTONG GANG!!

KAGALANG GALANG NA PRES PNOY ADM'S..THE MODERN PHILIPINE HEROES....

"VERSUS"

PHILIPPINE GARBAGE
WOW!! WAR ON WASTE!!

THIEF CORANAKUT" THE KNOWN CORRUPT A.K.A. CORONAKUT
THE WELL KNOWN SUMAGNANAKAW CUMLAUDA
THE WIFE OF MRS CORANO NA ISA RING KURAKUT FAMILYA KURAKUT
THE THIEF JUSTICE NA UTO2X NI GORING ANG DAYA PRES, NA NANUNUMPA SA DILIM A.K.A FAKE..PRES & THIEF BOTH ARE FAKE, PEKE!! PEKE!!PEKE!!PEKE!!
NATAWA NA NAMAN AKO NG MRAMI WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..

THIEF CORONAKUT IS THE MODERN KURAKUT, SUMAGNANAKAW CUMLAUDA

CORONAKUT FAMILY BECAME FAMOUS ONLY BECAUSE OF KURAKUT

CORANA BECAME A THIEF JUSTICE BECAUSE OF NANUNUMPA SA DILIM

ARROYOT BECAME A PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF DAYA...

CORONATONG THE DEFENDER OF KUTONG GANG!!

AND NOW, CORANAKUT & ARROYOT BOTH ARE PEKE!!! PEKE!!! PEKE!! PEKE!!!PEKE!! && THE NUMBER ONE ENEMIES VS PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES.. NATAWA AKO NG MARAMI WAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY!!!!MABUHAY SI PRES. PNOY……..MABUHAY ANG PILIPINAS LABAN SA MGA KUTONG GANG!!!

ANVIL, OPPSSS, OSSSSHH,JOSEFE, JINGDIV, OPERATO @ SA LAHAT NG MGA BAYARANG KUTONG....WALANG MGA ITLOG..BALOT..WAHAHAHAH NATAWA NA NAMAN AKO NG MARAMI..WAHAHAHAHAAHHHAHA ,WAHAHAHAHAAH,WAHAHAHA...

MGA KAIBIGAN WAG NYONG

by Sooosshhh on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 13:30

MGA KAIBIGAN WAG NYONG GANYANIN C OOSHS BKA MATULOYAN KAWAWA NAMAN PAMILYA NYA MAIWANAN WALA NG MAGPAPAKAIN..

step up

by cbb10 on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 13:21

I really think the judges in the supreme court should step up and tell corona to go on leave. for what sort of contribution can corona possibly do in resolving cases in the supreme court when at the same time, he's in another place, at congress, answering allegations against him, and occupied up to his eyeballs.

corona will be of two minds, the quality of his work will suffer, his decision-making abilities impaired. the judges there will have added burden of having to carry corona, keeping him up to date of with cases, spoon feeding hims with 2nd hand info of what went on in his absence, info which may lose relevance and edge in the telling and retelling, and so judges may decide wrongly and cause travesty of justice.

corona must go on leave. even the best generals in history retreated once in a while, only to fight again another time, another day, refreshed.

ANG TUWID NA DAAN SA HANGIN NI BAKLETANG ABNOY PNOY ONLY A DREAM

by OOHSH on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 13:03

KAGALANG GALANG NA CHIEF JUSTICE CORONA..THE MODERN PHILIPPINE HERO....

"VERSUS"
BAKLETANG ABNOY PNOY" THE KNOWN MONGOLOID A.K.A. ABNOY
THE WELL KNOWN BOBO AT TANGA.
THE BROTHER OF KRIS AQUINO..THE
THE PHILIPPINE TULO QUEEN.
THE UNCLE OF JOSHUA THE KNOWN
MONGOLOID A.K.A. ABNOY

BAKLETANG ABNOY PNOY IS THE MODERN DICTATOR ,TANGA AND BOBO.

AQUINO FAMILY BECAME FAMOUS ONLY BECAUSE OF MEDIA BLACK PROPAGANDA.

NINOY AQUINO WAS KILLED DAHIL SA KAABNOYAN AT KATANGAHAN…..MATIGAS ANG ULO AT DI
NAKINIG SA KANYANG MGA ADVISERS.

NINOY AQUINO BECAME A HERO BECAUSE OF MEDIA BLACK PROPAGANDA.

CORY AQUINO BECAME A PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF MEDIA BLACK PROPAGANDA.

NOYNOY AQUINO BECAME A PRESIDENT BECAUSE OF MEDIA BLACK PROPAGANDA.

AND NOW, BAKLETANG ABNOY PNOY IS USING BLACK PROPAGANDA TO ATTACK HIS POLITICAL ENEMIES.

MABUHAY SI CHIEF JUSTICE CORONA……..
MABUHAY SI CHIEF JUSTICE CORONA……..THE MODERN PHILIPPINE HERO AND THE DEFENDER OF
PHILIPPINE DEMOCRACY.

It is an impossible dream! Sa

by kishbuff on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 12:43

It is an impossible dream! Sa kapal ng mukha ni Thief Justice, I doubt!

WATCH THE MEDIA BLACK PROPAGANDA OF BAKLETANG ABNOY PNOY.

by OOHSH on Sun, 01/15/2012 - 11:47