Corona richer by P8M after joining SC, SALNs show
MANILA, Philippines - Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona's net worth went up from P14.9 million in 2002 to P22.9 million in 2010, according to documents submitted to the impeachment court on Wednesday.
Based on Corona's 2010 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) turned over by Supreme Court Clerk of Court Enriqueta Vidal, Corona bought a condominium in Makati in 2003 worth P1.2 million, a condominium in Taguig in 2004 worth P2.3 million, and another condominium in Taguig in 2010 worth P6.8 million.
These prime properties were purchased purportedly on installment after Corona was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2002 by then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. His net worth has gone up by P8 million since his appointment to the high court.
Corona's net worth has been rising since 2004, based on his SALNs.
Corona's net worth was P7.3 million in 2004. It went up to P8.3 million in 2005, P9.5 million in 2006, P11 million in 2007, P12.5 million in 2008, P14.5 million in 2009, and P22.9 million in 2010.
The condominium in Makati is believed to be a unit in The Columns, Ayala Avenue, Makati City.
The 2 condominiums in Taguig City are believed to be a unit at Bonifacio Ridge and a unit in Bellagio Tower.
Corona has admitted to owning a 300-square meter apartment in The Fort, Taguig, and that he has declared this in his SALN "when they acquired it," according to his reply to the impeachment complaint.
He has also admitted to owning 4 other properties from a Land Registration Authority (LRA) list of 45 properties released by House prosecutors last week.
Undeclared properties
After getting copies of Corona's SALN, House chief prosecutor Rep. Niel Tupas said Corona did not declare 6 supposedly big-ticket properties in his SALN.
This was Tupas’ initial assessment of the SALNs after these were obtained by the Senate impeachment court.
He said the documents show that while some properties were declared, others were misdeclared with a lower value.
He also said he did not see the Bellagio Tower property specifically stated in the SALN.
Tupas said he would like to leave it to the senator-judges to appreciate the SALNs.
House prosecutors also said the 5 properties Corona has admitted to owning in his public statements are worth over P18 million already, indicating that the properties were under-declared.
They also said the SALNs show that Corona has "undeclared assets," and that he could not have afforded the properties under his name.
Rep. Sonny Angara, one of the spokesmen for the prosecution, said Article 2 of the impeachment complaint is all about the "hidden wealth" of Corona.
Prosecution panel spokesman Miro Quimbo said the SALNs show an intent to "deceive on the part of the chief justice."
'Declared in SALN'
Meanwhile, SC spokesman Midas Marquez said Corona already said in previous interviews that he has only 5 real estate properties, which he declared in his SALN.
He said the fact that Vidal brought Corona's SALNs to the impeachment trial shows she had every intention of complying with the subpoena of the Senate impeachment court.
He said Vidal did not have time to consult with the SC en banc before going to the Senate on Wednesday.
Marquez said the guidelines of the 1989 SC resolution show that the SALNs of the justices can be released as long as it is not used for fishing expeditions or harassment purposes.
"We would like to think subpoenas issued by court are not for fishing expeditions or for harassment. These are valid court processes that we have to comply with," he said.
Former Justice Undersecretary Ramon Esguerra, one of Corona's defense lawyers, said the disclosure actually proves their point that Corona was filing his SALNs with the Supreme Court Clerk of Court, and did not violate the law.
"On the part of the appointee, there is no duty to disclose. The Clerk of Court also did not have any duty to disclose," he said.
He noted that Vidal said during her testimony that she had been receiving requests for the SALNs of the Supreme Court justices.
He said Vidal brought the requests to the SC en banc for proper guidance because she is bound by the guidelines of the Court.
The defense lawyer said Corona is actually the first Supreme Court magistrate to disclose his SALN in public even before the SC en banc could rule on various requests for the justices' SALNs.
He said Associate Justices Antonio Carpio and Maria Lourdes Sereno merely issued summaries of their assets, liabilities and net worth, and not their SALNs, to the media.
Prosecution spokesman Angara said it was the first time in 22 years that a Supreme Court justice's SALN was disclosed to the public. -- reports from Jing Castañeda, RG Cruz, Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
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while our neighboring ASEAN countries are busy discussing about their respective economies, the philippine government is too busy in their work to impeach the head of the supreme court perceived by the boy in the palace as an obstruction to his daang matuwid. this is despite that the global economy is in the midst of double-dip recession.
just recently, rounds of oil increase bothered the transport sector. the transport sector is asking an increase in fares due to unabated increase in the price of imported oil. late last year, maynilad announced an increase in water rates. butch abad last year announced that noy's govt is considering to introduce new taxes. the peso devalued almost everyday threatening to widen poverty in our country. our quarterly gdp is continuing is downward trend that recently recorded 3.2 gdp a far cry from our neighboring countries gdp that also suffered from global economic crisis. indonesia for example got 6.5 percent, while vietnam and singapore got 6.1 and malaysia recorded 5.8 gdp.
philippines under noy's watch was tagged as one of the world’s mostly unfree countries in the 2012 Index of Economic Freedom published by Wall Street journal.
it was also last year that the philippines was one of the countries who got the lowest investment in ASIA. the country was even declared as the worse country for investors in east of ASIA. according to a survey firm, self rated poverty is high despite of the 21 billion budget for govt. dole out campaign known as CCT.
the world bank lowered our growth projection this year. our mediocre growth caused our economy to lose momentum not to mention opportunities. prices of basic commodities are going up, even NFA and commercial rice are up since this govt. took office. the philippines also ranked poor dropping two notches in the world
competitiveness ranking. the country continues to rank poor in terms of infrastructure. this can be attributed to govt's much vaunted PPP that up until now, doesn't have a single project currently implemented. this govt. also failed to attract foreign investors to fund various govt. projects (ODA) due to unjustified cancellations of projects signed by the previous admin. this resulted to loose of trust and confidence on the part of foreign investors. the investments pledges (amounting to 1 billion dollar) that pnoy bragged about during his tour around the world still has nothing to show off.
last year, we've been witness to the president's tirades against the chief justice renato corona. this was done during the forum organized by no less than the supreme court. president aquino was expected to discuss cooperation. however, nothing is heard about the aforesaid subject, what the public saw was an enraged aquino who's obviously cannot contain his rage against the chief justice. the members of the judiciary witnessed a mad and foul-tongued chief executive berating the chief justice. inspite of unfavorable comments regarding the president's ill-timed display of despicable behavior, the incident repeated in several occasions. a loosened maverick is in full display.
then came in the decision of the supreme court voting unanimously ordering HLI (cojuangco-aquino family) to distribute the hacienda to poor farmers of luisita. quickly after the aforesaid ruling of the SC, noynoy and his prostituted allies in congress met in a restaurant and device a plan to impeach the chief justice. speaker belmonte was assigned to ensure getting the right numbers to impeach the CJ in congress. while tupaz and the rest will ensure that the filing of the impeachment case would be done immediately.
on several occasions, belmonte confirmed in his interviews that noynoy texted him thanking him for a job well done. this happened after the rail-roaded impeachment reached the senate. the malacanan mouthpieces including lacierda was even quoted using the word "we" when referring to the house prosecution panel. Llmas who also doesn't have business with corona's impeachment was also vocal about the CJ's impeachment. what happened to separation of powers? ask if the palace is meddling with the congress action to impeach the CJ, malacanan spin doctors are quick to deny it and claimed that it was an independent move on the part of congress. however, recently, it was no less than pnoy that confirmed that corona's impeachment was the handiwork of his political party LP. he even thanked them and his prostituted allies and claimed that it is the brightest moment of the party. this proves that noynoy and his mouthpieces / lapdogs are lying to their teeth in claiming that the palace has got nothing to do with corona's impeachment.
the articles of impeachment was railroaded despite the fact that the constitutional requirement of verification wasn't met. even after the senate already presided as an impeachment court, the political machination remained unabated. lead prosecutor tupaz jr. called for a press conference and presented evidences before the public regarding corona's allege list properties of corona. however, as the hearing of the impeachment case progress, it was proven that their accusation (article 2) of corona's non-disclosure of SALN wasn't even true. it has been proven that the CJ regularly files his SALN and is available in SC and even in malacanan. since the prosecution panel's accusation in article 2 can be easily proven wrong, the are now trying to digress the issue to corona's allege ill-gotten wealth. however, this issue has been questioned the the defense claiming the issue was not even included in article two which only alleges corona from non-filing of SALN. the defense further argued that any evidence arising from such claim is no longer admissible following the rules of evidence. during the senate hearing, the prosecution failed to show certified true copies of titles and properties insofar as CJ's SALN is concerned. they also failed to show individuals that will testify on the signatures and certify relevant documents, yet the prosecution has the nerve to expose allege "evidence" with questionable validity to the public.
the issue of admissibility of the evidence presented by the prosecution panel was left hanging since JPE decided that the impeachment court will rule on it once the evidence were formally presented. during the last hearing, the prosecution claimed that corona's assets have increased by 8 million from the period of 2009 - 2010. however, they failed to mention that corona gained 8 million from the proceeds of the sale during 2010. this will justify the increase of 8 million. most of the public officials share an upward trend in so far as their SALN is concerned. even pnoy's SALN have increased ever since he joined the government. i personally do not know a public official who's assets have decreased after joining public office.
we can now officially say that our legislators metamorphosed into a lynching mob of noynoy. the sad part about this is that people are being witness to the
usurpation of our democracy perpetrated by a leader who's acting like a tyrant. this is creeping martial law and the stamp pad congress will submit to pnoy's will because the executive has the power of purse. the congress is able to railroad the impeachment against corona while proposed laws languish for decades in congress. this govt. can't even pass the FOI bill that has been languishing in the back-burner for 15 years. is pnoy afraid that it can be used against him and his prostituted allies in congress (79 of them have pending graft charges in the office of the ombudsman)? for the mean time, let us wait for another round of cock and bull story coming from the prostituted allies of pnoy disseminated by yellow media including that giant media conglomerate that has to thank cory for surrendering MERALCO to their family.
BUKLATIN NU ANG LIABILITIES
BUKLATIN NU ANG LIABILITIES NI CJ CORONA MALAMANG DRAWING LANG YANG LIABILITIES NIYA KASI ROUND FIGURES.
PAG ND NAPATUNAYAN ANG LIABILITIES NA YAN MAS LALUNG MALAKI ANG KANYANG NETWORTH AT LALU NG MADIDIIN SIYA.
KUNG ME MAGPAPATUNAY NA ME OTANG SI CJ CORONA BUKLATIN NU ANG INCOME TAX RETURN NG NAGPAUTANG KE CJ CORONA KUNG UN AY NASA BALANCE SHEET NIYA NA ME RECEIVABLE SIYA KE CORONA
Listen mga kapatid sa Phils and world
Mga kapatiran sa buong sanlibutan, makinig kayo.
Nauuto at nagagamit tayo sa impeachment na ‘to for the ultimate hidden purpose of the Cojuangcos. Do you think kang PNoy lang to? Noon pa siya sinupalpal ng SC, at ngayon pa nag-re-react nang napaka-OA?
Do you think hindi siya binabatan ng sermon at pressures ng mga elder relatives niya na siyang namuhunan sa pagkandidato n’ya? HACIENDA LUISITA ang ugat nito.
Hacienda Luisita is the root cause of the impeachment in the guise of reforming the SC. Bakit, ang SC ba talaga ang nangangailangan ng reform? Or baka ang lahat ng mga politicians natin. In all his speeches, it seems that Corona is the major cause why this government has not moved. Si Corona ba talaga? Is that the real problem why our country has not improved? Kung sakaling matanggal si Corona, do you think ma-improve na ang Philippines? Very unusual, very silent siya about Hacienda Luisita, na kung isipin, ‘yan ang pinakamatunog na bomba sa angkang Cojuangco, parang isang dumptruck na superlolo o goodbye phils na paputok ang pinagsabay. Yan ang malalim. Gets nyo?
Or is the problem of our country is HE IS NO DIFFERENT with the past presidents. HE IS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. No massive, robust and aggressive economic programs. His attitude should be 90% looking forward and not almost 100% looking backward, always crying spilled milk. He’s ignorant on how the system of government works. He wants everybody within the palms of his hands.
At ngayon ginagamit tayo sa impeachment, sini-set o pre-condition nila mga minds natin, supplying us with various information para hindi papasok sa ating isip ni isang kuting ang tungkol sa HACIENDA LUISITA. Ginagamit ang power nya to influence everybody. He has all the financial resources, he has the control for the release of all Pork Barrels, etc. in which most politicians are hungry of.
But the truth is, the ultimate hidden motive of PNoy through the influence of his elder relatives is the HACIENDA LUISITA in the guise of reforming the SC. Bakit, ang SC ba talaga ang pinakaugat sa problema natin? Or masyado lang tayong Politika. The Hacienda Luisita is the crown jewel of PNoy’s family, yan ang totoo – for so many years, at ngayon biglang mawawala lang? At sa panahon pa ni PNoy? Very ironic. Kaya PNoy is moving heaven and earth because of that. Bugbog sarado s’ya sa mga relatives niya. May pending appeal sila sa Hacienda Luisita. Sa tingin nila kung ma-remove si Corona, segurado ba silang ma-reverse ang decision sa Hacienda Luisita? Remember, 14-0 ang botohan nyan sa SC. I-impeach nalang nila halos lahat mga justices ng SC. PNoy prefers na maging mag-anarkiya ang gobyerno natin basta mabalik lang sa kanila ang HACIENDA LUISITA.
Dapat alisin yang 1989 ruling ng SC
Sinadyang gawin yan ng mga judges para protektahan ang sarili nila kung may kalokohan silang gagawin. Kung malinis kang tao, wala kang anumalya- ano ang ikatatakot mo na maging transparent at alam ng taong bayan ang asset mo. Magagaling talaga yang mga judge at alam nilang paikutin ang batas, yong presidente, congressman, senator nga di exempted. Silang mga huwes na fair kuno exempted. Ang tanong papaano mo mapapatunayan na di nagpapayaman ang mga judge kong may exemption sa rule. First class citizen ba sila? Dapat kong ano ang existing law, di dapat binabago para may paboran. Sabi nila baka gamitin kung may adverse decision silang ginawa o fishing expedition. Bakit naman sila matatakot kung malinis ang pinagkakitaan at hindi sa lagay ang kayamanan nila
Impeachment - HACIENDA LUISITA
Mga kapatid ko sa Phils at sa world, listen.
Hindi tayo magpauto at magpagamit sa impeachment na ‘to in the guise of reforming the SC. Pero ang katotohan, isa lang ultimate motive n’yan – ang HACIENDA LUISITA.
Noon pa, may mga executive orders na si PNoy na sinupalpal ng SC pero hindi siya gaano ka-vocal in maligning the SC until the decision of the Hacienda Luisita came out. Ngayon lang siya grabe ka-vocal, ka-involved, ka-immersed in maligning CJ Corona at ironic pa nito kahit ni isa sa mga speeches n’ya, he never had mentioned negative about Hacienda Luisita. Ironic, dapat magpakatotoo. Ito talaga ang triggering o Boiling Point n’ya.
Because of that Hacienda decision, do you believe he is not affected? Do you think he is not very pressured or bombarded with sermons from his elder relatives because of that – na ngayon pa nangyari sa termino na siyang president ng Pilipinas? Itong impeachment na ‘to ay may hidden roadmap na ‘to, that is to restore back the Hacienda to their hands. Ngayon may pending motion regarding the decision of the Hacienda. Kaya by all means, gagawin lahat ni PNoy na matanggal si Corona para at that time hoping ma-reverse ang decision tungkol sa Hacienda. Si Corona lang ba ang nagboto nito? 14-0 ang vote, remember, isang vote lang si Corona d’yan. Ito’y isang mensahe rin na panakot sa ibang justices. Ang Hacienda ang tunay na ugat nito, at kahit ni isa sa mga offensive speeches n’ya, he never mentioned about Hacienda. Very ironic. That’s the hint my friends.
Di ako sang-ayon sa CARP na law. Pero Mama naman ni PNoy ang nagpasimuno nito. At very ironic na sila pa ang hindi susunod sa law na ‘to? Kawawa ang mga maliliit na mga landowners. Pro-PNoy man ako at binoto ko s’ya NOON, pero wala talagang pagsisisi ang mauuna. All I see in him is a “SPOILED BRAT”.
Walang makikinig sa yo kundi nanay mo
Para kang si Mitos puro spoiled brat ang term - plagerism yan
SALN Questions
His SALN shows that he has been under-declaring his assets. When Corona took a 11 Million Cash Advance, it should have been reflected also in his assets. Thus, his net worth would have still been 14.9 Million. He paid this up through the years. Thus, his gain from 2003 to 2010 is supposed to be 22.9 million less 7.3 million or 15.6M.
If the Condo in Taguig has been declared as 6.8 million then his goose is cooked because there are receipts that showed he paid 14.8M for it though undervalued.
MALIWANAG ANG KASINUNGALINGAN NI CORONA
Ang kasalanan ni Corona ay hindi pagsasaad ng lahat ng kanyang mga properties sa SALN at sa tamang halaga. Ang kanyang mga ariarian sa SALN ay hindi kayang bilhin mula sa kanyang sahod bilang Chief Justice at ng kanyang asawa combined maliban seguro kung hindi na sila kumakain at nagbubuhay mayaman. Samakatuwid ang kanyang mga ariarian ay galing sa ibang paraan at binibilang na ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH.
Ang mga kasalanang nabanggit ay hindi mabale wala dahil deniklara ni Corona ang kanyang 5 properties sa SALN, dahil si Corona pumayag at hindi nagpahirap na ipakita ang kanyang SALN sa Senado at dahil siya lamang ang natatanging magistrate na nagpa file ng kanyan SALN.
Kung ang kasalanan ni Corona ay mahuhugasan lang pala sa sempling paraan katulad ng nabanggit, ang mga businessmen ay hindi dapat kasuhan ng gobyerno sa hindi pagbayad ng tamang taxes, dahil kung tutuusin kompleto nga ang SALN ng mga ito at malaki rin ang kanilang binabayaran na mga ibat ibang taxes kung ihambing kay Corona.
Corona is not fit to be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court dahil siya ay pawasay maliban sa midnight appointee lamang sa tungkulin. Ngunit he is fit to become defender of GMA and her midnight angels.
BLESS OUR DEAR PNOY AND THE FILIPINO PEOPLE!
You guys dont get it. It is
You guys dont get it. It is 8m from 2010 to date
CORONA IMPEACHMENT
Fake Chief Justice finished doctorate without required dissertation
UST rules
First, UST requires a dissertation. Dissertation writing takes all of 15 units spread out in fourcourses.Second, only students who complete their doctorate degrees in five years are qualified to graduate with honors: “A student who has overstayed beyond the residency limit…will also be disqualified to graduate with honors.”
Corona does not have a dissertation. Neither did he fulfill the five-year residency requirement.