Prosecution stands by ‘small lady’ story
Posted at 02/14/2012 12:04 PM | Updated as of 02/14/2012 4:48 PM
Jimeno: Prosecution should stop wasting court’s time
MANILA, Philippines - Prosecution spokesperson Miro Quimbo said they are standing by the story that a “small lady” gave them a copy of the alleged dollar accounts of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
In an interview with ANC, Quimbo said: “It was given to us anonymously, we stick by what he [Rep. Rey Umali] said.”
He said it is the “incentive or motivation” of the Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank) to say that the documents are fake “because it could have only come from them.”
During the 16th day of trial at the impeachment court, Presiding Judge and Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile ordered the prosecution to explain how they came across the supposed fake documents they attached in their request for a subpoena.
He said there was no “small lady” seen in the Senate’s closed-circuit television recordings, contrary to the story of Umali. The latter had claimed that a small lady approached him within the premises of the Senate on February 2.
The prosecution had claimed the account had an initial deposit of “$700K”, which it interpreted to be $700,000 (around P38 million in October 2008). The prosecution alleged this was not declared in Corona’s Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN).
PSBank Katipunan branch manager Annabelle Tiongson said the documents looked fake.
Enrile said ““If you said it’s [document] fake, it’s proper to cancel the subpoena.” He also twitted the prosecution for using the court and its subpoenas to gather evidence, which it should have done before filing the complaint.
The subpoena has been the subject of a dispute among senator-judges since the accounts contain information on foreign currency deposits which are absolutely confidential unless the depositor agrees to disclose the information.
On Monday, the Senate decided to obey the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Supreme Court with a caveat that they will “vigorously” explain before the high court their right to open the bank accounts.
Quimbo noted that Tiongson already admitted that “the accounts [from which the specimen cards have allegedly been obtained] precisely match.”
“They confirmed it, they confirmed that it is owned by CJ. Where else could that have come from except from the bank? As to how it got to us, whether there was a violation in the bank secrecy laws, I think whoever is responsible should be prosecuted if it can be proven,” he said.
Rules of pleadings
In the same ANC interview, defense spokesperson Karen Jimeno said Enrile was pointing out that the complainants should have “personal knowledge” of their accusations rather than use the courts for a fishing expedition.
She said there are laws that protect the right of the accused to due process. “When you subject someone to a trial...the reputation is already tainted even if, in the end, he is found to be innocent.”
“What [senator-judge Alan Peter Cayetano said yesterday that you can’t anymore put back the toothpaste into the tube also applies to the chief justice. After all these, nandyan na ang duda,” she said.
She said this is what the defense has been insisting since the beginning of the trial. The defense has asked that the court look into the verification page of the complaint, where the complainants testify “that they have knowledge” of the accusations it contained..
She said the impeachment court’s time should not be wasted by the fishing of evidence.
Emotional stress
She said Corona has been under “emotional stress” for a long time now. “At this point, he’s not seeing a fair trial since [even] the Executive is intervening.”
This is also precisely the reason why the defense decided to disclose information from a source that Malacanang attempted to bribe senator-judges in snubbing a Supreme Court-ordered halt order on the opening of the alleged dollar accounts.
Jimeno said the defense knew the repercussions of such acts, including alienating senator-judges.
She stressed, however, that it was not meant to insult the court. “Even the senator-judges are complaining why [Malacanang] is talking to them.”
She said the message was for the public, that such acts should not be condoned.
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Cock and bull story
Cock and bull story - double whammy for the prosecution (is it real?)
instrumental for the issuance of the subpoena is the bank document submitted by the prosecution. the fake bank document is the sole reason why the senate impeachment court decided to issue a subpoena to the concerned banks. but what is the connection between the aforesaid fake bank document to the fabricated story of umali regarding her mystic little lady? isn't it intriguing?
here is the catch, it is "only" tupas and umali who signed the request for the impeachment court to issue a subpoena to the banks using the fake bank document. PS bank branch manager tiongson refused to deny or confirm that tupas is a valued depositor in their branch (PS bank katipunan). it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that the only "way" to produce similar but false copy of the bank document of the CJ, is to have someone from the bank itself leak the document. it is ironic that tiongson refuses to confirm if tupas is a valued depositor in PS bank katipunan. the possibility of connivance is not a far fetch idea. tupas may have requested to leak the bank document of corona through tiongson. now, the prosecution needed to come up with a story to cover the crime. here comes umali to the rescue. as a result, umali came up with an impossible story about a little lady who he claims handed him the fake documents. this is ofcourse to cover the crime perpetrated by tupas. however, the problem is, umali is not at all good at lying. since he claim that the little lady handed him the document around 2:30 pm on his way out of the senate, he failed to realize that people from the senate can ask for a review of the CCTV. since the senate sergeant of arms did not see the little lady's apparition in the CCTV, it became obvious that umali is lying to his teeth.
but the worse thing about it is that, these prosecutors who are also lawyers, clearly violated Republic Act 1405 for using a document from an anonymous source. how can you exact accountability or determine the authenticity of such document if it came from an anonymous source? sen-judge miriam is so infuriated about this that caused her blood pressure to shoot up. clearly, what the prosecution did especially umali and tupas is a ground for disbarment.
second, the prosecution never took the time to determine the authenticity of such document. the law dictates that the foreign currency deposits (dollar account) cannot be disclosed unless with the consent of the depositor. given this law, the prosecutors should have refuse to present the document or even use it. since the document was produced without the consent of the depositor, the document is either fake or illegally acquired. if the document is illegally acquired, then it is a violation of the law specifically Republic Act 1405. these prosecutors / lawyers should know that.
the senate allowed the fake document to be used for the issuance of the subpoena without trying to verify or confirm the authenticity of such document. JPE said the impeachment court assumed that the document is authentic and was submitted in good faith by the prosecution. that for me is a lame excuse.
damage has been done to the accuse even without the opening of the dollar account. why did the senate allowed the issue of bank account of corona to be discuss when in fact the prosecution failed to prove the materiality and relevancy of the issue to the impeachment case that they filed against the CJ. apparently, the senate made a ruling that prohibits both the defense and prosecution to tackle par. 2.4 of article 2 since the articles of impeachment did not allege corona of amassing ill-gotten wealth. if the impeachment court is trying corona for an accusation (ill-gotten wealth) that he was never accused, then the senate impeachment court is in violation of their own ruling. thus, making the impeachment court a kangaroo court and a court open for fishing expedition!
Identity of Mysterious Person Who Provided the Fake Bank Doc
Dalawa lang dapat ang nakakaalam ng bank record ni CJ R. C. Corona - ang bangko at si Corona. Mahigpit ang bangko tungkol sa bank secrecy kaya posibleng sa Kampo lang ni Corona maaaring manggaling ang fake document. Sino ba ang nakakaalam ng mga account numbers na nakasaad sa fake document na tumutugma sa totoong bank record ni Corona kundi si Corona din.
Ang posibleng nangyari ay talagang sinadya ng kampo ni Corona na bigyan ng fake document ang Prosecution Panel para ipahamak ang kasong ipinaglalaban ng Prosecution. Para itong Trojan House na ipinain sa Prosecution Team. Kung baga ang fake document ay ang poison fruit na nanggaling sa poisonous tree ng kampo ni CJ Corona. Sa madaling salita nalason ng Defense ang Prosecution. Naisahan ang Prosecution ng Defense.
Fake or Real?
My only question is: If the documents were fake, how come the same bank account numbers exist at the Bank?
Rule of Evidence
From the start the articles of impeachment was illegally submitted in a sense that the 188 congressmen did not verify the article and made sure there was or were evidence for each article of impeachment. (We know for a fact that they don't have one on the first day of trial. It took the prosecution several days to submit their evidences only after  M. Defensor Santiago insisted to supply the court their evidence). Secondly, the impeachment trial was tainted when the senate denied the request of the defense for a pretrial. This is not a simple case. they are trying the highest position of the supreme court. When due process was denied it is an indication of unfairness of the prosecution towards the defense. Allowing the senators to act like prosecutors with impunity is another indication unfavorable to the defense. Like cornered rats, the defense have no choice but to get help from no other than the supreme court since the other 2 branches of government are ganging up on them. Can we consider then this kind of system "Matuwid Na Daan"? Hindi nakita sa CCTV and small lady nong Feb 2 dahil sa kaliitan niya. Dumaan siya sa blind spot ng camera.
TO THE PROSECUTION
READ THIS BLOG BY THIS PERSON WITH A NAME CANDYMINT!!!
I WILL COPY AND BETTER LOOK INTO IT.
by Candymint on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 03:08
Liar, liar go to hell Thief Justice Corona. Here you go...
http://www.propinoy.net/2012/02/06/mr-corona-prove-that-you-have-nothing...
BETRAYAL OF PUBLIC, ESTE, MARITAL TRUST

Chief Justice Renato Corona wants to project the image that he is a loving husband to his wife, Cristina. The fact is, the Chief Justice has not only betrayed the public trust but most importantly, has betrayed his marital vow. 

If the Chief Justice is man enough, He should admit the fact that he has a long-standing romantic relationship with a gentle lady named EVA with whom the Chief Justice has two (2) illegitimate sons. EVA also hails from Batangas and had her education from Assumption College just like his wife Cristina who also graduated earlier from the same school.
For Chief Justice Renato C. Corona not to mention his children with EVA as if they do not exist at all, is the highest form of ignominy and immorality that he can commit not only against his legitimate wife and family but against his oath as the highest magistrate of the land.
An inquiry into his relationship with EVA and his illegitimate children in connection with the on-going impeachment trial becomes extremely necessary in the light of the properties given by the Chief Justice to them. EVA, who has previously undergone a heart bypass operation, is known not to have worked from the time she had this romantic liaison with the Chief Justice nor does she have any known business of her own and yet, EVA is luxuriously living in the United States, together with her two (2) illegitimate children with the good Chief Justice.

The SALN of CJ Corona does not indicate any such properties. 

And the reason for the frequent trips of CJ Corona to the United States, the latest of which was late last year, was to visit EVA and his children with her. That CJ Corona could afford to support the kind of luxurious lifestyle of EVA and her children in the U.S. is certainly for the Chief Justice to explain considering his small salary.

A simple investigation on the identity and circumstances of EVA can easily be done by a simple inquisition in Batangas as well as from the classmates, relatives and friends of EVA and of CJ Corona.
I know these facts because EVA is a relative of mine and it pains me immensely to see the Chief Justice professing his love for Cristina on nationwide television when he has confessed to my relative that he loves her far more than his wife. In fact, the Chief Justice made EVA believe that he was already separated from his wife Cristina. This probably explains why for the longest time, the Chief Justice has not reported in his SALN the fact of Cristina's working in government and the fact that Cristina has not signed the SALNs as his wife. 

Betrayal of public trust? This is a small matter than what the Chief Justice has done to his wife and family which constitutes the highest form of immoral act - BETRAYAL OF MARITAL TRUST.
Real name of CJ Corona's girlfriend - Eva Auria; She hails from Rosario, Batangas; She graduated from Assumption College (not from Maryknoll College) She has two (2) sons with CJ Corona who are now in their teens; She is residing now in the United States. CJ Corona's wife, Cristina, knows about the elicit relationship of her husband with Eva. To know more about the details on Eva, a simple investigation of Eva's background in Rosario Batangas and Assumption College would elicit the necessary informations. Eva has plenty of properties in the US. They keep secret the exact address. The bagman of CJ Corona (who facilitates the transfer of funds from Corona to Eva is "Abet" who is a relative by affinity of Eva, being married to a stepsister of Eva. (The wife of Abet has the same mother as Eva but different Fathers). The biggest delivery to Eva involves the bribe money given by the Aguirres of Banco Filipino.
If the bank accounts of CJ Corona and his wife are opened, it will not be a surprise to see a running balance of not less than P200M. The bribe from the owner of the previously closed alone was a whopping P200M. And most money went to Eva through the Assistance of Abet.
The sons of Corona carry the name of the mother. But CJ Corona has openly recognized Ate Eva's sons as his. A simple search at the NSO using "Renato C. Corona" would readily reveal this. For a time, when Eva was still in the Philippines, Renato and Eva lived as husband and wife. In fact, all our relatives in Rosario, Batangas and in the United States, knew the long-standing relationship. We all thought that Renato was already separated from Cristina. Some of Renato's relatives in Tanuan, Batangas where he hailed from, know about this relationship. Some friends of Renato have seen the 2 sons and have been their ninongs. All our relatives thought really that Renato will never deny his relationship with Ate Eva. Sana hindi nya gagawin iyon kasi kawawa sya at ang mga bata.
Many Women Not Apparently a Problem
Estrada was never impeached because he had a number of women and illegitimate children. He was elected as a President overwhelmingly despite knowing this is the kind of double maybe triple life he is living.
Kapatid can't you read
Kapatid can't you read between the lines of the story why Corona became so corrupt and what is the connection regarding his dollar accounts and the 200 million pesos bribe from Aguirre clan (Banco Filipino). The Eva Auria affair is only a side story.
Perhaps worth checking
The website says the poster's who wrote it was mcmacavinta...
Anyway...perhaps it's worth checking.
About the dollar account money -
JUDGING BY HOW CORONA VIGOROUSLY tries to block the opening of his dollar accounts INDICATES how the Prosecution has hit corona's g-spot...the mother load of evidence that will wash like a tsunami any iota of doubt that corona is unfit...that corona is a klepto and corrupt.
All is not lost - the Senate extracted a pledge from the defence that corona will open his accounts in the course of the proceedings.
May be may way pa to see the truth behind those accounts.
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Good research Maria. Just
Good research Maria. Just pass it on. This will put Corona's family more under stress. Now all the Filipino people will know what kind of a person he is. He is just hiding behind the power of the SC. This will be a good reason why he is not fit to be a justice member of the SC.
To the prosecution panel and newspaper people please check this out. This is a good story about our good Thief Justice graft and corruption escapade.
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