Corona impeachment trial to last 6 months
MANILA, Philippines - Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona's impeachment trial in the Senate will last for a maximum of 6 months, Senator Francis Escudero said Wednesday.
"Wala na kaming mapapasang batas kung lumampas pa dun," he said on ANC Primetime.
He said the Senate will not tolerate any moves to delay the impeachment proceedings.
Corona's impeachment trial in the Senate will start January 16.
Escudero said senators will first hear all 8 articles of impeachment against Corona before voting on each article.
He added that the actual voting process will be quick.
"Article 1, each will vote, 2 minutes to explain... then Article 2 (and so on)," he explained.
Under impeachment rules, 2/3 of the Senate, or 16 senators, must find Corona guilty on any one of the 8 articles of impeachment filed against him by the lower House.
Escudero said a senator may find Corona guilty in one article and declare him innocent in another.
Corona needs to be declared innocent in all 8 articles of impeachment before he walks free.
He will lose his post if he is found guilty of even just 1 of the 8 allegations against him.
"Sana matapos itong impeachment para maipakita natin to the public and to the world we can finish a process we started," Escudero said. "Hopefully once the trial commences, people will see the process is being followed."
He asked for sobriety from the Palace and Corona's camp and urged them to "act responsibly."
While he didn't directly mention a gag order once the trial starts, Escudero said he expects Corona and Aquino administration officials to air their sides during the trial proper.
He also frowned at protests launched by Corona's supporters. "If they will be doing this on a regular basis until judgment is rendered, there's something wrong with that."
He said senators are free to discuss the trial process, but not the merits of the case or their votes on the articles of impeachment.
Escudero also defended the impeachment process.
"The essence of impeachment is accountability. Walang ibang paraan na tanggalin sila sa pwesto maliban dito," he said. "The good thing about a public hearing is the people get to be judges also. They'll hear the evidence firsthand."
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Please stop wasting tax payers money!!
Six months of impeachment procedure will only delay the lawmakers decisions on other important legislations.
If former US president Bill Clinton's impeachment lasted less than for 2 months what is it about the impeachment of Chief Justice Corona that's going to take that long..what about the trial of GMA..longer??
Please stop wasting tax payers money!!
PUSTAHAN, MAGRERESIGN (before Jan15) ba si CORONA o HINDI ?
6 months, ang tagal nito! Dikit na ito sa electoral campaign ng 2013 election?
But anyway, NAGSISIMULA na sa gilid-gilid ngayon ang PUSTAHAN kung MAGRERESIGN ba si CJ Corona before Jan 15 o HINDI - meaning, haharapin nito ang PAGHUHUKOM (ang request at gusto ni ERAP at ni PNoy) laban sa kanya?
Ang nangyayari, ang pustahan ay parang PAQUIAO - MARQUEZ na, may malakihan at mayroon namang 1 CASE ng BEER tatamang 2 CASE.
Sakaling maganap ang IMPEACHMENT TRIAL, malungkot na NEW YEAR ito para kay CORONA. Parang MAY SCENARIONG BIBITAYING individual na tao sa SENADO at labas sa usapin ang INSTITUTION...
Tiyak na DIDITALYEHEN, HIHIMAYHIMAYIN at UUSISAIN ng malalim ng mga SENADOR, halimbawa; kung ano ang kahulugan ng KULTURANG UTANG Na LOOB, pagbibigay halimbawa nito, ang relasyon at UGNAYAN ng PAMILYANG ARROYO at CORONA at iba pa? Torture ito!
MAS MABUTI pang MAGRESIGNED na LANG!!!
100% Sure, Corona will resign !! Why???
100% Sure, Corona will resign !! because of the following:
1) He needs eight lawyers (1 lawyer per case) to defend him..If he hires lawyers like Estelito Mendoza then mauubos ang pera nya sa mahal (piyesta na naman mga trial lawyers).
2)One of the case is non-filing of Statement of Assets and Liabilities..Here mae-expose yung bank accounts, properties,luxury cars, businesses at sigurado hindi match and wealth nya sa SALN..After impeachment meron sya criminal case dito
3) Senators are all with PNOY..Consider also election on 2013..Kaya malamang talo sya sa botohan
4)Mae-expose yung position na asawa nya. Is Corona willing to expose his wife to humiliation??
The right thing for Corona is to resign..Learn from Merceditas Gutierrez, tahimik na sya.. Gloria Arroyo is going down, hindi kelangan sumama ni Corona sa kanya...
Corona will not stand trial, he will resign!
Gutierrez appeared brave when she was impeached. Corona also did the same thing --- he put up a very brave and fighting front yesterday. But bakla yan, eh, kalaguyo ni Midas, so what can we expect? Like Gutierrez, Corona will also resign!!!
CORONA WILL RESIGN!
Gutierrez appeared brave when she was impeached. Corona also did the same thing --- he put up a very brave and fighting front yesterday. But bakla yan, eh, kalaguyo ni Midas, so what can we expect? Like Gutierrez, Corona will also resign!!!
sword
I believe corona will take to his own sword and make his own way to escape. he might fled overseas, resign his post, or jump ship all together. corona is not an honorable man, and has not been honorable for a long time. he as been hiding behind collegiality like collegialty will save him.
LET US UNITE AND CLEAN THE PHILIPPINES FROM DIRTY POLITICS.
“THE DIRT IS TOO MUCH TO HANDLE.”
SOLUTION: SNAP ELECTION TO ALL GOVERNMENT ELECTED OFFICIALS.
LET US CONDUCT A REVISION OF 1987 CONSTITUTION AND FIX THE LOOPHOLES.
ALMOST ALL PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT TODAY ARE SELECTED THROUGH DIRTY POLITICS AND POPULARITY WITHOUT CONSIDERING THEIR CAPABILTY & PERSONAL BACKGROUND.
LET US START FROM THE BEGINNING…
DISBAND ALL POLITICAL PARTIES AND ALL POLITICAL CANDIDATES SHOULD RUN INDEPENDENT.
POLITICAL PARTY IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT’S WHY WE CANNOT PRODUCE A GOOD LEADER.
POLITICAL PARTY IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT’S WHY SOME PEOPLE CAN BREAK THE RULE OF LAW.
POLITICAL PARTY IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT’S WHY EVEN A PERSON HAVING A VERY BAD BACKGROUND CAN BE APPOINTED AS CABINET MEMBERS.
“LET US CONDUCT SNAP ELECTION TO ALL POSITION WITHIN THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, EXECUTIVE, JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.
LET US INVITE A GROUP OF UN OBSERVER TO HEAD AND FACILITATE THE SNAP ELECTION
LET US ELECT NEW PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, SENATORS, CONGRESSMEN/WOMEN, GOVERNORS, MAYORS, AND BARANGY CHAIRMAN/CHAIRWOMAN.
SOME PROBLEMS CANNOT BE SOLVED WITHOUT A FORMULA.
SOME FORMULA CAN BE MADE BY YOUR OWN.
BUT WRONG FORMULA CANNOT GET A CORRECT ANSWER.
THAT’S WHY IF YOU ARE A LEADER YOU MUST KNOW THE FORMULA OF A CERTAIN PROBLEMS AND ALSO YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO MAKE A FORMULA FOR SOME PROBEMS, SO YOU CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. DON’T DEPEND TO YOUR SEATMATE IN POLITICS IN ORDER TO HAVE A FORMULA AND CORRECT ANSWER.
FAIR TRIAL WILL NEVER HAPPENED IN THE SENATE.
THE RESULT OF THIS IMPEACHMENT WILL BE DECIDED POLITICALLY AND NOT ACCORDING TO RULE OF LAW.
IT IS TRIAL TO WHICH SENATORS BELONG TO ABNOY POLITICAL PARTY HAS VOTED ALREADY. AND OF COURSE THESE ABNOY SENATORS HAVE DECIDED ALREADY TO IMPEACH CHIEF JUSTICE CORONA.
NOW, DRILON AND PANGILINAN SHOULD INHIBIT THIS IMPEACHMENT PROCESS BECAUSE RIGHT FROM THE START THESE TWO SENATORS WANTED CHIEF JUSTICE CORONA TO INHIBIT INVOLVING THE GMA CASE.
“SURE, THE START OF THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS WILL BE ALSO THE START OF THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD FOR 2013 ELECTION.
ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES….ABNOY ANG PANGULO AT ABNOY RIN ANG GOVERNO.
FAIR TRIAL WILL NEVER HAPPENED IN THE SENATE.
THE RESULT OF THIS IMPEACHMENT WILL BE DECIDED POLITICALLY AND NOT ACCORDING TO RULE OF LAW.
IT IS TRIAL TO WHICH SENATORS BELONG TO ABNOY POLITICAL PARTY HAS VOTED ALREADY. AND OF COURSE THESE ABNOY SENATORS HAVE DECIDED ALREADY TO IMPEACH CHIEF JUSTICE CORONA.
NOW, DRILON AND PANGILINAN SHOULD INHIBIT THIS IMPEACHMENT PROCESS BECAUSE RIGHT FROM THE START THESE TWO SENATORS WANTED CHIEF JUSTICE CORONA TO INHIBIT INVOLVING THE GMA CASE.
“SURE, THE START OF THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS WILL BE ALSO THE START OF THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD FOR 2013 ELECTION.
ONLY IN THE PHILIPPINES….ABNOY ANG PANGULO AT ABNOY RIN ANG GOVERNO.
LET US UNITE AND CLEAN THE PHILIPPINES FROM DIRTY POLITICS.
“THE DIRT IS TOO MUCH TO HANDLE.”
SOLUTION: SNAP ELECTION TO ALL GOVERNMENT ELECTED OFFICIALS.
LET US CONDUCT A REVISION OF 1987 CONSTITUTION AND FIX THE LOOPHOLES.
ALMOST ALL PEOPLE WITHIN THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT TODAY ARE SELECTED THROUGH DIRTY POLITICS AND POPULARITY WITHOUT CONSIDERING THEIR CAPABILTY & PERSONAL BACKGROUND.
LET US START FROM THE BEGINNING…
DISBAND ALL POLITICAL PARTIES AND ALL POLITICAL CANDIDATES SHOULD RUN INDEPENDENT.
POLITICAL PARTY IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT’S WHY WE CANNOT PRODUCE A GOOD LEADER.
POLITICAL PARTY IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT’S WHY SOME PEOPLE CAN BREAK THE RULE OF LAW.
POLITICAL PARTY IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT’S WHY EVEN A PERSON HAVING A VERY BAD BACKGROUND CAN BE APPOINTED AS CABINET MEMBERS.
“LET US CONDUCT SNAP ELECTION TO ALL POSITION WITHIN THE THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, EXECUTIVE, JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.
LET US INVITE A GROUP OF UN OBSERVER TO HEAD AND FACILITATE THE SNAP ELECTION
LET US ELECT NEW PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, SENATORS, CONGRESSMEN/WOMEN, GOVERNORS, MAYORS, AND BARANGY CHAIRMAN/CHAIRWOMAN.
SOME PROBLEMS CANNOT BE SOLVED WITHOUT A FORMULA.
SOME FORMULA CAN BE MADE BY YOUR OWN.
BUT WRONG FORMULA CANNOT GET A CORRECT ANSWER.
THAT’S WHY IF YOU ARE A LEADER YOU MUST KNOW THE FORMULA OF A CERTAIN PROBLEMS AND ALSO YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO MAKE A FORMULA FOR SOME PROBEMS, SO YOU CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. DON’T DEPEND TO YOUR SEATMATE IN POLITICS IN ORDER TO HAVE A FORMULA AND CORRECT ANSWER.