Senate upholds SC TRO on Corona dollar accounts (video)
MANILA, Philippines - The Senate voted on Monday 13-10 to respect the decision of the SC stopping the opening of Chief Justice Renato Corona’s alleged dollar accounts.
Those who voted to respect the temporary restraining order (TRO): Joker Arroyo, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Manny Villar, Ralph Recto, Francis Escudero, Koko Pimentel, Loren Legarda, Gringo Honasan, Bong Revilla, Bongbong Marcos, Tito Sotto, Jinggoy Estrada, Juan Ponce Enrile.
Voted vs TRO: Franklin Drilon, Allan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Sergio Osmena, Edgardo Angara, Panfilo Lacson, Francis Pangilinan, Antonio Trillanes, Lito Lapid and TG Guingona.
In explaining his vote, Guingona said: "Ayaw na naman tayong bigyan ng access sa katotohanan."
Pimentel, however, said there will be no great damage if the Senate follows the SC TRO for now.
Trillanes said the Senate missed the opportunity to sit on moral high ground by seeking to heed the Supreme Court TRO. -- ANC Live Events, Chief Justice on Trial, February 13, 2012
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The alleged dollar accounts of the chief justice is now the subject of the ongoing inquiry of the office of the ombudsman. this is the new weapon of pnoy and his administration in his organized and well funded effort to defame the good name of the chief justice. the chief justice should expect more of this kind of issues sprouting from nowhere that is comparable to a "tsismis"and government bodies riding to the administration propaganda.
the issue of the alleged bank accounts of corona is something that the prosecution did not even alleged in their impeachment complaint. the information being circulated to the yellow media like abs-cbn is nothing but mere scrap of papers that has no bearing to the on-going impeachment yet abs-cbn gives prime space and airtime to "incredible" people who got nothing to do with their lives. abs-cbn gives time to any person who can throw accusations against the chief justice using manufactured documents that doesn't even pass the lowest form of evidence which is prima facie evidence.
abs-cbn news, the inquirer, yellow journalist like ted failon, henry omaga diaz, paid columnist like conrado de quiros, william esposo, paid blogger like raissa robles are just very few of the people that are part of the smear campaign against the chief justice. these people have no credibility whatsoever. these people pretending to be journalist. they are nothing but modern day tsismosos and tsismosas. they use all sorts of documents with questionable validity. they play the role of an expert in examining documents. they claim to have information against the chief justice when infact, all they got was garbage and manufactured information coming from faceless people who constantly circulate damaging information against the chief justice. all the handiwork of the mentally handicapped president! he used gerry leal of BSP to look into corona's bank accounts violating the law in bank secrecy. he used the DOJ and the useless hog de lima. he used the prostituted congress and the pork barrel to get back at the chief justice. however, he is having a hard time using the senate.
CJ we are with you in this fight! pnoy can never reclaim SC and appoint a subservient CJ to reclaim the hacienda!!!
Escudero says that he believes but still fails to act
Sen. Escudero’s statement that despite believing the SC’s TRO was wrong, he voted to support it anyway clearly underscores his personal lack of courage and integrity, in betraying the Filipino people that he has sworn to serve. Now is the time for action not words, and the cowardice of the ‘Senate 13’ when they were taken to task, will remain as a permanent stain in the pantheon of Philippine government infamy