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VACC: De Lima best bet as SC chief Dante Jimenez, founder of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption, on Wednesday explained the group’s nomination of Justice Leila De Lima for the Chief Justice post.
Aquino: Corona ouster brightens democracy In an Independence Day speech, President Benigno Aquino said the removal of Chief Justice Renato Corona brightened the essence of democracy in the country.
Palace won’t nominate candidate for top SC post–spokesman Malacanang won’t have a nominee for Chief Justice and would instead wait for the list to be submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), a spokesman for President Benigno Aquino III said over Radyo Inquirer 990AM.
Bare bank accounts, aspirants for chief justice told Those aspiring to be Chief Justice should sign a waiver for the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to be able to compare statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) and his bank deposits, Senator Francis Escudero said in an interview on Radyo Inquirer 990AM.
‘Corona asking all of us to move on,’ says defense lawyer It’s time for us to move on, one of the defense counsels of ousted Chief Justice Renato Corona said Friday.

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Saying that they were considered to be in line to succeed Chief Justice Renato Corona, two prominent lawyers on Monday asked Supreme Court Justices Antonio Carpio and Ma. Lourdes Sereno to inhibit themselves from the deliberations on the petitions seeking to stop Corona’s impeachment trial in the Senate. Read more
Chief Justice Renato Corona is now the subject of an income tax deficiency assessment by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to establish whether he had paid the correct amount of taxes from January 1997 to December 2010. Read more
The impeachment court on Monday decided to subpoena Chief Justice Renato Corona’s bank records since 2005, including his foreign currency deposits. Read more
Prosecution spokesman Miro Quimbo claims that the Senate impeachment court decided to subpoena the bank records of Chief Justice Renato Conota not based on the documents contained in the envelope from an anonymous source but on the "need for transparency and accountability." Video by INQUIRER.net's Cathy Miranda Read more
It is “for the best of everybody” for the Senate impeachment court to come up with a verdict—conviction or acquittal of Chief Justice Renato Corona—before Congress adjourns on March 21, a spokesperson of the House prosecution team said Sunday. Read more
Commenting on an INQUIRER.net poll which showed that a majority of readers thought Chief Justice Renato Corona would not be convicted by the Senate, Malacañang said it was still too early to tell how his impeachment trial would turn out. Read more
Senator-judges will decide before the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona resumes Monday afternoon whether to subpoena documents supposedly pertaining to his bank accounts in at least two Philippine banks. Read more
Over 60 percent of Filipinos in an informal INQUIRER.net survey say Chief Justice Renato Corona will not be convicted by the Senate, acting as an impeachment court. Read more
While probably terrified of her, prosecutors at the House of Representatives may have found an ally in Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who thinks there’s been too much ado over the prosecution’s “flip-flop” on the number of Chief Justice Renato Corona’s properties. Read more
Kapampangan pride received either a boost or a beating depending on who you ask among the cabalen of Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid concerning his first-ever “performance” at the Senate impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona. Read more
The defense panel on Thursday moved for the denial of the prosecutors’ motion to summon officials of Philippine Airlines (PAL) to testify on the “platinum cards” that the Lucio Tan-owned airline supposedly granted to impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona and his wife. Read more
The prosecution’s disclosure on Thursday that it would be unable to present proof of Chief Justice Renato Corona’s supposed 45 properties has put it in “a very difficult situation,” according to the defense. Read more
Philippine Savings Bank (PSBank), the thrift banking arm of the Metrobank group, said on Wednesday it was required by law to keep confidential all client accounts under its foreign currency deposit unit (FCDU). Read more
Congress’ fixation on the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona is taking its toll on its legislative work and the government’s management of the economy. Read more
President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday denied sending anyone to retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas to make an offer in exchange for his dropping out as head of the defense at Chief Justice Renato Corona’s impeachment trial. Read more
Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada wants the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona to end with a decision “based on strong evidence” to provide a closure that eluded his own trial 11 years ago. Read more
Lawyers of Chief Justice Renato Corona on Wednesday raised this question as it opposed the request of prosecutors from the House of Representatives for the Senate impeachment court to subpoena two banks to bring documents pertaining to accounts that Corona and his wife purportedly owned. Read more
An exasperated Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid unexpectedly took the floor for the first time in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona yesterday with just one question. Read more
Prosecutors on Wednesday zeroed in on what one senator-judge described as an “unexplained inclusion” in the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) of Chief Justice Renato Corona. Read more
Senator Lito Lapid stood up for the first time to ask questions in the ongoing impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona. Read more
Former President Joseph Estrada arrived in the Senate less than an hour before the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona resumed on Wednesday. Read more
The prosecution announced on Tuesday it was considering asking anew the issuance of subpoenas to five banks after it was revealed that Chief Justice Renato Corona and his wife bought undeclared properties on “almost cash basis.” Read more
A top Cabinet official on Tuesday said there was no animosity between President Benigno Aquino III and Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) despite a reported failed Malacañang overture to seek the withdrawal of former Justice Secretary Serafin Cuevas as lead defense lawyer of Chief Justice Renato Corona. Read more
Six lawmakers, including Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and Iloilo Representative Niel Tupas Jr., three Supreme Court justices and a noted constitutionalist are among 29 witnesses that the defense will present in the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona. Read more
The relatively long hours of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona could be taking their toll on some of the Senate’s most senior members. Read more
Property developer Megaworld Corp. decried as “completely baseless” and “malicious” allegations that it had sold discounted upscale condominium units to Chief Justice Renato Corona in exchange for special court favors. Read more
Is Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago being provoked into submission by her critics? Read more

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