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A lengthy debate among senators on Monday night prevented them from approving an amendment to the Anti-Money Laundering Act (Amla) that should allow investigators to examine a suspected criminal’s bank accounts without having to inform him.
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The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Monday required all aspirants to the post of Chief Justice to waive the confidentiality of their bank accounts and to submit their statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), Senator Francis Escudero said Monday.
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Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday signed an “unqualified” waiver that allows the Office of the Ombudsman access to his bank accounts.
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Former Chief Justice Renato Corona returned to the Supreme Court for the last time Monday to pack up his belongings
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Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio and Justice Secretary Leila De Lima inhibited themselves from the deliberation of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) due to their possible nomination to replace former Chief Justice Renato Corona.
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Confusion over what assets government officials and employees should declare in their statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) makes it imperative for Congress to rewrite the law prescribing the declaration, according to Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago.
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Unseated by the Senate impeachment court for his failure to declare some P180 million in dollar and peso bank deposits, Renato Corona now wants to pursue a “quest for transparency in government service.”
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A former village official in Roxas City, Capiz, received a slap on the wrist for failing to submit his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) in 2006.
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Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said a lawyer of ousted Chief Justice Renato Corona had “made her laugh on a Sunday.”
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Here’s a piece of advice from Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago to President Benigno Aquino III on the eve of Monday’s meeting of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), which will deliberate on whom to recommend to be the country’s next Chief Justice: Don’t choose an adversary of ousted Renato Corona for the job.
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After the ouster of former chief justice Renato Corona, the selection process on who would replace him as head of the Supreme Court need no longer be grounded on tradition but through strict deliberation on the person's competence, integrity, probity and independence as a judge.
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Quite literally, removing Renato Corona from office as Chief Justice came relatively cheap. As of Saturday, the Senate had spent only around P3.5 million for the 44-day impeachment trial, according to Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III.
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Former Chief Justice Renato Corona was discharged from The Medical City on Saturday, and left the building at 5:40 p.m., a hospital official said.
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Students in the country’s top universities may expect a new lecturer on campus: the recently removed chief justice of the Supreme Court, Renato Corona, one of his lawyers said Saturday.
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Puzzled by the prosecution team’s decision to waive its right to cross examine then Chief Justice Renato Corona when he testified last week at the Senate?
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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.
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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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Majority accept the Senate decision to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona, according to a recently concluded INQUIRER.net survey.
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Former chief justice Renato Corona is not the only person to be shamed for resorting to "palusot" (lame excuses) to keep a tight lid on his bank accounts.
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Even if the House of Representatives can make time to discuss the pending impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. said that they were likely to dismiss it.
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Cases that will be filed against former Chief Justice Renato Corona following his conviction may have to wait as to give him time to recover, a spokesman for the prosecution told Radyo Inquirer 990AM Friday.
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Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. on Friday advised government officials to "heed lessons learned" from the conviction of Chief Justice Renato Corona as he lauded the ousted chief magistrate for respecting the Senate impeachment court's decision.
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The removal of Chief Justice Renato Corona from office is a “historic opportunity to clean up government which our public officials must not squander,” the national president of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) said Thursday.
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Section 7, Article VIII, of the Constitution requires that a Supreme Court justice be a natural-born Filipino, at least 40 years old and must have been a judge of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law in the country for at least 15 years.
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President Benigno Aquino III is not waiving his right under the laws to keep his bank accounts confidential even after Renato Corona’s removal as Chief Justice for untruthful declaration of wealth.
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Fearing a potential constitutional crisis, Renato Corona has decided against challenging his ouster as Chief Justice by the Senate impeachment tribunal, his lawyer said Thursday.
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No mercy. After his conviction in the Senate impeachment trial and ouster as Chief Justice for dishonesty in submitting statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), Renato Corona is facing an investigation for alleged ill-gotten wealth and tax evasion, administration officials said Thursday.
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