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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.

The statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of public officials should never be wielded as a “weapon for political vendetta,” the Supreme Court has declared as it granted the full retirement benefits of the late Chief Justice Renato Corona despite his impeachment in 2012. The tribunal’s Jan. 12 decision also unanimously approved the […] Read more
Rappler’s Reynaldo Santos Jr. wrote on May 29, 2012 that then embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona was using a sports utility vehicle (SUV) owned by a businessman. Read more
He had warned President Aquino to stay off the case of former Chief Justice Renato Corona, lest he become a dictator like ousted President Ferdinand Marcos, Vice President Jejomar Binay said. Read more
No one is above the law, yes, so follow your own. Read more
The majority floor leader in the House of Representatives said there was nothing wrong in endorsing lawmakers for funds from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) days after the chamber impeached then Chief Justice Renato Corona. Read more
At least 46 former and incumbent lawmakers received funds from President Benigno Aquino III's outlawed Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) for a milk feeding program, or just days after the chamber impeached former Chief Justice Renato Corona in December 2011, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its latest report. Read more
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. remains confident the impeachment moves against President Benigno Aquino III would not prosper under the House of Representatives that is packed with presidential allies. Read more
The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld its earlier decision affirming the claim of the family of the wife of former Chief Justice Renato Corona as the rightful owner of a controversial property in Manila. Read more
The Department of Justice filed last Monday a P120.5-million tax evasion case against impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona in the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA). Read more
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has formally asked the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) if she or her office has received funds from the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). Read more
The P370 million that went to Senators Jinggoy Estrada, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Vicente Sotto III and Ramon Revilla Jr. in March 2012, at the height of the impeachment trial of then Chief Justice Renato Corona, was part of a stimulus fund of the Aquino administration, Malacañang said on Thursday. Read more
The Department of Budget and Management released a total of P370 million from the Disbursement Acceleration Program to four senators—Jinggoy Estrada, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and Vicente Sotto III—in the middle of the impeachment trial of then Chief Justice Renato Corona in 2012. Read more
Former Chief Justice Renato Corona said the late Supreme Court Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas was like a father to him. Read more
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno joins the country in mourning for the death of former Supreme Court Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas whom she called as a “brilliant teacher.” Read more
The filing of perjury and nondeclaration of assets charges against ousted Chief Justice Renato Corona and his wife, Cristina, was “not political persecution” but a “logical continuation” of the impeachment trial that ended with Corona’s conviction on May 29, 2012, Malacañang said on Thursday. Read more
CHIEF Justice Renato Corona was impeached on Dec. 12, 2011, and was removed from office on May 29, 2012, for failing to disclose P180 million—$2.4 million (around P100 million) in foreign exchange deposits and P80 million in “commingled funds”—in his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). Read more
Former Chief Justice Renato Corona on Wednesday branded as harassment the recent case of forfeiture and perjury against him and his family and said he will fight the case “knowing that the truth is on my side.” Read more
Former Sen. Joker Arroyo on Thursday raised alarm over Palace statements downplaying President Aquino’s attempt at influencing senators in the 2012 impeachment trial of then Chief Justice Renato Corona. Read more
Contrary to the claims of Senator Ramon Revilla Jr., Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad on Wednesday said he could not recall saying “Let’s help each other” to the senator during a meeting with President Benigno Aquino III regarding the impeachment trial of then Chief Justice Renato Corona. Read more
Petitioners questioning the legality of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) accused the government of not only buying time but also groping for reason to justify its use during the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Cor Read more
"Tamaan ng kidlat kung sino ang nagsisinungaling (May lightning strike he who lies)." This was how Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. reacted to President Benigno Aquino III's admission Tuesday that they had met in Malacañang during the impeachment trial of then Chief Justice Renato Corona, not to influence the senator's decision but to ensure that he would vote based on the merits of the case. Read more
President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday personally confirmed that he met with Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. and other senators to talk about the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona. Read more
No rules of court were violated even when President Benigno Aquino III supposedly meddled in the impeachment trial of then-chief justice Renato Corona, a congressman and then prosecution judge said Tuesday. Read more
President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday personally confirmed that he met with Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. and other lawmakers but only to ensure that they decide on the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona based on the merits of the case alone. Read more
President Benigno Aquino’s alleged secret meeting with a member of the Senate to discuss the impeachment of then Chief Justice Renato Corona is not an impeachable offense, Senator Franklin Drilon said on Tuesday. Read more
When the Senate voted to oust Chief Justice Renato Corona in May 2012, Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. took the floor and rendered a guilty verdict, giving the crucial 16th vote to remove Corona. Read more
Over breakfast in his official residence, President Aquino appealed to Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. to vote to impeach then Chief Justice Renato Corona in 2012, the senator said on Monday. Read more

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