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    Impeachment trial as comedy

    By Ellen Tordesillas

    Who says the Corona impeachment trial would be boring with all the legal gobbledygook, a classic quote by then Sen. Rodolfo Biazon during the Estrada impeachment trial in 2000, that we expect would dominate the trial?

    It was the second day and the prosecution was expected to start the presentation of evidence. It was Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr (Cavite, 2nd dist) who was the lead prosecutor and he started with saying that itwas in the public interest that they start with Article 2 of the Impeachment complaint which was"culpable violation of the Constitution and/or betrayed the public trust when he failed disclose to the public his statement of assets, liabilities, and networth statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth as required unders Sec. 17, Art. XI of the 1987 Constitution."

    The defense, as expected, opposed the re-arranging of the order of presentation of evidence. Barzaga said the prosecution was not ready with the evidence for Article 1 which was "betrayal of the public trust through his track record marked by partiality and subservience in cases involving the Arroyo administration from the time of his appointment as supreme court justice which continued to his dubious appointment as a midnight chief justice and up to the present. "

    In the course of the exchanges among the prosecution, defense and the presiding judge, Barzaga said that he was just submitting computer-generated documents from the Register of Deeds.

    Computer-generated? Barzaga started arguing for the genuineness of computer-generated documents.Enrile asked if he was going to present anybody to authenticate the documents. Barzaga said he had none and that's why, he said, "We are willing to postpone the hearing for today. "

    " Yun lang pala ang gusto mo, magpa-postpone," Enrile remarked.

    Lead defense lawyer Serafin Cuevas, former Supreme Court justice, was caught by TV cameras suppressing a chuckle.

    Enrile warned Barzaga that he won't admit as evidence documents without someone testifying as to its authenticity.

    Barzaga said, "Thank you, your Honor, for that ruling."

    "Not a ruling.That's a warning," Enrile clarified.

    There were suppressed chuckling from the gallery.

    There was also a lot of chuckling on Twitter. Atty. Marvin Aceron, tweeted" Cong Barzaga, upo ka na Pards."

    Professional Heckler:"Kasi naman, inubos n'yo ang ebidensya sa media. Wala tuloy ma-present sa Senado."

    Vencer Crisostomo said, "Kahapon teledrama, ngayon comedy pala itong impeachment."

    Mike Cohen shared a joke being passed around online: Bakit napagalitan yung ibang prosecutors ng mga asawa nila pag-uwi kanina? —- kasi mas inuna yung number 2 sa number 1."

    Oh well, not bad. The prosecution, even if they admitted yesterday was a disaster, said those are just birth pains. Rep. Miro Quimbo of the prosecution team, insisted that computer-generated copies are genuine. They promised that they will have their witnesses today.

    At the start of the trial, the senators denied a motion seeking to compel the Corona family to testify the chief justice.

    Citing Article 3, Section 17 of the Constitution, the senators acting as jurors, ruled that Corona, his wife Cristina and their children cannot testify against themselves.

    We feel uneasy about the lack of preparedness by the prosecution when the House of Representatives impeached Corona with unbelievable speed last month. Does it mean that there was no evidence at that time and they are only building up the evidence now?

    That's not comedy anymore. That's scary.

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    25 comments

    • Josephine  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  1 month 6 days ago
      Prosecution, Beware! You have a good case but your team is pipitsugin compared to the defense team. Please fire them all and get brilliant lawyers. Please!!!!!
    • cell  •  1 month 6 days ago
      FOR THE FIRST TIME, an unbiased article published amidst a sea of yahoo yellow zombietard... Rep. Elpidio Barzaga is no different to Roan Libarios during Estrada impeachemnet. they're BIG joke! Prosecution team is only good at media meddling, now that the trial has officially started, they're like clowns mistakenly called to perform in a funeral rites! ahaha.. it's crystal clear, they've got nothing to indict the SC chief...

      and oh please, i wish the senate would do their job well and stop all the brouhahas that would obviously bring nothing to Pinas... all you dumb-fliptard, yellow-fanatic zombietards wake up! Abnoy banana government is only using corona and gma to cover his incompetence! a perfect diversion to guise his failed economy and economic reforms, if there ever were any, and his failing agendas!
    • caligula  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  1 month 6 days ago
      Naging comedy kc magaling ang defense. They foresaw the weaknesses of the prosecution. Ang pagaralan ng prosecution siguro ay choice of words. Pag hiningi ang reason give ur reason huwag ng dagdagan ng justification (unless asked) baka ma-semplang pa like in this case.
    • caligula  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  1 month 6 days ago
      Sa mga nakakaintindi manood, sa mga uninitiated maraming tanong, Sa mga mangmang di manood. Eh sa kalaban ano palagay nyo sasabihin?
    • Damian Isaguirre  •  Winnipeg, Canada  •  1 month 6 days ago
      Well from the start we have the reasons to be scared of the designs and objective of this tenderizaton of the judiciary. First the government stooges proved to be holders of doctorate degree as a professional liars. They maintain without blinking their eyes that they have nothing to do with the impeachment of CJ Corona. Yet they issued statements left and right to the media claiming they have in position of vast evidence against the CJ. That was to further tenderize the CJ and force him to do a Merci Gutierrez. They heightened their campaigns with help of the prosecutors themselves until they were admonished by the senate to refrain from issuing statements in the media regarding the merits of the case or issuing evidences. Now these monumental liars were caught with their pants down with NOTHING TO PRESENT AS EVIDENCE. Siguro humahagolgol si Aquino karon sa tumang kaguol. Didto sa tago isugilon ko.....Ihilak ko lang sa tago ....
    • Rodolfo  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  1 month 5 days ago
      Another way to fight off the tension of daily pressures is to cultivate a sense of humor. (Ecclesiastes 3:4) You do not have to be a comedian to have a cheerful attitude. “A heart that is joyful does good as a curer, but a spirit that is stricken makes the bones dry.”—Proverbs 17:22.
    • bakunoda  •  1 month 5 days ago
      puro kasi papogi sa TV, at pa expose. Wala naman pala pagdating sa Korte na
    • elmer  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  1 month 6 days ago
      waytogo...!!!!!!! manong johnny.
    • y8  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  1 month 6 days ago
      I can smell something!
    • dave  •  1 month 6 days ago
      I think its fair to say this political harrassement from the start when corona was sworn in as mid-night appointment . Sense aquino couldnt get his way on the mid-night appointment claim ; so now his team will try for a impeachment to still get there way of the mid-night appointment issue. Sense the team of aquino didnt want him (corona) as cheif justice anyway.Thats the bottum line period. The political power of tug of war, regardless of whos in POWER as president of all countrys.
    • Star  •  1 month 6 days ago
      seems to me one crying fire fire fire is one that's doing the harm here. there smoke screening you. making you look at different directions so they cal do there dirty deeds while your not looking.
    • Star  •  1 month 6 days ago
      That's not comedy anymore. That's scary..................yes and now you hear the truth they had nothing I believe it's called TSISMIS
    • tubluklawe  •  1 month 6 days ago
      OMG Pidiong Barzaga! Classmate pa naman kita!
    • Pc User  •  1 month 6 days ago
      anu mas maganda sa pwet? tissue o tubig sa tabo?
    • Amor  •  Quezon City, National Capital Region  •  1 month 6 days ago
      that's what happens when clumsy smurf meets goliath. :-) the prosecutors are young and energetic, but never underestimate the wisdom and experience of the seasoned disciples of the law. the prosecution have a very strong case to boot... but it seems that they are too clumsy in handling their piece. be very careful with the likes of justice cuevas. he could eat you alive.
    • yolanda  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  1 month 6 days ago
      lol
    • Nailuj Anoreg  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  1 month 1 day ago
      corona impeachment is indeed a comedy but many failed to see a much much bigger comedy which is the Philippine government. We have a municipal trial court, regional trial court. court of appeals. supreme court and justice department. On the lawmaking body we have the congress and the senate ang resulta walang katapusang gulo at gastos. Considering that all of this are fund consuming bodies without giving commensurate service to juan de la cruz (inefficient and corrupt).

      Impeach corona??? I'd say impeach the supreme court and the senate. One lawmaking body and one justice body is enough menos gastos menos gulo.
    • Abelardo Jerme  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  1 month 6 days ago
      Funny, now, for us citizens who are watching this sarzuela. But if you will think ahead, at the end of this impeachment - we, the people - will be the ones on the losing side. Manalo man si Corona o ang kabilang kampo, tayo ang maaapektuhan at wala tayong mapapakinabangan.

      Sa ipinakikita pa lang ni Corona at lahat ng mga supporters nya sa SC, makikita nyo na na babawi sila, manalo man o matalo. At sino ang mapuputukan? Tayong mga ordinaryong Pilipino. Pag nanalo sya, lalo lamang syang mang-aabuso at mangwawalanghiya. Pag natalo sya, siguradong kawawa tayo sa magiging performance ng laht ng mga empleyado sa SC, baka puro proptesta ang gawin nila to the point na hindi na nila gagawin ang trabaho nila. Kita na kasi na ganun sila eh, ngayon pa lang.
    • John Michael  •  1 month 6 days ago
      We feel uneasy about the lack of preparedness by the prosecution when the House of Representatives impeached Corona with unbelievable speed last month. Does it mean that there was no evidence at that time and they are only building up the evidence now?
      That's not comedy anymore. That's scary.
    • leo  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  1 month 6 days ago
      ha3 labas na ang pagkawarfreak ni abnoy.. if i wer u mr"abn-y" magisip ka muna bgo tumira. it only shows how incompetent u are.. i wonder if matatapos mo ang term mo "mamas boy.." tsk3 ang mga biktima ng bagyo kinalimutan na hahayz!!!

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