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    Prosecutor Airs View On Trial

    Manila Bulletin – Sat, Feb 25, 2012


    MANILA, Philippines - Even as the prosecutors of the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona get the flak from some senator-judges, they still respect their opinion but at the same time reminded the senator-judges that they have a sworn in duty to be partial and make an appropriate judgement at the end of the trial.

    Rep. Romero Quimbo said this in reaction to Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago's statement that based on her assessment, the defense panel is leading as far as performance in the trial is concerned.

    "Like what we have been saying, we always respect the senators opinion. While they were always reminding us of our shortcomings and lapses, we also would like to remind them (senators) that they also vowed to be fair in their verdict come judgement time," Quimbo, one of the prosecution's spokespersons, said in his statement.

    Rep. Quimbo also said they do not forget the fact that this trial of Corona is a political process and senators as judges when they make their the decision will not explain the basis of their judgement.

    "This is how political process is and we accept it. They even do not need to say what evidence they used in rendering their verdict, Quimbo reiterated.

    Quimbo, however, said it is too early to say the outcome of the trial saying the time to make a decision or render a judgement is not now. The time to do that is at the end of the trial and I hope that much as we are always advised to do certain things, I think we are also free to remind the senator-judges to also put their judgement based on their vow to be partial.

    Asked what his reaction is if Corona is acquitted, Rep. Quimbo readily said they are ready to accept whatever is the decision of the impeachment court. But also tossed the same question, "is the Defense ready to accept if Corona is convicted?"

    The impeachment trial is now entering its second month and out of eight articles of impeachment, the prosecution is still not finished in the third article, which is about the alleged partiality of the Chief Justice in the controversial issuance of the temporary restraining order (TRO) against the travel ban on former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her husband former First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo.

    The prosecution earlier said they have about 100 witnesses to be presented in the eight articles of impeachment but it seemed this would not happen at all as they plan to trim it down to only three or four articles of impeachment to speed up the trial.

    But on whether the prosecution will finish the eight articles of impeachment remains to be seen as Senate and even the Palace wanted to end the trial before the Lenten break on March 23.


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    13 comments

    • Milagros
      Milagros  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  2 months ago
      We are praying for the prosecutors, the senator judges and the defense. For our country's sake, please be true to yourselves as Filipinos, not to partisan politics, nor to your alliances and self-interests. Just for now magpakatotoo naman kayo.
      • jeth
        jeth 2 months ago
        is that you melagrosa?
    • Rawdeal
      Rawdeal  •  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  •  2 months ago
      bkit si mirriam lang pina alalahan ng poorsecution..bakit nde kasama si lechon drillon..dapat nga pasalamat sila kay mirriam at least natuto man lang sila konti sa katangahan nila..
    • jeth
      jeth  •  2 months ago
      himala walang mga PRO AB sa article na to....
      lapit namag iisang araw wala pa din sila..
      bkit kaya?hahahahha
      lol
    • espania
      espania  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  2 months ago
      Sabi ng isang basurero, ang tagalog daw ng ttitle ng article na ito, "prosecutors airs view on trial" ay ganito, "Hinahangin ng nagaakusa ang trial". Sabi ng isa basureo, tama, kc puro hangin and kanilang ebedensya.
    • Jun
      Jun  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  2 months ago
      Hindi kasi natin nakikita ang malaking simulain na ito ay siyang simula ng paglilinis ng Diyos sa bansa natin... makitid ang ating pag-iisip na sabihin nating walang ebidensiya at walang kasalanan si CJ.... kung sa tingin ninyo ay malinis nga si CJ at ok lang na tabunan ng technicalidad ang kanyang mga tagong yaman, at hindi ninyo maintindihan ang ibig sabihin ng righteousness much more the righteousness of God... sige lang... may panahon pa naman na ibinibigay ng Diyos sa ating lahat... na mahalin nating ang katuwiran or righteousness... at kung hindi tayo tatalima marahil tama lang na kasama tayo sa lilinisin at wawalisin ng Diyos. Gustong gawin ng Diyos ang paglilinis upang magkaroon na ang simula ng pagpapala ng Diyos na umagos. Kaya lang kung ang mismong Justice System at mismong pinakamataas na Hustisiya ay walang kalinisan at kinakampihan pa natin.... kailangan ng gawin ito ng Diyos... na walisin lahat ng marumi upang magtagumpay ang Katarungang at Katuwiran. God hates sin but loves righteousness...
    • Urbano Fabre
      Urbano Fabre  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  2 months ago
      Let us not for one moment forget: THE Rule of Law will always be on the side of unalterable, immutable TRUTH.
      If, by some crookedly contrived manipulation,The Law gets mangled and twisted to suit a dubious end....then the Rule of Law did not prevail in that instance....but rather the Rule of the Lawless.
      That would be a most unfortunate day for Lady Justice...a day to go down in Infamy.
    • Jun
      Jun  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  2 months ago
      Paano kung wala ni isa man na Senator na lawyer... paano paano paano... they will need to judge according to their conscience and not according to technicality of the law .... simple lang naman ang kagustuhan ng nakakarami.... na kung nakita nila na may maling ginawa si CJ na sa simpleng tax at paglalahad ng kanyan yaman sa SALN ay di na magawa ng tama, sapat na yun na di siya karapatdapat na maging chief justice. Sa simpleng emplyeado lang na sa simpleng kasalanan - di lang na-ideclare sa SALN na mayroon siyang pinapaupahan na pwesto sa market, sabi ng supreme court mismo e tanggal siya sa trabaho at di siya pwedeng makatanggap ng ano paman sa gobyerno???? at si CJ na siyang pinakamataas na pwesto sa husgado, sasabihin na wala siyang kasalanan????? Wow.....
    • Raoul
      Raoul  •  2 months ago
      Hala Quimbo. Be impartial. I-lantad mo na magkano ang kinita mo sa Pag-ibig under GMA at paano mo nabili nag bahay mo sa Ayla-Alabang, Dali
    • Pancho
      Pancho  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  2 months ago
      The Impeachment proceedings clearly shows the state of the justice system in the Philippines. Commit a high crime, Steal from the coffers of the country, abet the President and alow her to commit virtually Treason by plundering the money of the people, then hire an excellent lawyer because he can cover your acts because you have a better defence panel. This is exactly what the impeachment show is all about.

      How about the fact that it is so obvious that Gloria Arroyo has stuffed all of her supporters with people's money. How about, with just accounts from 2 banks, the CJ can no longer explain the disparity, and this is just in 2 banks. How many more banks has the CJ family have in deposits. How about money abroad. The Dollar accounts. How about the properties so far uncovered. How about how he could manipulate the process at the Supreme Court. Unfortunately, never mind all of these things that have so far been uncovered. Hindi puwedeng gamiting batayan ang lahat nang iyan dahil sa hindi pinapayagan ito sa Korte.

      Is this proceedings in fact advising all citizens to commit acts of plunder and theft and see to it that you can afford from what you have stolen, lawyers like Serafin Cuevas, because he is the most qualified and knowledgable about the law and for sure, absuweto ka.

      Para naman tayong napakabobo as a nation if we will see in the end that CJ Corona can just walk away from obvious crimes that he commited because of the rule of law.

      As a Filipino, I do not care anymore if the Chief Justice is acquited by the Impeachment Court. I however, will support any mass action against the CJ if he is allowed to stay in office. Grabeng grabe na tayo, if after he has been exposed, we as a nation can still bear him as our Supreme Court Chief Justice. If this happens, walang wala na tayong pag-asa pa na maka-bangon at lumaban sa pag-asenso kasabay ng ating mga karatig na mga bansa sa Asia.
      • Garrin
        Garrin 2 months ago
        Fail.

        1. The "impeachment proceedings" you mentioned are against Corona. He (Corona) wasnt charged of commiting "High Crime, stealing from the coffers of the country, abeting the President and allow her to commit virtually Treason", as you have enumerated.

        2. Plundering the money of the people is not Treason, whether you consider it "virtually" or not.

        3. No, it is not obvious that GMA has stuffed ALL her supporters with people's money. All we have are accusations.

        4. Actually, CJ can explain the disparity. He can. Why hasnt he explained it yet? Kasi Prosecution pa lang ang nag-prepresent ng case. Ganun ang proceedings. Nauuna ang Prosecution. Hintayin mo yung turn ng defense if you are itching for an explanation.

        5. No properties were "uncovered" because they were not hidden in the first place. All the Prosecution did was show the disparity between the amount of properties and his SALN. Pero as far as "uncovering" is concerned, wala.

        6. You just admited you will support an unconstitutional act. Ikaw pala ang law violator, eh.

        7. Learn.
      • jojo
        jojo 2 months ago
        @ garrin....sa dami ng ninakaw ni GMA both of them should be in jailed...@ pancho most of the senator judges has dollar on their eyes...they cant see what they should see...they cant hear what they should hear.....because of BRIBERY
      • jojo
        jojo 2 months ago
        dollar sign
    • e_boy
      e_boy  •  2 months ago
      If corona willl be aquited, As a gov't employee, I will not also declare all my properties in the SALN.They cant also remove me from office because they will be violating my right if they even just peep into my bank records. hehehe
    • jeth
      jeth  •  2 months ago
      GO GO presecutors!!!!!
    • Arnold
      Arnold  •  Seattle, United States  •  2 months ago
      the main reasons why the prosecutions trimmed down their article of impeachment into 3 or 4 articles it is because aquino was very eager to oust corona from the sc. remember the verdict for the hl. malapit na kasi ang bwan para ipamahagi na ang lupain sa mga magsasaka g hl. kaya kailangan ng mapatalsik corona any means para di mawala ang kanilang nakaw na yaman. they are accusing corona of the ill gotten wealth pero sila rin naman may tinatagong yaman. pathetic prisent.
    • Garrin
      Garrin  •  Manila, National Capital Region  •  2 months ago
      What? You have the nerve to "remind" the senator-judges to remain fair?

      Eh yun nga ang reason kaya kayo napapagalitan eh. They want to be fair and preserve the rues of court.

      Bakit, feeling niyo pinagalitan kayo ni Mirriam kasi ayaw niya sa inyo?
      Pansinin niyo nga, sinisita lang naman kayo kapag mali and unfair yung mga naging actions niyo.

      Sino ba ang makapal ang muka na humingi ng "Flexibility" sa court? Diba si Tupas?
      Sino ba ang hindi nakapag-submit ng maaga ng list of witnesses? Diba kayo?
      Sino ba ang nag-present ng fake documents from anonymous sources? Diba kayo?
      Sino ba ang nag-tawag ng witness na hearsay ang testimony (Delima)? Diba kayo?

      Tapos nakuha niyong i-remind ang senator judges na maging fair?

      You are wasting everyone's times.

      PS:
      You're all smoke and mirrors. Kahit sinong may utak alam na bluff lang yung sinabi niyo na 100+ witnesses.
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