Good read today. PDI page 15 sounding board by Fr. Bernas. Re who has superior power.

http://opinion.inquirer.net/22943/who-has-superior-power

ANC: Defense: PNoy, thru Ochoa pressuring Senator-Judges to defy the SC TRO on Corona's dollar accounts.

INQUIRER: Defense: P100M offered per senator Feb. 13, 2012 3:29AM
On the eve of a crucial Senate vote, lawyers of Chief Justice Renato Corona on Sunday night revealed what they called efforts by Malacañang to pressure some senator-judges into defying a Supreme Court order restraining the impeachment court from looking into his dollar.

ABS-CBN - Tatad: Palace sent 'overtures' to Senate to ignore TRO.
The public may yet see the drama unfold further, with former Senator Francisco S. Tatad alleging that Malacanang has already sent overtures to the senator-judges not to honor the High Court's temporary restraining order (TRO). Quoting sources, Tatad said: "But some senators, speaking in the strictest confidence, revealed having received a call from Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa allegedly to transmit an urgent personal request from the President that they not honor the TRO."

7:00-7:30/RADYO 5 INTERVIEW WITH ATTY . RICO QUICHO
- PANININDIGAN NAMIN ANG SINABI NAMIN SA PRESSCON KAGABI. MAY GINAGAWANG PARAAN ANG MALACANANG UPANG MAIMPLUWENSIYAHAN ANG MGA SENATOR-JUDGES NA HUWAG SUNDIN ANG TRO NG SC PARA SA PS BANK. NAGSALITA NA AGAD ANG MALACANANG PAGKATAPOS NA IISYU NG SC ANG TRO.
- MAINIT NA MAINIT ANG PAGGAPANG NG MALACANANG SA MGA SENATOR-JUDGES NOONG NAKARAANG WEEKEND KAYA'T NARAMDAMAN NAMIN ANG PANGANGAILANGAN NA HUMARAP SA TAONGBAYAN AT ISIWALAT ANG ANUMANG GINAGAWA NG MALACANANG. HINDI ITO FICTION, HINDI KWENTO, ITO AY ISANG SERYOSONG CONCERN MULA SA DEPENSA.

GOT THIS >> Coronas dollars and assets no big deal. Its puny compared to 1.6B Velarde account. The issue is we have a pres who is a ring leader using impeachment to gain absolute power over 3 branches of govt.

7:10 DZMM CORONA IMPEACHMENT TRIAL: PALASYO, MAGLALABAS UMANO NG P100 MILYON KADA SENADOR SA LOOB NG LINGGONG ITO BASE SA NAKUHANG IMPORMASYON NG DEFENSE PANEL.

Lacierda: SC intervention on Corona trial may weaken Constitution - IT IS LACIERDA'S TIRADES THAT WEAKENS THE CONSTITUTION. THE EXECUTIVE SHOULD NOT MEDDLE AT ALL IN A LEGAL PROCESS. as Fr. Ranhillo said - "interfering in a judicial proceeding is an impeachable offense as what PNOY is doing. it was one of the articles of impeachment of ERAP.

INQUIRER - atty. tranquil salvador: "We are not alarmed. The manner of the scrutiny and the opening of the bank accounts reaffirm our position that they had no evidence when they filed the "It's an incidental benefit. But it's not our victory but the victory of the PS BANK and the banking industry," he said.

GMA NEWS - For lawyer Jose Roy III, one of Chief Justice Renato Corona's defense counsel in the impeachment trial, a constitutional crisis is already underway. 'Is that not yet a [constitutional] crisis to you, when you have a legislative behaving only as a court? There is something seriously wrong.'