IMPEACHMENT VS. CJ CORONA (2:50-2:55 -ANC) Impeachment trial highlights
- Santiago to prosecution: you are prejudging the case; what are you doing? Conducting a trial by publicity?
- Santiago: the people will not decide this case but the Impeachment court.
- Santiago: In my entire career as RTC judge, I've never seen a lawyer in a civil case withdrawal a case.
- Santiago: This is not a direct democracy and we are not in Athens! The people are not going to decide this case.
- Santiago: Are you withdrawing the articles or waiving a right to present evidence on them? If waived, you have to amend complaint.
- Santiago: Marso palang, nagpapalit na kayo ng isip. I'm very concerned this might constitute unethical behavior.

DZMM Reporter:
> Kinontra ng defense panel ang pahayag ng prosekusyon na supremely confident sila na maku convict si cj corona sa pamamagitan ng tatlong natitirang articles of impeachment.
> sinabi ni atty tranquil salvador na di dapat nagsasalita ng tapos ang prosecution panel lalot di pa sila nakakapagprisinta ng mga testigo.
> pinuna nito ang dating pahayag ng prosekusyon na sinabing aabot ng 100 ang kanilang testigo ngunit 25 lang ang naipresenta ng mga ito.
> ngunit sinabi ni salvador na di nila tinituring na panalo na sila at mas mainam na pagkatiwalaan ang impeachment court na siyang maglalabas ng magdedesiyon.

DZMM Reporter:
> welcome development para sa minorya sa kamara ang desisyon ng prosecution panel na ilaglag ang limang impeachment complaint.
> sinabi ni house deputy minority leader mitos magsaysay na mas mainam na ipahinto ang pagpiprisinta ng mga ebidensya tutal naman ay wala na talagang ipi presenta ang mga ito.
> nakakahiya daw ang ginawa ng mga ito lalot pag aaksaya lamang ng oras at hindi na nakakatulong sa bansa ang isinasagawang impeachment trial.

Atty. Karen Jimeno: GTV RE: Impeachment trial
- Ito ay isang bagay na option na namin at ito ay bukas sa amin (pag-appear ni Chief Justice Corona sa impeachment court).
- Willing naman siyang tumestigo kung kinakailangan.
- May mga narinig na kami before na mga tisismis na ida-drop na nila ang ibang articles. Pero sa amin, nagulat pa rin kami.
- Pinaghahandaan na rin namin ang paghaharap ng ebidensya sa Impeachment Court.
- Kung paano nila iprenesenta ang ebidensya nila, ganun din sa amin.
- Dapat hindi lagi masakripisyo ang rights ng accused.

Inquirer - Defense seeks Corona acquittal on dropped articles of impeachment  Feb 29, 2012 12:27PM
The camp of Chief Justice Renato Corona will seek his acquittal, and not mere withdrawal, of the five of eight articles of impeachment filed against him by the prosecution to ensure that the same allegations would not be revived.

8:25-8:40/RADYO 5/CORONA IMPEACHMENT TRIAL/INTERVIEW WITH ATTY. RICO QUICHO, DEFENSE PANEL
- NAPATUNAYAN NATIN NGAYON NA WALA TALAGANG EBIDENSYA ANG PROSEKUSYON PARA SA IBANG ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT.
- KAMI SA DEPENSA KASAMA NA SI CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO CORONA AY UMAASA NA MAGKAKAROON NG LINAW ANG MGA ALEGASYON LABAN SA PUNONG MAHISTRADO.
- MAGANDA RIN NA MARINIG NATIN SI JUSTICE SERENO NGUNIT MANGYAYARI LAMANG IYON KUNG BOLUNTARYO SIYANG PUPUNTA SA IMPEACHMENT COURT AT TETESTIGO.

DZMM Reporter:
> pinaghihinay ng panig ng depensa ang panig ng prosekusyon kaugnay ng pag iimbita kay sc justice maria lourdes  sereno upang tumestigo sa impeachment court.
> sinabi ni atty. tranquil salvador na delikadong magbangga ang dalawang sangay ng pamahalaan partikular ang senado at korte suprema.
> ipinaliwanag ni salvador na may kanya kanyang kapangyarihan ang dalawang sangay ng gobyerno alinsunod sa konstitusyon at kung may ebidensya laban kay cj corona na wala namang basehan.

TRIBUNE: Looks like Bong Naguiat has been elevated to angel status while Wynn has been placed on demon status.
Why do they then charge Corona with partiality and bias and of having received favors for trips which were hardly worth a fortune, but not to Naguiat? Why should expensive coffee tab during the term of then Pagcor chairman Efraim Genuino, and has in fact charged him in court for graft, but now says there is nothing wrong with him and family plus nanny going to Macau and stay in an expensive hotel room, go to Macau "incognito" and splurge, courtesy of the Japanese benefactor?

TRIBUNE: Iglesia rally draws 1M in clear show of force
- Yesterday's INC rally was significant since the religious group does not usually call its members for an assembly other than during its anniversary celebration in July. Despite the religious group;s claim that the rally had no political tinge, who were invited or not among political personalities were the subject of public discussion. For instance, known to have been invited to the assembly were all justices of the Supreme Court, except for three justices who are known to be allies of President Aquino, who himself did not receive an invitation from the INC.

FWD - Time for bipolar Justice Lourdes Sereno to reveal her true wealth -- not to mention her mental condition. Her 17M in her SALN is just a tip of P2.65B received by the attorneys in the Piatco Case. Pls pass til this reaches BIR Kim Henares, ETO NA ANG MALAKING ISDA.

STANDARD - JOJO ROBLES A wag noted that Lopez network ABS-CBN is not only provider of news coverage of the Corona impeachment trial, it was also a provider of lawyers and, now, witnesses for the prosecution. The testimony in the past couple of days of network personnel marks a new low in the four-times-weekly trial, which has provided a lot of afternoon entertainment in the past weeks.

INQUIRER: Miriam explodes over 'bizarre' rap "Were you playing games with us? You know that when the judge  asked you how many witnesses you will present, that is not binding on the lawyer. The judge has no power to limit the number of witnesses. Why say 100? Were you trying to mislead the court? Were you trying to conduct trial by publicity?" With Rey E. Requejo

to prosecution: it is not right to blame the supreme court, impeachment court, senator-judges and defense counsel for the termination of their presentation. right from the start, they concentrated all their efforts, resources in press conferences, publicity stunts and photo opportunities, expecting that cj corona will capitulate and resign. wen cj refused to budge then everything else turned into a fishing expedition.

to representative neri colmenares: bakit tayo umiiyak ngayon na hirap na hirap kayong makakuha ng ebidensya? paano kung talagang WALA? bakit kayo bulag na nagmadali na magsampa ng akusasyon sa isang chief justice base sa utos ng isang taong GIGIL na GIGIL sa kanya? bakit hindi kayo sa palasyo UMIYAK? ang LUHA nyo lang ang iyong iniintindi subalit BALE WALA sa inyo ang LUHA ng isang mahistrado at ang kanyang pamilya na araw-araw ay nakikita nya ang kanyang pangalan bilang AKUSADO at nasasabuyan ng putik ang kanyang pangalan sa loob  at labas ng korte. dapat nilang maintindihan na hindi biruan o kapritso lamang ang magwasak ng reputasyon ng isang mamamayan, chief justice man o hindi.

ABSCBN NEWS: Latest story: BIR fails to meet 2011 collection target-abscbnNEWS.com Feb 28, 2012 2:49PM

- is this probably the reason why kim henares wants to after cj corona and family - so that she can cover up her failure for the whole year of 2011.

Sa dami ng news group, GMA7, TV5, DZRH, IBC13, Ch 4, ch9... pero tanging mga ABS-CBN cameramen lang ang hinahain ng Prosecution sa senado.. Maliwanag pa sa labangtide, na ang ABSCBN ang propagandist nila PNOY at ng Prosecution..kitang kita na may kinikilingan ang news stories nila..tigilan na po natin ang pagtangkilik sa mga programa ng abscbn, anc & dzbb..ika nga ni Ted Faylon, kung ayaw nyo samin, madami naman dyang iba, napaka arogante!..pakipasa po.

Grabe raw ang traffic today! People are in the streets that it is like millions of people from LUZON are in Manila for the Quirino Grandstand Grand Rally at 4pm for all out Support for CJ Corona! This is the Supreme Court/Judiciary version of Edsa People Power to uphold the rule of law! Lets go and be one for love of God in live of country! Maki -isa, maki baka, maki dasal, at sige -- makibahagi at Maki sigaw ng TAMA na PNOY sa mga paninira mo sa Saligang Batas at sa Indepedensya ng Korte Suprema! Mabuhay si CJ Corona at JUSTICE CUEVAS AT ANG MGA Defense Team! Expected to attend today according to ANC 2.5 million people! Lets see if this is truly a religious affair as stated! Pls pass and be counted!