Abnoy: Sec. De Lima, mahilig ka ba sa Chocolate?

Sec. De Lima: Bakit niyo nasabi yan Mr. Prez?

Abnoy: Kasi puro HERSHEY ang sinabi mo sa Senado. :)

Impeachment trial is LIKE A SCHOOL.
at the start: the prosecution played the BULLY role to force CJ Corona to resignation or leave school. Failing to prove anything til the end: the prosecution now plays the VICTIM ROLE hoping to redeem lost face from disgusted citizenry.
It confirms all along they're playing the BRAT role...bunch of kindergarten rich kids pounding on a middle income "bright kid" adversary, asking the board of regents to gather witness and evidence for them, lawyer for them and judge for them. Their (palace) parents threatening to pull out "school donations". The decision of the board is unanimous:
"KICK THEM OUT!"

Manila Standard Today's headlines: PNoy: Joma may run in 2013 polls. Pres Aquino on Friday confirmed that Communist Party of the Phil founder Jose Maria Sison will be returning to the country...

A nuance missed in Miriam's tirade: she did not berate the prosecution for dropping the 5 counts, not the act of dropping which is prosecution's prerogative but the RESERVATION made by Tupas on future evidence/witness like Sereno (as Enrile said, ask for continuance, don't offer close and still offer your evidence) and the CONCLUSION that prosecution did not have a case to begin with, with all it's implications of persecution.

A nuance missed in Miriam's tirade: she did not berate the prosecution for dropping the 5 counts, not the act of dropping which is prosecution's prerogative but the RESERVATION made by Tupas on future evidence/witness like Sereno (as Enrile said, ask for continuance, don't offer close and still offer your evidence) and the CONCLUSION that prosecution did not have a case to begin with, with all it's implications of persecution.

ABS CBN NEWS: Enrile wants BSP examiner cited for contempt
MANILA, Philippines -  Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Thursday moved to cite for contempt an examiner of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for allegedly lying to senators during their investigation on the alleged leak of Chief Justice Renato Corona's bank records.

DZMM Balita alas kwatro: reporter:
>AFP walang nakukuhang impormasyon hinggil sa mga nagpaplanong mapatalsik si Pnoy.
>Palasyo "no comment" na sa pagtanggi ni Justice Sereno na tumestigo sa impeachment court.
> Palasyo "no comment"  na din sa banat ng ilang taga prosekusyon kay Cong Tupas sa isyu ng pagbasura sa kahilingang magtestigo si Justice Sereno.

On ANC crawl: Sereno won't testify in Corona impeachment trial. Enrile wants Aguirre detained in Senate for 2 nights. Cuevas rejects calls to put Corona on witness stand. Cuevas denied INC backing Corona because of him. Enrile wants BSP examiner cited for contempt. Arroyo visits Iggy's wake. Arroyo welcome dismissal of welcomes dismissal of plunder case.

DZMM reporter:
> Tuloy pa din ang imbestigasyon ng kamara sa leak ng bank documents ni CJ Corona.
> Sinabi ni house miniority leader Danilo Suarez di nila palalagpasin ang ginawa nila Cong Umali at Banal na posibleng lumabag sa bank secrecy law.
>Ayon sa kongresista ang committee on banks na ang hahawak ng imbestigasyon at bubusisiin nito ang umiiral na banking system ng bansa at posibleng ipatawag ang dalawang kongresista dahil sa leak ng bank documents ni CJ Corona.

ANC: Justice Sereno declines to testify in Corona impeachment trial; Cuevas: leaked documents should not be accepted as evidence.