Learning Something On Hearsay Evidence, HDO and WLO

It’s now Day 23 of the trial and I wrote earlier that I am getting tired watching it but still, I remain glued infront of the television every afternoon anticipating what will happen next or who will appear as the Prosecution’s next witness. Yesterday, it was Secretary of Justice de Lima who was called to [...]

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Honestly, I Am Getting Tired Of This Impeachment Trial

Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind exceeding small; Though with patience stands He waiting, with exactness grinds He all.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Two more wasted days, and  just like most Filipinos, I am impatient to know the truth. Although this is a learning curve for most  of us simply because this [...]

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Happy Heart’s Day To All

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What Happened On The 15th Day

Day 15, Thursday, February 09, 2012 This is just a recap of the 15th day of CJ Corona’s Impeachment trial. The trial started with 17 Senators present at exactly 2:05pm.  The Impeachment Court will tackle on Monday( that is today) PS Bank’s explanation on non-compliance with subpoena for Corona’s dollar accounts. Since we all know [...]

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Law on Foreign Currency Deposits Or Command Of The Senate To Divulge Dollar Accounts?

Day 14- The Chief Justice Trial Yesterday, I think,  was the most interesting day of CJ Corona’s trial. Something is slowly unraveling and you don’t have to be a seasoned or a high-caliber lawyer to understand what is going on. Points to Ponder: Corona’s defense lawyers files  a petition before the Supreme Court to stop [...]

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Megaworld Corp.Says They Never Requested Nor Obtained Favor From The Supreme Court

So let me reiterate what Article 2 contains since it is still the same article that the Senate is still tackling until now. II. RESPONDENT  COMMITTED  CULPABLE  VIOLATION  OF  THE CONSTITUTION AND/OR BETRAYED THE PUBLIC TRUST WHEN HE FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO THE PUBLIC HIS STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND NET WORTH AS REQUIRED UNDERSEC. [...]

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Day 7 And They Are Still At Article 2

I was buying pan de sal this morning at our village bakery when someone remarked, “ang bagal ng trial” (the trial is so slow). I smiled and asked her, “do you watch it everyday”? She said, it is eating a lot of her afternoons but she is curious how it would end. Then she volunteered [...]

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Real Estate Properties By The Millions?

By the way, here’s a summary of the Articles of  Impeachment  which was published by ABS CBN  news a few days ago. After four days of trial they are still under Article 2 bypassing Article 1 for future hearing. Day 4, Case No. 0022011 Day 4 may be boring to some but for me, it’s [...]

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To Give Or Not To Give (That Is The Question)

Day 3  – The Chief Justice Trial Wow, they are supposed to tackle Article 2, 1 and 7 of the Articles of  Impeachment but until now after two long recess, they have only touched Article 2 which is the presentation of Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) by CJ Corona.  Cuevas, head of [...]

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Of Legal Minds and Rule of Law

And here I was, prepared to sit in front of the television for four hours, at least! I have just watched Day 2 of the Impeachment proceedings.  I was so looking forward how it would proceed today but I was disappointed when it ended two hours after it started. I am not a lawyer, I [...]

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