Senate votes 20-3, Corona no longer Chief Justice
The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, Tuesday, passed a guilty verdict against Chief Justice Renato Corona. 23 Senators voted for conviction while 3 voted for acquittal.
The Senators voted on Article 2 of the Impeachment Articles alleging betrayal of public trust and or commission of culpable violation of the Constitution for the CJ’s failure to disclose alleged properties and bank accounts in his statement of assets and liabilities and net worth (SALN) from 2003 to 2010.
Senator-Judges who voted for conviction were Sen. Edgardo Angara, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. Sen. Pia Cayetano, Sen. Franklin Drilon, Sen. Francis Escudero, Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, Sen. Teoofisto Guingona, Sen. Gringo Honasan, Sen. Panfilo Lacson, Sen. Lito Lapid, sen. Loren Legarda, Sen. Sergio Osmena, Sen. Francis Pangilinan, Sen. Aquilino Pimentel, Sen. Ralph Recto, Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr., Sen. Vicente Sotto III, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, Sen. Manny Villar and Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.
Voting otherwise where Sen. Joker Arroyo, Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago and Sen Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos.
The Chief Magistrate faced three of the eight impeachment articles filed last December by the House of Representatives. The Impeachment Court voted only on Article 2.
