by magnolia_eic | May 29, 2012 | Headlines, National News
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.
by magnolia_eic | Apr 29, 2010 | Election 2010, Headlines, National News
MANILA, Philippines — Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manuel Villar Wednesday declared that the NP was not behind any “black propaganda” on Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino his closest rival for presidency.
“I am the one swimming in black propaganda, and we are fed up with this,” said Villar, whose ubiquitous campaign jingle touts a childhood of poverty marked by “swimming in a sea of garbage.”
According to the NP bet, Guido Delgado, a former president of the National Power Corporation who released the “psychiatric report” on Aquino’s mental state was not an NP member but only a volunteer, and denied that he was behind the release of the report.
Villar however, posed the question: What if it is right?
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by magnolia_eic | Apr 13, 2010 | Announcements, Election 2010, Headlines, National News
Manila, Philippines — Speaker Prospero Nograles has confirmed plans of bolting the Lakas-Kampi Christian Muslim Democrats coalition for a possible alliance with Presidentiable Manny Villar of the Nacionalista Party.
Nograles is running for mayor in Davao City against Vice mayor Sara Duterte, daughter of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
An source from Philippine Daily Inquirer who asked not to be named said he saw orange t-shirts inside the Nograles’ residence last Saturday.
Nograles considers the Nacionalista Party as a “viable option” who could end the spate of killings in the province.
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