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All in the family: father-son-brother tandems that impeached Corona

June 6, 2012June 6, 2012 benign0 9 Comments

The Philippines indeed is a glitzy world of dynastic politics. The following signatories to the impeachment complaint of former Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona (of a total 188 signatories) are direct relatives of three Senator-Judges during the trial — Senators Edgardo Angara, Jinggoy Estrada, and Juan Ponce Enrile — who voted to issue…

Civics, Culture, Glitz and Glamour, Government, Politics

The prosecution’s violations should compel the senators to call for a mistrial

March 23, 2012March 23, 2012 Ilda 72 Comments

The impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona goes on a break for five weeks for the Lenten season. You have to wonder why the Senate cannot even be flexible enough to delay the schedule of their regular hiatus considering the country is gripped with a matter that is of utmost importance that does not…

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