MERGED: All About the Corona Impeachment

[Androx]

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This trial showed people how powerful politicians can get away with murder in this country, by using technicalities to turn our own laws against the system. Our justice system is too literal and bogged down by technicalities.

The way Miriam and the defense would have us interpret our laws would lead to an absurd result, making the SALN law powerless when it's supposed to be one of our strongest tools against corruption, just because in their mind they feel it conflicts with the FCDA. The British have a smarter approach to this problem, instead of being too literal they take a purposive approach to interpreting their laws. We have to start interpreting our laws in a way that allows them to serve their purpose. Otherwise we'll keep getting absurd results and our country will keep moving backwards.

your wrong sir...

[lespaulibanez]

What is CULPA?
What is DOLLARS? (DOLUS pala)

- Is this what JPE was driving at Magna culpa dolus est. Great neglect is equivalent to fraud. Dig. 50, 16, 226; 2 Spears, R. 256; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 646.
- If on the affirmative, then Cuevas made a big drama of not seeming to know what the words are. but in fact knows pretty well what it means.

[who_cares?]

Pag first deny ang defense team wala daw dollar account si Corona. Pag testify ni OMB Morales using AMLC report na corner na ang defense team..kay na corner na man karon ingon na dili daw impeachable ang wala pag declare sa dollar deposits. PALUSOT PALUSOT! Ano ba talaga kuyaaaaa

[Vino Kid]

word of the day

PALUSOT

[who_cares?]

Ang reason ni Corona pag first why iya gi withdraw iya account sa PSB bank on the day sa impeachment kay wala na daw siya salig sa bank..unya pag testify niya sa witness stand last week ana siya sa mga senator-judges that he withdrew his money last December after being tipped off by sources in Malacanang that his accounts would be frozen. Sooo many inconsistencies on Corona's testimonies..Ayaw na magpaloko ang taumbayan..CONVICT! CONVICT!

[geo25]

get ready to take these conversations to the streets. LOL

[Justonce]

Enrile quizzes defense, prosecution on 'culpa'

“What is culpa?” Enrile asked the two parties.
Lead defense counsel Serafin Cuevas, who seemed unsure of his answer, said, “Maybe I was absent when it was discussed in school.”

“That's your bad luck,” Enrile replied.

Prosecutor Ilocos Norte Rep. Rudy Farinas stepped in and answered that culpa is a “willful and intentional violation” of the law.

The senate president sitting as presiding officer pointed out that “culpa” is material in considering the Constitutional provision requiring the truthful disclosure of statement of assets, liabilities and net worth.

“If complete SALN declaration is a command, does disobedience to it constitute a culpable violation?

The defense team has insisted that Chief Justice Renato Corona, who is accused of untruthful disclosure of his SALNs, acted on “good faith” when he did not declare his dollar accounts.
The defense said Corona merely relied on the absolute confidentiality guaranteed by laws on banking secrecy and foreign currency deposit units, and was not trying to hide his assets. Enrile, however, said depositors can voluntarily disclose their dollar accounts without suffering from penalty.

“What injury will be caused if a public officer with foreign currency deposits would declare that deposit in his SALN?
“We are forgetting that the law allows exposure of foreign currency deposits if the depositor himself would do it,” he said.
Enrile added that third parties, such as banking institutions, are the ones prohibited to reveal foreign currency deposits and not the depositors.

But Cuevas said declaring dollar deposits may put government official at risk of kidnapping or extortion... wheeeeiiy!!

Conclusion: If the Senator-Judges got JPE's interpellation of Cuevas we can expect a unanimous or overwhelming vote of guilty.

[who_cares?]

When he testify tuesday maski clear as crystal clear nga ni walkout ang reason kay na hypoglycemia daw.MAka balik kaha siya sa witness stand if it's true na hypo siya haha!NAkakaloka ang mga PALUSOT!

[lespaulibanez]

Cong. Farinas is a politician's politician. Good with jokes, and very good with taglines.

He has learned a lesson from corona himself.
Deliver your speech in a language that every Filipino would understood.
Tagawog.

[wak_wak]

Enrile quizzes defense, prosecution on 'culpa'

“What is culpa?” Enrile asked the two parties.
Lead defense counsel Serafin Cuevas, who seemed unsure of his answer, said, “Maybe I was absent when it was discussed in school.”

“That's your bad luck,” Enrile replied.

Prosecutor Ilocos Norte Rep. Rudy Farinas stepped in and answered that culpa is a “willful and intentional violation” of the law.

The senate president sitting as presiding officer pointed out that “culpa” is material in considering the Constitutional provision requiring the truthful disclosure of statement of assets, liabilities and net worth.

“If complete SALN declaration is a command, does disobedience to it constitute a culpable violation?

The defense team has insisted that Chief Justice Renato Corona, who is accused of untruthful disclosure of his SALNs, acted on “good faith” when he did not declare his dollar accounts.
The defense said Corona merely relied on the absolute confidentiality guaranteed by laws on banking secrecy and foreign currency deposit units, and was not trying to hide his assets. Enrile, however, said depositors can voluntarily disclose their dollar accounts without suffering from penalty.

“What injury will be caused if a public officer with foreign currency deposits would declare that deposit in his SALN?
“We are forgetting that the law allows exposure of foreign currency deposits if the depositor himself would do it,” he said.
Enrile added that third parties, such as banking institutions, are the ones prohibited to reveal foreign currency deposits and not the depositors.

But Cuevas said declaring dollar deposits may put government official at risk of kidnapping or extortion... wheeeeiiy!!

Conclusion: If the Senator-Judges got JPE's interpellation of Cuevas we can expect a unanimous or overwhelming vote of guilty.

mao ni.. mao ni ang transcript na ako gipangita.. salamat bro.. mao ning sakto na interpretation, gikan ni JPE..

kuwang lang jud ug maayong abogado ang prosecution.. kung naa lang sila same caliber ni cuevas sa prosecution, sigurado mas lingaw pa ang impeachment..