TodayInHistory Eleven years ago today, the term of Chief Justice Renato Corona, who was appointed by former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2010, was cut short when he was impeached and found guilty of underdeclaring his net worth. READ:
Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto IIIEnrile being the presiding officer was the last to cast his vote on the case.
“And so, with full trust that the Almighty will see us through the aftermath of this chapter in our nation’s history, I vote to hold the Chief Justice, Renato C. Corona, guilty as charged under Article II, Par. 2.3, and that his deliberate act of excluding substantial assets from his sworn Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth constitutes a culpable violation of the Constitution,” he said.
It was Arroyo who appointed Corona as Chief Justice before the former stepped down from office in 2010.
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