CORONA'S TURN TO CHALLENGE ACCUSERS!

It was probably the shortest but most hard-hitting challenge to any accuser which Chief Justice Renato Corona had made in his lifetime.

Commenting on threats by congressmen and by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales of another impeachment case should he be acquitted, Corona  addressed his accusers: “See you next year.”

I wonder if anyone from the prosecution, or Morales, understands the true implication of Corona’s invitation.

Corona is telling them, and his supporters, that whatever evidence or new accusation they have presented or made against him is MEANINGLESS. He can readily DEMOLISH all their claims when he testifies on Tuesday, and has not nor will ever lose sleep over the trial.

Sa madalng slita, BALE-WALA kay Corona ang mga pinagsasasabi at PANANAKOT nila sa kabila ng MILYUN-MILYONG PERA NG BAYAN na naubos na nila para dito. Sila pa ngayon ang hinamon.  

Now, think about it, guys:

The Chief Justice would not invite impeachment bullies to the next impeachment they are trying to scare him with if he has even the slightest doubt of his acquittal.

The intelligent guy that he is, Corona’s surely aware that nobody will believe him anymore if he doesn’t live up to the level of confidence he’s now showing when he testifies.

I bet you, Corona would rather die than be cowed by the bullying he’s been going through since the impeachment trial started.

I can hardly wait for a SENSIBLE REACTION from the prosecution.

And since Corona’s accusers have been repeatedly praising Morales’ UNVERIFIED evidence against his supposed dollar accounts from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), consider the following, guys: 

In a news story in inquirer.net, retired Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) accountant-lawyer Estrella Martinez said Corona was under no obligation to reveal his dollar accounts.

Martinez cited the Foreign Currency Deposit Act (RA 6426) and the Supreme Court’s temporary restraining order preventing the impeachment court from looking into Corona’s dollar deposits.

Martinez, an expert on statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) and holder of a master’s degree in law from the University of the Philippines, said a “dollar deposit cannot be declared as (an) asset in the SALN because this will not affect his net worth.

She said Corona’s decision to take the witness stand and disclose his supposed dollar deposits is not an “expressed consent” as required by law. Since Corona’s on trial and under pressure to belie his accusers, the testimony could be considered a “coerced consent” and would not be admissible as evidence.

Martinez dismissed Morales’ 17-page proof against Corona as “just a sheet of paper with no probative value.”  She said the document was not even signed or validated. “You can pick that up in the garbage can.”

“Assuming, God forbid, that Corona is convicted because of SALN, everybody will be impeachedm” Martinez added.

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From our friends:

HOW TO FIGHT ANTI-CORONA DIRTY TRICKS

RAIZZA WYNNE

Send them to Spratlys…tingnan natin!

JULIUS ILAGAN

Exile them to the Siberian Gulag!

ANTI-CORONAS MAKING IDIOTS OUT OF US!

ORLY DELA MERCED

Simple lang yan, Boyet Antonio. Pabuksan na lang nya ang mga dollar accounts nya by signing a waiver. Othewise, Morales's testimonies will be accepted hook, line and sinker.

UNSEEN HAND(S) BEHIND KEH’S ACTIONS!

NORBERTO MERCADO

Yes. This guy won't do what he did on his own volition. JPE should send him to jail for contempt of court so he will learn his lesson the hard way

CATHERINE LOPEZ of Manila

Sir Boyet, I am copying and printing all of your blogs for my personal file as reading materials for my nephew and nieces! Thanks po!

EDGARDO ADUCAL

Di pa ba obvious kung sino ang/ kanino ang 'unseen hands' na yan? We were not born yesterday not to know who is the person behind all these.30