From what we read from all news articles/opinions/commentaries/etcetera, money flowed in all forms of bribery in hundreds of millions of pesos from funds of the government through Malacanang in order to influence the outcome of the CJ Renato Corona impeachment trial towards his conviction. Clearly, Congress (both houses) had abused its authority and the Executive Department had blatantly and unconscionably corrupted the impeachment trial. The Senate should pass a resolution declaring a mistrial of CJ Corona and reinstate him to his former post in order to exonerate themselves from the Pork Barrel Scam. ~FBE //For me, the most glaring positive result of the Estrada “expose” was its effect on some senators. Some of them are now feeling remorseful. Their consciences are bothering them no end. Because of that, they are now unburdening themselves in private. They have begun to talk of the preceding events that ultimately led to the conviction of Corona. Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, for instance, was so moved by the Estrada privilege speech that he was entertaining the idea of following suit. Up to this writing, he is still weighing his options and the consequences. So far, he is still trying to summon his courage to come out in the open. Two independent sources have confirmed that DILG Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas, some days before the actual voting, called Revilla and asked him for a meeting. Roxas and Revilla drove to Bahay Pangarap. To Revilla’s amazement, Roxas left all his security aides, took the wheel of a bulletproof SUV and asked that he also leave his bodyguards behind. He complied. But as he was about to board the SUV, Roxas asked him to sit in the back of the car. He did. When they reached Bahay Pangarap that same afternoon, they were greeted by the President and DBM Secretary Abad. After a brief handshake, the President said, “Tulungan mo na ko sa isyu na ito (referring to the Corona impeachment trial). Bong replied: “Gagawin ko po, Mr. President, kung ano ang tama.”// excerpt from the op/ed article by Dr. Dante A. Ang Chairman Emeritus, The Manila Times
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 18:54:38 +0000
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