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CJ Corona made the Palace a counter offer to get “off the hook”

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By Raïssa Robles

 

Early this year before the impeachment trial began, intermediaries  of  Chief Justice Renato Corona reportedly told the presidential palace that Corona would be willing to step down provided two conditions were met.

 

First, he would stay on as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. And second, he would get to name his successor.

One of the sources I talked to said it seemed there was a third unstated condition – that Corona would not be punished. “The bottom-line is, he would be off the hook. Whether that meant acquittal or stopping the trial was not clear to me,” the source added.

I confirmed Corona’s offer separately from two highly reliable and knowledgeable sources who do not know each other. I am not at liberty to say who they are. However, I can say that one of the sources is not in government.

I first learned of this alleged offer last week before Corona had conducted his blitz interviews with five radio stations and three TV networks. This was also before Corona disclosed the reported offer to him of a term-sharing agreement with Associate Justice Antonio Carpio.

But I decided not to run what I found out until I could get an independent confirmation from another source.

I finally got this confirmation today.

Both sources saw the offer from Corona as credible.

Presidential Palace officials discussed the offer 

In fact, one of them said that officials in the presidential palace actually met early this January 2012 – before the trial started – and discussed the reported offer. And “without knowing 100% for sure if it was true or not, it was rejected,” the source said.

The offer was rejected, both sources said; one of them adding because it was “unreasonable”.

One of them explained that “if he (Corona) would be allowed to choose his successor, it would pretty much negate the whole point” of trying to reform the judiciary and making former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo accountable through the courts. The source explained that if Corona was allowed to choose his successor it was likely he would choose someone “who would also protect Arroyo.”

Asked what it meant for Corona to “be off the hook”, one of the sources said it was unclear what exactly that meant. However, those who discussed the offer had assumed that it meant Corona would not be convicted by an impeachment trial.

That such negotiations could have been going on behind the scenes, away from public view, is quite understandable among political power players.

Shortly after being impeached last December 12, Corona himself told his supporters:

Hindi ko po maintindihan kung bakit nanggigigil ng husto sa akin ang mahal nating pangulo, magmula pa po sa kanyang pagkaluklok sa pwesto.

Despite this, Corona said he had personally reached out to President Benigno Aquino III and offered his help and cooperation:

Tuwing kami’y nagkikita, lubos kong pinararamdam na kami’y dapat mag-ugnayan, magsama at magtulungan para sa bayan.Marami po tayong problema. Nandiyan po ang mabagal na takbo ng ekonomiya, kawalan ng trabaho, kahirapan at kagutuman. Mukhang hindi po niya naintindihan.

I tried repeatedly to get Corona’s side yesterday. His spokesman, Midas Marquez, did not answer his phone. And his lawyer, Ramon Esguerra replied with a text that he was at mass.

I could no longer reach him afterward.

It is very likely, as I write this, that there are people in both camps still trying to find a “win-win” solution to this political problem called the first ever impeachment of a sitting Chief Justice.

But the window for this is fast closing. The summer holidays are nearly upon us and soon, the public will demand a conclusion.

Comments

  1. Coronaption

    Corona embellished his ACADEMIC HONORS. Last week he removed his resume from the SC website to update it.

    Midas announced Corona is going to add another distinctive FIRST HONOR on his resume.
    “Corona is the FIRST CJ impeached in the Philippines”
    Because there is the word First, he thinks it is a golden honor.

  2. IF CJ R Corona was and is a pain in the ‘bum’, what if hundreds (100s) of women judges are reallythrowing their unwavering support @ him. IF TRUE, The Philippines is in deep $hit.


    PH women judges reiterate support for Corona

    In her opening remarks, Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice and PWJA president Teresita Leonardo-De Castro assured Corona of the women judges’ unwavering support.

    “They care for you (Corona) and are always praying for you as you lead the Judiciary in upholding Judicial Independence, observance of the Rule of Law…” Leonardo-De Castro said.

    The magistrate told her audience that Corona’s presence shows “it’s business as usual in the Supreme Court.”

    “The Chief Justice is working in earnest and daily attending judiciously to [his] tasks,” she said.

    The PWJA had come up with a Manifesto of Support for Corona last January.

    Source: By Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
    Posted at 03/15/2012 10:32 AM | Updated as of 03/15/2012 10:32 AM

  3. Raissa … Mabuhay po kayo! Thank you for this article!

    Now I am really convinced that Pnoy is for reform and is really trying his best to fight corruption. May God continue to strengthen and guide him is this fight. Naging bahagi na sa buhay ng mga Pinoy ang kakurakutan. Kailangan po itong maputol para umunlad ang ating bansa.

    Raissa and Family, May God Bless and protect for always digging and bringing out the truth about what is really happening and has happened in our beloved Philippines!

    May more Filipinos, most especially the voters read your unbiased, well researched and truthful articles, so they will be enlightened.

    God Bless the Philippines!

  4. Correction to my earlier post:

    “My candidates for doing this?” should read “My candidates who’s doing this trolling? “

  5. Corona really thinks there are so many na tanga na Pilipino. Gina-gago niya bayan.

    Demand niya are : to be retained sa SC, his choice of successor, and no penalty for his crimes.
    What gall he has. Is it that he needs money to continue living lavishly in his condos and acquiring more wealth?

    Baliw at hibang na yata.

  6. I have this idea of a project, and it requires some cyber sleuthing. It needs volunteers who have good IT/technical skills and the time to do it.

    All of us have noticed the existence of trolls, (thankfully there are few of them here, and they are swatted away fast) in the news forums on the internet. My theory is that there are organized groups doing this, (most likely paid, but minimal amounts) considering the ff observations:

    1. the comments are short and identical
    2. many of them are non-issues, full of insults, name calling and curses
    3. they dont have the capacity to write logical, coherent and well thought out arguments

    Most likely, it is a group with multiple email accounts, logging in and out throughout the day, and instructed to fill the forums with garbage.

    Can we do some tracing/detective work here, not just IP addresses, which are easy enough, but identifying physical locations and if possible, person identification also?

    My candidates for doing this?

    1. New Era college students
    2. high school/college dropouts recruited by pro-GMA or pro-Corona operatives
    3. batang hamog (ha ha ha )

    The ones with legitimate issues, with well crafted arguments are easily identifiable enough, and they do not belong to this group. They deserve respect, even if their views are contrary.

  7. ANO ANG ALLOWANCES AT EMOLUMENT ANG WALA RITO SA MGA SINABI NIMRS BAYUGA?

    1-Ang mga “SUHOL” sa mga kasong inaayos tulad kay PANDAK
    2- Mga malalaking companya tulad ng PAL, PSBANK
    3- Mga individual na mayayaman
    4- Mga individual na “PEP”

    ito ang listahan ni Mrs. BAYUGA

    On Tuesday, the defense presented a certification from the cash collection and disbursement division of the Supreme Court showing the salaries, allowances and other emoluments covering the period of April 9, 2002 to December 31, 2011–the incumbency of Corona as a justice of the Supreme Court.

    It showed Corona received P21,636,781.45 in salaries and benefits since he joined the Supreme Court in 2002. From the amount, Corona’s salaries totaled P5,872,859.82.

    Corona’s so-called earnings came from allowances and other benefits that included the following:

    – Longevity Pay (P163,662)

    – PERA or Personal Equity and Retirement Account (P103,366)

    – ADCOM or Additional Compensation (P79,366)

    – RATA or Representation and Transportation Allowance (P2,119,147)

    – Extraordinary and Miscellaneous Expenses (P2,522,888)

    – Special Allowance under RA9277 or Act Granting Additional Compensation in the Form of Special Allowances for Justice and Judges and all other Positions in the Judiciary (P3,033,835)

    – Additional Cost of Living Allowance (P280,350)

    – Productivity Incentive Benefit (16,000)

    – Clothing Allowance (36,000)

    – Year-End Bonus and Cash Gift (P576,219)

    – Loyalty Cash Award or Milestone Bonus (P10,000)

    – Extraordinary and Miscellaneous Expenses as chairman of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (P1,867,733)

    – Monthly Expense Allowance as chairman of the Electoral Tribunal (P1,532,501)

    Corona also received Fringe Benefits and Other Allowances, including:

    – Emergency Economic Assistance (P895,671)

    – Anniversary Bonus (P94,000)

    – Productivity Enhancement Benefit (46,000)

    – Christmas Cash Gift (P225,000)

    – Additional Christmas Cash Gift (P57,000)

    – Year-End Cash Gift (P15,500)

    – Rice Allowance (P20,000)

    – Groceries (P9,000)

    – Additional Fringe Benefit and Supplemental Emergency Economic Assistance (P26,000)

    – Fringe Benefit (P15,000)

    – Fringe Benefit (P10,000)

    – Supreme Court Christmas Allowance (P780,000)

    – PET Christmas Allowance (P840,000)

    Corona also received expense allowance as chairman of the Judiciary and Bar Council amounting to P389,672.

    The defense has presented Supreme Court chief judicial staff officer Araceli Bayuga as a witness for article 2, the non-declaration of the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of Corona.

    • its more like he presented A. Bayuda on article 2.4 which was already excluded by the IC. delaying tactics by the defense. they can cut short the trial by just presenting corona himself.

    • From this list alone, there are many items that cannot be considred as Corona’s “savings” that can justify him buying condominiums left and right.

      First, let’s deduct his salary from the purported 21.6 Million he has received. Actually it’s 5.8 M, closer to 6M.

      So that leaves us with 15.8 million. Over a decade. Actually, it was misleading of Bayuga to include what Corona got for 2011, since the SALNs in question only reached 2010. The amounts he got for 2011 should be erased from this computation to provide a more apples to apples comparison.

      Next, there are specific items in the Bayuga list that are clearly for marked or specific items: (these are my personal “read” based on the name of the allowance, if anyone knows how they are “legally defined”, kindly correct me)

      Personal Equity or Retirement Account – I understand that retirement accounts, by nature, are not to be touched or withdrawn until, obviously, retirement. You may take a loan against it, but by the name itself, you get it only upon retiring. So this CANNOT be taken as something you place in a personal savings account currently.

      What the hell is Additional Compensation?!? You mean he needs more?!? Qualify this, please. Why is this even given?!?

      Who authorized RA 9277?

      Representation and Transportation Allowance – in private companies, representation takes the form of treating out potential clients to dinner and other forms of entertainment to entice the client into doing business. Question: why does the SC need to woo anyone? This allowance doesn’t make sense. As for transportation, this should only be used for gas and maybe airline tickets, and the like. And these should be used only in the service of the job – in the course of working as a SC Justice. Again, not to be taken as cash deposits in abank or used to buy condos or properties. Napaka-specific, representation. Transportation.

      Extraordinary and miscellaneous expenses – descriptions like “extraordinary” should be qualified stringently. Otherwise, this is prone to interpretation that is lax and can be perverted and corrupted. In any case, these are “expenses”, meaning dapat may paper trail and should be justified with receipts. Not to be deposited in a personal bank account or used to buy properties.

      Clothing allowance – should be liquidated and justified, used ONLY for buying clothes. Teka, hindi ba provided for ang robes nila? Isn’t that their “clothing”? They don’t need designer threads under the robes. Basic shirt and tie, tapos. Let’s remind them, they work for the government, not a fashion house.

      Question about his stint as the chairman of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal: is that a separate function altogether from the Chief Justice position? Because if it is, it should not be included as his “allowances” as chief justice. And if it is considered a separate function, then he should have declared it in his SALN that he not only is CJ but Chairman of PET. Can anyone clarify this?

      For his stint at the PET, it clearly says he receives:

      Extraordinary and miscellaneous expenses
      Monthly expense allowance

      Anything that has the word “expense” means only for that purpose, and must be liquidated with receipts and a paper trail. Any private company requires an accounting from their employees who use the expense account – why not the judiciary? Again, these are NOT to be used as additional “savings” in a personal bank account or used to buy parking lots for condos.

      In the latter part of the list, parang paulit ulit na yung Christmas/Year End bonus or gifts. Are all government employees like this? If he has two jobs (CJ and PET) then he can get 2 year end gifts, nothing more. Ano yan, umuulan ng biyaya tuwing pasko? Sasabihin natin sa mga guro natin na barely minimum wage, walang budget to increase salaries, tapos, dito pala sa judiciary, ilang “fringe” benefits, Christmas gifts and bonuses ang nagkakalat?!?

      Can we also define what is the definition of “fringe”? It is commonly thought of to mean “on the side”. Another term that can be prone to corruption. This is the problem: by using ambiguous, unclear terms wihtout qualifiers, it can be used according to one’s purposes. Dapat malinaw ano ang fringe benefits na ito, at para saan. We are NOT a rich country that can afford to give out money left and right na basta basta na walang justification, especially since yung mga naghihirap na workers sa government, laging sinasabihan ng “walang budget eh”, when they ask for salary hikes.

      On this list alone, so many items are NOT valid for buying condos and parking lots, or for deposit in a personal bank account. Aside from revealing to the public na napaka-lucrative pala to work in the judiciary, no accounting needed with allowances far, far exceeding your stated, accountable “low” salary.

      Dapat lahat ng mga allowances should be renamed EXPENSES. Kailangan ng accounting. It is OUR money, paid to people who were appointed and not even elected.

      KARAPATAN NATIN MALAMAN SAAN NAPUPUNTA ANG PERA NATIN.

      • LAHAT ng allowances ng government employees MUST undergo some accounting. Hindi man naka declare yan as their income, there must be some formal liquidation, in short paper trails ( ie receipts, ). Kahit pag balik baliktarin mo yan, pera yan ng taongbayan. BUWIS sa gobyerno yan and NO ONE, not even JPE has the right to stop the prosecution to shed some light on the details of Corona’s allowances. NEVER can the allowances be used to fund personal investments because that is technically a malversation of funds.
        Allowances are NOT employees’ rights. They are just PRIVILEGES. They DID NOT WORK for it so the TAONGBAYAN HAS THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO KNOW what happened to the money. In fact, while on leave, an employee is not entitled to any allowance at all because they are there for the purpose of providing the employee some financial aide while carrying out his/her job.
        Walang excuse dito and kahit pa sinong demonyo na naka upo sa Supreme Court. For the defense to use the allowances as proof of Corona’s income to afford the expensive properties is not just idiotic. It is unlawful and instead of quenching the fire, they are fanning it. The Senator Judges must immediately decide right there and then that allowances MUST NOT BE ACCEPTED as INCOME. There must be no argument on that.

        • I heard some “analysis” by Karen Davila, Atty. Tamano and Lynda Jumilla at ANC, not sure na who said this, I think si Karen if I remember correctly, na so many public officials really do NOT use the allowances for what they were intended for. Meaning, yung clothing allowance, kung hindi ipinagbili ng damit, OK lang kasi may allowance talaga, bahala yung opisyal kung paano gagamitin.

          What was appalling is that it was “accepted” na ganun ang kalakaran. As we now say in onlinge lingo, EPIC FAIL. PERA NATIN YAN. As Baltazar has said, we have the ABSOLUTE RIGHT to know kasi PERA NATIN YAN.

          When even TV commentators “accept” this as a given, there is something very wrong with what we expect of our public officials. At lalo na what we expect from the highest magistrate of the land.

          No wonder nakaupo parin si Corona. Our culture – accepting what is unethical as a “given” – makes us look the other way, pikit mata nalang, basta hindi “illegal”.

          I need my stack of plates. I have to break something out of frustration.

        • irresponsible comment from whoever that journalist was. Sa government, the SOP is getting SOP (kickbak, 20%, under-the-table). This should never be acceptable.

      • @ guy with a blog.

        You wrote what is exactly in my mind. My mother was a public school teacher and there were times her pay check is only 35pesos because of the automatic deductions. Now I am looking at a report that is smack of injustice and truly unfair to the other employees in the government.
        The people who drafted the specific laws that allow these kinds of blatant misuse of government funds…they should answer to the common tao and be removed from office. What a shame, what an injustice from the supreme hall of justice of the Philippines. And not anyone of those people in robes have the morals to say, the least…Mali eto….hindi dapat…baguhin natin….what a shame….poor Philippines.

        • Levi,
          Our legislators have a lot to answer for in this injustice. Paulit ulit nalang, kapag nae-expose na they get this allowance and that bonus, ang defense lagi: “entitled naman kami dyan ayon sa batas”. The people who crafted these laws that allow this kind of obvious blatant misuse of public funds have blood on their hands. I feel for you, your mom knew what it meant firsthand to be ignored by a government that claims it cannot increase their salaries but we find out heads of govt agencies and other “high ranking” positions getting even much more than a private CEO would earn.
          Nakakalula, nakakalungkot at nakakagalit.

      • kawawa naman ang mga drivers…nagraraly.. sa kalsada.. para maumentuhan ng taas pasada na barya…
        ayaw pa bigyan

        dito sa sc.. milyon ang pinagusapan… di pa alam idetalye sa dami

        kaya pala empleado na sc..sama sama sa rally nila… proteck your own..
        basta busog kami.. ok.. sori na lang mga driver dyan ng dyep etc

    • Such so much money for one justice! Imagine one RTC court in Capas, Tarlac, does not even have a landline telephone!

      What about other court rooms throughout the country, do they have the basic items as are needed? What’s the findings on this?

      Are they like our schools no classrooms also…no presentable formal court rooms etc.?

      SO MUCH MONEY for one justice! NO MONEY for the rest of the court rooms in the country. No telephone. No PC. No high speed internet. No good library. The judges even borrow session Halls of the local gov’t. Prosecs at Manila City have no formal Hall of Justice edifice. Some sizes of court rooms are cuble types or good for a total of 10 people inside.

      And yet we demand the RULE OF LAW for our people to follow. What rule btw?

    • so, the next move is with BIR Kim Henares… di ba ang mga allowances taxable din? ay income received is taxable, right?
      mauubos din lahat yan sa unpaid taxes niya with layers of penalties and interests.

  8. Just read “Shadow of Doubt” by Marites Vitug. Cited there is a back operation that Corona underwent before, payment was made courtesy of GMA.

    Can anybody here dig up the facts here? The cost, which hospital, who were the doctors?

    Dont think it can be included in the impeachment trial, but shows you how the two are interlinked to each other. With GMA and FG and their cohorts now facing multiple cases, it is not farfetched that Corona will do everything to set them free.

  9. Stalemate between the Supreme Court & the Senate Impeachment, has anyone contemplated on it?

    The petition of Chief Justice Renato Corona before his OWN Supreme Court seeking to stop his trial (before the Senate-Impeachment) for alleged violation of his constitutional right to due process HASN’T been decided yet to date. The Senate Impeachment is halfway through the trial, it is now the Defense’s turn.

    Lead Counsel S Cuevas’ recent legal technicality manuever has again questioned the Senate-Impeachment’s ‘due process’ accorded to his client CJ R Corona.

    Whereas the Senate-Judges has already ruled that on ‘the Jan. 18, 2012 ruling of the Senate of its denial to a preliminary hearing sought by the defense team‘

    <IFs or BUTs

    ____ the Supreme Court decides favorably for it’s Chief Justice’s petition to junk the Corona Senate-Impeachment, what next?

    The Supreme Court has already issued an iTRO against the Senate-Impeachment regarding R Corona’s Foreign Currency Account Deposits. The Supreme Court unilaterally allowed its employee(s) to witness for the defense.

    Is the Senate-Impeachment supreme to the Supreme Court in matters of Constitutional Impeachments?

    Why doesn’t the Senate Presiding Officer JPE and most of the Senators exert this constitutional mandate over and above the Supreme Court’s limitation?

    IF THE SCENARIO of a stalemate eventuates, who has the upper hand?

    TO LOOK OUT FOR. If and when R Corona finally SITS as a witness at his own trial, the Supreme Court would not pass judgement on R Corona’s pending petition at his OWN Court for lack of jurisdiction. Whereas if R Corona still refuses to witness, then rest assured – the Supreme Court could favorably decide on R Corona’s pending petition.

    —————

    Stalemate = 1, 2.

    – Lead defense counsel engages senator-judge in heated verbal exchange

    – Enrile nixes Corona team’s bid for pretrial

    – Enrile eyes pre-trial in Corona case

    – Case Scenario – Plan B

    – A better Case Scenario is C for CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

    – 8 Senators to acquit R Corona is very much possible. At the current batch, 16 Senators for a guilty verdict is a tall order to reach.

  10. Alam nyo mga KA-PLAZA . . kaya nag-pepresent ng mga witnesses si Cuevas patungkol sa article 2.4 kahit wala na yun kasi ..alam na nya ang kahihinatnan ng hatol kay Corona na guilty kaya preparasyon nya yun para sa mga kasong haharapin nila pagkatapos mapataksik si Corona sa pwesto…

  11. Hi Raissa,

    I’m sure that this early, Ang Pandak is also busy trying to get to a compromise with the administration. I bet that with what she’s seeing now, she’s trembling with fear as to how her own trial would be when the time comes. Can you please see what’s going on there? Or maybe you already have?!

    Happy researching and writing!!! MABUHAY!!!

  12. Justice Bernabe was new appointee to Supreme Court. Every morning in the justice lounge, she noticed Justice Velasco asking Justice Brion,,what is the economic indicator in Wall Street Journal. Justice Brio answers Good then Justice Velasco sits down and drinks his coffee.
    But when justice Brionanswers “Poor”, Justice Velasco starts clapping, smiling, goes out the door without drinking his morning coffee.

    After two weeks Justice Bernabe could not bear holding her curiosity because the economic indicator in the paper was “very bad”. justice Velasco was jumping with joy running outside.
    Justice Bernabe asked Brion: Art, I noticed when you answer Good , Presby stays and drinks his coffee while when you say Poor, he is happy, goes out with drinking. Today he is extremely Happy, almost running me over trying to go out. Where does he go?

    Justice Brion: He goes to Mrs Bayuga to get his Cash for Economic Assistance. Its his cash cow in the SC.

    Blame Corona for exposing your allowance secret, he he he.

  13. corona made a cash advance of 11 million pesos from the company supposedly owned by the family of his wife. papanu ba siya naka cash advance dun na hindi naman siya member kundi yung asawa niya. di ba ito ay klaradong abuso sa poder? pinagbili yung properties ng corporasyon ni mrs. corona at iyong pera daw pinag katiwala ki chief justice hindi man lang ki sister flory basa na surviving original owner ng kumpanya. sabi ng madre bakit ginagamit ng mag asawang corona yong pera na hindi sa kanila? 21 miyun daw income ni chief justice malalaking allowances daw kaya di ill gotten yung income. so hindi pala gumastos si corona kahit isang kusing sa income nya tsk tsk tsk. sabi ng iba pwedi patawarin si corona kun 30 perent lang ang di nya nadeclare ng yaman nya. sabi ni sen trillanes 900% and diference sa undervaluation at declaration. ngayun, sinipa ng supreme court ans isang court interpreter dahil hindi nadeclare yung marlet stall na pag aari niya sa kanyang saln. sabi ng korte supreme, sinungaling yung court intertpreter and betrayal of public trust ang ginawa niyang pag tatago ng kanyang stall na di pa nagkakahalaga siguro ng isang milyun. Ngayun kung ikaw halimbawa si senator pimentel, si senator villar, si miriam santiago o si ralph recto, pwedi niyo bang sabihin na patawarin na lang si corona kasi chief juctice siya? i yong court interpreter ay naglimahid lanag naman na empleado? ganun ba ito? tayu ba ay humalal ng mga senador ng bayan o mga senador ng kalokohan. sa palagay ko meron pa din 16 na mga senador na uunahin ang bayan kaysa 2013 at 2016, si vp binay daw takot na maalis si corona dahil sa tsismis na baka daw mapaltan siyang vp.. sa tingin ko naman si vp binay ay tunay na makabayan. nasasa kanya kun siya a pro corona. baka sa 2016 ang pangarap niyang corona patungong malakanyang ay mawala pa dahil makikitang taong bayan na siya ay pumabor ki gloria ni corona, hahaha

    • He is a great lover for money just like the rest of us! Make do while the money and sunshine are there.

  14. Si Justice Del Castillo nasa ospital dahil inoperahan sa puso. Nagalala siya na paglabas sa ospital baka kasuhan ng impeachment ng House kagaya ni Corona.
    Bago ipasok sa operating room , sinabi sa anesthesiologist na gusto niyang maghabilin sa asawa tungkol sa trabaho.
    Sabi ni Mrs. Sabi ko naman sa iyo wag mo na isipin impeachment, yung kalusugan mo importante
    Sagot Del Castillo, mas importante ito: punta ka agag kay Ms Bayuga, ibibigay yung cash allowance sa gas at bukas yung cash sa entertaintment. Baka maubusan ng cash siya dahil parati kaming nag uunahan.

    delikado buhay cash pa ng SC hindi mawala sa isip,
    Kasalanan ni Corona nabulgar sikreto ninyo, he he he.

  15. Networks

    I have the strong feeling that this poker game has higher stakes then just Corona’s name and wealth. People are part of networks, financial, social, political, religious… all intertwined. This blog concentrates only on Corona, his income and wealth is small compared to what might be affected in his network(s).

    Is there any information on what important cases are in the judicial pipeline? (important because of the financial consequences) They might give a picture of what else might be part of possible deals, what capitals might be involved and on who is trying to influence whom.

    • Maybe you can get answers from your question from the DEFENSE LAWYERS who gave the CJ a free legal services even if he is not an INDIGENT!

      btw, such free legal services is unethical for members of the BAR. It is an insult for the legal profession to be working such a tall task and not getting paid for it (kuno….their cases are pending with the SC most probably, getting an expected favorable decisions is the goal.)