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A TABULAR RECAP of the CoronaImpeachment Vote:
Language, Main Arguments, Trivias and Quotable Quotes
Divide et impera. (Divide and rule.) - a Roman proverb
SENATOR VOTE LANGUAGE usedin explaininghis/her vote
MAINARGUMENT/S
INTERESTINGTRIVIA on the
Senator
Quotable Quote:
Edgardo Angara Conviction Filipino in thefirst fewparagraphs;English in theremaining parts
Legal: completedisclosure ofassets is aconstitutionalrequirementechoed by theAnti-Graft andCorrupt Practice(R.A. 3019) andSection 8 of the
Pro-Erap andpro-GMA in thepast; patriarch ofa politicaldynasty
Pera,kapangyarihan,away pamilya--itoang ugat ngstorya. Hindi anglahat ng ito aymatutugunan natinsa paglilitis na ito,subalit hangad dinnatin na ito'y
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Code of Conductand EthicalStandards forPublic Officialsand Employees
(R.A. 6713)
matuldukan.
Joker Arroyo Acquittal English Technical/Anti-Tyrannical:impeachmenttrial isreminiscent ofMartial Law in1972; must bestopped to stoptyranny
Staunch humanrights advocateand anti-Marcosactivist; CoryAquinosexecutivesecretary;Principalprosecutor inErapsimpeachment
trial; said thenthan we cannothave our countryrun by a thief;seen as pro-GMA
This is notjustice... For sure,not the law of theconstitution. It isnaked power. As itwas in 1972...
Alan PeterCayetano
Conviction English andFilipino
Religious/Moral:quoted Leviticusin openingstatementLegal: disclosureof all bankaccounts
necessary toprevent graftand corruption
Scion of apolitical dynasty;son of a formersenator andbrother of acurrent senator
I ask thePresident toinstruct his cabinetto sign the waiversor resign and leavegovernment. Leadby following, or get
out of the way.Executive,legislative,judiciary. COA,Comelec, BIR,Customs, judges,governors, mayors,barangay captains,congressmen,senators, let usagree on one
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standard.
At least, itongginawa ni ChiefJustice ay
maganda. We canagree onsafeguards andprotection. Hindinaman ibig sabihinay lahat na langkakalkalin.Payagan natin angOmbudsman nakung may kaso omay issue sa inyo,makita niya at
tingnan ito. Hindipang-harass opang-abuse ito.But all of us shouldhave the samestandards.
Pia Cayetano Conviction English; fewFilipinosentences
Legal: RA 6713(Code ofConduct andEthicalStandards forPublic Officialsand Employees)requires thedisclosure of allassets
Scion of apolitical dynasty;son of a formersenator andsister of acurrent senator
'Pag wala na angtiwala ng taongbayan dapatbumaba sapuwesto ang isangopisyal paramapangalagaanang posisyon na'yon... hose of uswho sit as judges,those who acted asprosecutors and allthose in publicservice should not
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hide behind ourtitles. We mustcome clean andgive meaning tothe constitutional
requirement thatwe declare all ourassets.
Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Acquittal English andFilipino
Legal: evidenceagainst CJCorona (Anti-MoneyLaunderingCouncildocument) wasnotauthenticated;
theres a conflictbetween theCode of Conductand EthicalStandards andthe ForeignCurrency ActCommonsensical: nothingirregular asdefendant usedhis own name in
all hisquestionedtransactions (hehas no intentionto hide anything)
Pro-Erap andpro-GMA in thepast
Kung malinistayo, why does theInternationalTransparencyCourt list us as oneof the most corruptcountries in theworld?!? That'swhy it is difficult to
win in anyinternationalelection, campaignbecause thePhilippines is acorrupt country!Panginoon, bigyanmo pa ako ngisang buhay atiimbestigahan kolahat ng nandito...
Franklin Drilon Conviction English Legal: CJCoronashidden assetsso huge as toprovide primafacie case of ill-
Refuses to sign awaiver to hisbank accounts
Those whodispense justicemust conform tothe higheststandards ofprofessional
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gotten wealthunder the Anti-Graft andCorrupt PracticesAct; Supreme
Court dismisseda courtinterpreter forfailing to includea public marketstall in her Stateof Assets,Liabilities andNet Worth(SALN) andhigher standardsapply to the
chief justice
integrity, andpersonal honesty.
Francis ChizEscudero
Conviction Mostly Filipino;an Englishparagraph andsome Englishphrases withinFilipinosentences; usedan Englishopeningstatement
Legal:Constitution andR.A. 6713requiresdisclosure of allassetsReligious/Moral:Quotes Matthew7:1-2 as hisopeningstatement
Scion of apolitical dynasty;thinks theapproval of theimpeachmentcomplaint israilroaded
Kung ayaw mo itoideklara (angassets), eh dihuwag kangtumakbo para sa, otumanggap nganumang, pwestosa pamahalaan.Subalit kung ikaway nasapamahalaan,
kelangan mo itongideklara.Panahon na paraitaas natin angpamantayan ngmga naninilbihansa pamahalaan! Atdapat pantaynating ipatupad itodi lamang sa kanyakundi sa ating
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lahat!......ano man angpanukat na ginamitnatin sa pag-husga, siya ring
panukat na dapatnating gamitin saating mga sarili.Ika nga ni Cong.Farinas, kung dinatin pinapalusotsi Chief JusticeCorona, wag dintayongmagpalusot!Pag-tuunan nanatin ng pansin
ang mahahalagangproblema sa atingbansa na maykinalaman sa atingekonomiya atpaglagay ngpagkain sa bawatlamesa.
Jinggoy Estrada Conviction English andFilipino
Legal: ...ForeignCurrencyDeposit Act didnot intend to
create theopportunity forpublic officials toconceal theirassets or stashaway foreigncurrencies
Scion of apolitical dynasty;son of a formerpresident and a
former senator;half-brother of acongressman;his father (Erap)was impeachedtoo but the trialwas abruptlyended after thewalkout of theprosecutionteam which lead
This trial and thiscourt, the entireprocess, itscompletion is a
historic redemptionof our justicesystem. We owethat in greatmeasure to thebrilliance, sense offairness and firmresolve of ourpresiding officer,no less the SenatePresident Juan
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to PeoplePower/Edsa I
Ponce Enrile. I sayredemptionbecause this sameprocess failed toachieve justice for
my own father,former PresidentJoseph EjercitoEstrada. It failedbecause clearly theplan was to resolvethe issue in thestreets. And itfailed sadlybecause thepresiding officer atthe trial of my
father proved to bea partisan himself.Those sordidevents led thisnation to nineyears under therule of a woman, asmall woman, whowas installed bythe rule of the moband the imprimaturof a Supreme Court
that succumbed tothe pressure ofthat mob.
TG Guingona Conviction Mostly Filipino;few Englishsentences andphrases
Legal: Disclosureof all assets aconstitutionalrequirement; theConstitution issuperior to anylaw
Son of a formersenator andvice-president
Ang SaligangBatas ay sagrado.Anumang paglusotsa mga utos nito;anumangpagbaluktot dito aypaglabag atpambabastos sa
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pinakamataas naBatas ng bansa.
Gringo Honasan Conviction English andFilipino
Commonsensical: Doubts nowexist on CJ
Coronas abilityto dispensejustice
A former coupplotter in thefirst Aquino
administration
Panfilo PingLacson
Conviction English Commonsensical: CJ Corona'stestimony is notcredible
Initially pro-Erap,withdrewsupport fromErap when EdsaII happened;once a co-accused in theDacer-Corbitodouble murder
case; went intohiding for sometime; came outof hiding aftercharges againsthim werewithdrawn
An error injudgment has noplace in this trialbecause it is finaland irreversible.Equally importantto me is thetestimony of therespondent,
particularly in thiscase, because theexalted position ofthe highestmagistrate of theland must shut itsdoor to anyonewho desecratesthe solemn oaththat engulfs atestimony in anyjudicial proceeding.
Lito Lapid Conviction Filipino Moral/Conscienc
e: CJ Coronaadmitted havingassets notdisclosed in hisSALN
A senator whoalways uses theFilipino language
Hindi po akopwede magsalitang republic actdahil hindimaniniwala angtao sa akin. Angginagamit ko langpo aykonsiyensya...Pase
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nsya na po,pasensya na po.Ang hatol ko sainyo ay GUILTY.
Loren Legarda Conviction English and
Filipino
Legal: Supreme
Court hasdismissed anemployee forfailing to declaremarket stall inher SALN
Good vice-
presidentiablematerial;consistent topvote-getter inSenatorialelections
If we acquit the
Chief Justice, wewould tragically liftthe floodgate forpublic suspicionand widespreaddistrust on thehighest institutionof our judicialsystem. We alsolower the bar ofpublicaccountability of
governmentofficials. Bongbong
MarcosAcquittal English and
FilipinoLegal: CJCorona's actsare notimpeachableoffenses
Son andnamesake ofdictator andplundererFerdinandMarcos, Sr.; aseriouscontender in the2016presidential
elections
This is animportant andmomentous eventand we mustthread lightly.When the furor hasdied down, i knowthat like ladyjustice, thisdecision may not
be popular, but it isfair and just. I voteto ACQUIT.
Sergio OsmeaIII
Conviction English Legal: Lawdoesn't prohibitdepositors fromdisclosing theirdollar accountdetails; Thereare numerous
Scion of apolitical dynasty
We should notpenalize the poorman for stealing abicycle but rulethat the rich manmust first steal aMercedes to be
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Supreme Courtrulings on SALNviolations thatled to theemployee's
dismissal fromservice
penalized.We must be ableto tell them thatjustice is, to thebest of our ability,
being appliedequally to the richand to the poor, tothe powerful andthe powerless.
Francis KikoPangilinan
Conviction Mostly Filipino;some Englishsentences
Legal: Disclosureof all assets inthe SALN is aconstitutionalrequirement
Known as Mr.Noted formerely sayingnoted whenthe opposition in2004 presenteda myriad of
evidence ofirregularities inthe conduct ofthe 2004elections
Tama ba na angpagsisinungalingng maliliit ayparusahan habangangpagsisinungalingng
makapangyarihanang tungkulan ay i-abswelto?
Aquilino KokoPimentel III
Conviction Mostly English;some Filipinosentences
Legal:Constitution andRA 6713 requirethe disclosure ofall assets
Scion of apolitical dynasty;was a victim ofelectoral fraudlike his fatherNene
Simple lang, kungayaw mong ilahadang tunay mongyaman, huwagkang pumasok sagobierno!Ang patakarang
pinatutupad parasapangkaraniwangempleyado nggobierno ay dapatding ipatupad sapunongmahistrado,sapagkat tayonglahat ay pantay-pantay sa ilalim ng
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batas. Ang bataspara kay Juan aybatas din para kayRenato.
Ramon Bong
Revilla, Jr.
Conviction Mostly Filipino;
some Englishsentences
Legal: It's clear
that CJ Coronafailed to discloseall his assets viathe SALN
Scion of a
political dynasty;son of a senator;husband of acongresswoman
Ang pulitika,
dapat 90 days langsa nasyunal, at 45days lang sa lokal.Pagkatapos niyan,wala na munangparti-partido kungang pinag-uusapanay ang kapakananng bayan. We areone with thecampaign againstcorruption and
supportive ofgovernment'sefforts to uplift thecountry, but willcontinue to bewatchful and readyto fiscalize.
Vicente TitoSotto
Conviction Mostly Filipino;some Englishsentences
Populist: Voice ofthe people mustbe heard
A veteran of theentertainmentindustry; knownas Tito Sen orUncle
Sen(ator) toviewers of hitnoon-time showEat Bulaga
Ang taongbayanay naghahal ngmga senador mulasa iba't ibangpropesyon at
estado ng lipunanupang katawaninat bumigkas ngkanilang saloobin.Ang tunay nahukom sa paglilitisna itoytaongbayan.Nadinig nila angdalawang panig.Tulad namin, hidni
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lahat sila abogadopero angkapangyarihan ngdemokrasya aynasa kanilang
kamay, Antonio TrillanesIV
Conviction English Legal: Disclosureof all assets is aconstitutionalrequirement
Once jailed foropposing theMacapagal-Arroyodictatorship as amilitary official;won in thesenatorialelections while injail
A conviction alsosignifies that oursystem of checksand balance isworking well andthat Impeachmentcan now beeffectively used asa tool of the stateto make highgovernment
officialsaccountable fortheir actions. Fromnow on, No one isuntouchable.
Manny Villar Conviction English andFilipino
Legal: Non-disclosure ofsome assets isunlawful
Originalfrontrunner inthe 2010presidentialelections; lostdue to adversepropaganda
(allegations ofcorruption on aroad project)
...naniniwala akona dapat pantay-pantay angimplementasyonng batas kaya akoay bumoto ngguilty.
Juan PonceEnrile
Conviction English Legal:Constitutionrequiresdisclosure of allassets;
A brillianttraditionalpolitician; servedthe governmentin variouscapacities forthe past
I am not obliviousto the possiblepoliticalrepercussions ofthe final verdict weare called upon torender today. I am
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decades; wasDefense Ministerand thereforeco-Martial Lawadministrator
during theMarcosdictatorship;known forwinning insenatorialelections as aone-issuecandidate
deeply concernedthat the peoplemay just so easilyignore, forget, ifnot completely
miss out, the hardlessons we all mustlearn from thisepisode, instead ofgrow and matureas citizens of ademocraticnation.As one who hasbeen throughmany personalupheavals through
all of my 88 years,I, too, have beenjudged, oftenunfairly andharshly. But I haveconstantly heldthat those whoface the judgmentof imperfect andfallible mortals likeus have recourseto the judgment of
history, and,ultimately, ofGod.
Ralph Recto(Note: Recto
voted after KokoPimentel)
Conviction English Commonsensical: the undeclaredassets of CJ Coronaare so huge thatthey cannot bebrushed aside asinnocentexclusions
Scion of apolitical dynasty;grandson ofnationalistsenator Claro M.Recto; wife of agovernor-actress
There is no indictmentfor being clueless ofwhatour people want andignorant of our truepotential. It is easy toimpeach one man. Whatis hard is to impeach
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hunger, it impeachjoblessness and to
impeach poverty.
TOTAL VOTES IN FAVOR OF CONVICTION: 20TOTAL VOTES IN FAVOR OF ACQUITTAL: 3
- Institute of Nationalist Education and Republican Democracy (INERD) 29 May 2012
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