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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
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AT 2:12 P.M., THE PRESIDING OFFICER, SENATE PRESIDENT JUAN PONCE ENRILE,CALLED THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL OF SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE RENATO C.CORONA TO ORDER.
The Presiding Officer.
The continuation of the Impeachment Trial of the Hon. Supreme CourtChief Justice Renato C. Corona is hereby called to order.We shall be led in prayer by the distinguished Senator from Cavite, the Hon. Sen. Panfilo M.Lacson.
Senator Lacson.
This will be a very short prayer.Grant us, oh Lord, that we may call upon Your infinite wisdom to guide us when we render our judgment of guilt or innocence. We pray that the rules applied and the evidence presented before thisCourt be not obscured for the sake of our enlightenment. But most of all, we pray for healing and thatwe get this task done as if we never went through the agony of this trial.All these we ask in the name of Your Son, Jesus.Amen.
The Presiding Officer.
Amen.The Secretary will please call the roll of Senators.
The Secretary,
 
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:Senator Edgardo J. Angara..................................................................PresentSenator Joker P. Arroyo......................................................................Present
Republic of the Philippines
Senate
Record of the Senate
Sitting As An Impeachment Court
Monday, February 6, 2012
Pasay City 
 
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012
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Arrived after the roll call**On sick leave
Senator Alan Peter “Compañero” S. Cayetano....................................PresentSenator Pia S. Cayetano......................................................................PresentSenator Miriam Defensor Santiago.......................................................Absent**Senator Franklin M. Drilon...................................................................PresentSenator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada..........................................................PresentSenator Francis G. Escudero................................................................PresentSenator Teofisto L. Guingona III..........................................................PresentSenator Gregorio B. Honasan II...........................................................PresentSenator Panfilo M. Lacson...................................................................PresentSenator Manuel “Lito” M. Lapid..........................................................Present*Senator Loren Legarda.........................................................................PresentSenator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr......................................PresentSenator Sergio R. Osmeña III..............................................................PresentSenator Francis N. Pangilinan...............................................................PresentSenator Aquilino L. Pimentel III...........................................................PresentSenator Ralph G. Recto.......................................................................PresentSenator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.........................................................PresentSenator Vicente C. Sotto III................................................................PresentSenator Antonio “Sonny” F. Trillanes IV..............................................PresentSenator Manny Villar............................................................................PresentSenate President...................................................................................Present
The Presiding Officer.
With 21 Senator-Judges present, the Presiding Officer declares thepresence of a quorum.The Floor Leader.
Senator Sotto.
Mr. President, may I ask the Sergeant-at-Arms to make the proclamation?
The Presiding Officer.
The Sergeant-at-Arms is directed to make the proclamation.
The Sergeant-at-Arms.
All persons are commanded to keep silent under pain of penalty whilethe Senate is sitting in trial on the Articles of Impeachment against Chief Justice Renato C. Corona.
The Presiding Officer.
The Floor Leader.
Senator Sotto.
Mr. President, I move that we dispense with the reading of the February 2, 2012
 Journal
of the Senate sitting as an Impeachment Court, and consider the same as approved.
The Presiding Officer.
Is there any objection?
[Silence]
The motion of the Floor Leader isapproved.The Floor Leader.
Senator Sotto.
May we call the case, Mr. President.
The Secretary.
Case No. 002-2011, in the Matter of Impeachment Trial of Hon. Chief JusticeRenato C. Corona.
 
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Senator Sotto.
Mr. President, may we ask the respective Counsels to make their appearances—enter their appearances.
Representative Tupas.
Good afternoon, Your Honor.For the House of Representatives Prosecution panel, same appearance.
The Presiding Officer.
Noted for the Prosecution.For the Defense?
Mr. Cuevas.
For the Defense, the same appearance, Your Honor, for the Defense.
The Presiding Officer.
Noted for the Defense.The Floor Leader.
Senator Sotto.
Mr. President, we may now call on the Prosecution for the continuation of the presentation of evidence.
The Presiding Officer.
The Prosecution may now proceed to present their evidence in chief.
Representative Tupas.
As was manifested—I am sorry.
The Presiding Officer.
The first witness.
Representative Tupas.
Your Honor, as was manifested last week, we are calling back theCommissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Kim Henares.
The Presiding Officer.
Well, let the Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue,the Hon. Kim Henares, to enter the hall and take the witness stand, and to testify under the same oath.
Representative Tupas.
And Your Honor, may we request that one of the private prosecutors,Atty. Arthur Lim, be recognized, for the Prosecution.
The Presiding Officer.
Attorney— 
Representative Tupas.
Arthur Lim. Thank you.
The Presiding Officer.
Arthur Lim. Atty. Arthur Lim is recognized.
Mr. Lim.
Thank you, Your Honor.Good afternoon.
The Presiding Officer.
Proceed.
Mr. Lim.
Your Honor please, the witness will be testifying under the same oath, with your kindpermission.
The Presiding Officer.
Proceed.
Mr. Lim.
Your Honor please, before I proceed to propound a few additional direct-examinationquestions, may I manifest for housekeeping purposes and for orderly presentation of evidence by theProsecution, the following, with your permission, Your Honor?
Mr. Cuevas.
At this juncture, Your Honor—
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