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JRallila
CHIEFJUSTICERENATOC.CORONA,
..
Petitioner,
..versus~
G.R.No.
----
SENATEofthePHILIPPINES
sitting
as
an
IMPEACHMENT
COURT,
BANK
OFTl-IEPHILIPPINEISLANDS,
PHILIPPINESAVINGSBANK,ARLENE
"KAKA"
BAG-AO,
GIORGIDIAGGABAO,
MARILYNPRIMICIAS-AGABAS,
NIEL
,."
TUPAS,
RODOLFOFARINAS,
SHERWINTUGNA,
RAULDAZA,
ELPIDIO
BARZAGA,
REYNALDO
UMALI,
NERI
COLMENARES(ALSO
KNO
ASTHE
PROSECUTORSFRO~I,
THEHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES),
III
..
.Respondents.
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URGENTPETITIONFORCERTIORIANDPROHIBITIONWITHPRFORIMMEDIATEISSUANCEOFTEMPOYRESTININGORDER·(TRO)ANDWRITOFPIU:LIMINARYINJUNCTION
While
it
hasoftenbeensaidthat
by
andlarge,the
trial
inanimpeachmentcaseis
POlitical
innature,nonetheless,
SUCh
isneitheranexcusenor
a
licenseforustoignoreandabandonour
SOlemn
and
higherObligation
and
responSibility
as
bo4Y
of
Jurorstoseeto
it
thatthebill
of
rights
areObserved
and
that
Just-ice
isserued
and
to
conduct
the
trial
Withimparliality
and
[airness,
tohearthecaseWitha
Clear
andopenmind,toweigh
carefttlIY
inthisscaletheemdenceagainst
the
respondentand
10
render
tohimaJilstverdictbasedonnoother
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considerationthanour
constitution
and
klUJS)
the
facts
presented
to
usandourindividual
moralconmctions.-Presiding
Officer]uanI>o/tee
Enrile
CO}\fESNOW,
PetitionerRE:NA'_I~OC.
CORONA,
ChiefJusticeof
theRepublicof
the
Philippines,
throughthe
undersigned
counsel,unto
this
HonorableCourt,most
respectfully
manifestsandavers:
•
PREFATORY
Is
the
Impeachment
Trialbeyondthereach
ofjudicialreview?
DefenseCounselforCJCoronaare
unfairly
criticized
for
using"technicalitiesof
law"
topreventthefairjnrroductionofevidence.It
isargued
thatthisshouldstop
sothat
thepublic
ma"y
knowthe"truth."
Is
it
notenough
..
thattheVerifiedComplaintwasramroddedagainstallodds?MustwenowendurethemonumentalemotinessoftheProsecution'scase?Thenationwaits
.1.
invainasnoneofthe188Complainantscomesforwardtoprovide
admissible
testimonyagainst
CJ
Corona.Noneofthemhasany
personal
knowledge
worthy
ofthisnation'stime.
Allthroughoutthe
proceedings,'counselfor
Cj
Coronaare
forcedinto
litigationwithstandardssofar
below
thenorminregular
proceedings
thatthereappearno
identifiable
limits
before
the
Impeachment
Court.
1-1-1heffect
hasbeentheunhappyexperience
Of
trying
theimpeachmentcase
with
thegeneralpublicasthe
jUdge
and
jUry.
Not
only
does
thisviolatethe
fight
Of
CJcorona
to
the
COld,
neutrality
Of
an
impartialjudge,
butitalso
denies
him
the
urgent
PetitionforCertiorari
1)age
2
of
39
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fundamentalrighttoatrialinaccordance
with
the"Constitutionandthe
laws
of
the
RepublicofthePhilippines.
1"
Instead,
televiewers
are
being
treated
toa
broadside
intrusionof
C]
Corona'sprivate
life,
thehumiliationof
Iusfamily
andacarnivalatmosphere
-
wherea
high-rankingmagistrate
isbeing
shamed
and
insulted
for
all
tosee.He
willnotresign.
Defense
Counselwilladheretotheirsolemn
oath
aseaglesofthelaw"topresenteverydefensethelawpermits,totheendthatnoperson
•
maybe
deprived
oflifeorliberty,butbydueprocess
oflaw."
.Are
DefenseCounsel
expectedtoabandon
theconstitutional
rights
ofCJ
Corona
to
accommodate
theProsecutors
_and
the
restlesspublic?Surely,
this
cannotbe
so.
TIle
endless
pleas
of
the
Prosecution
tothe
so-called
"people's
clamor"
has
broughtaboutthe
erroneous
applicationof
liberalityin
the
proceedings,wheninfact,theexactopposite
should
be
the
case.For
proper
protectionagainst
the
infringement
of
constitutional
rights,this
ImpeachmentCourtwouldbebetter
poised
to
adopt
the
strictissimi
Juris
rule
ofinterpretation.
Theliberalattitudeof
theImpeachmentCourt
has
turned
the
proceedings
into
afishingexpedition,whileCJCorona
is
forcedtoswim
against
thetide.
DefenseCounsel
hav-e
no
choicebuttostand
firm
at
everystep
in
the
hope
Of
saving
C]
Coronafrom
the
flood
Of
improper
prejudicial
matters.
AS
repeatedly
argued,
itappears
thatthe
fight
Of
CJ
corona
to
due
prc)cess
Of
lawhasbeen
ignored,
allfor
the
,sake
Of
accommOdating
the
Viewing
..
..
1
Pleasesee
oath
Of
Office
Of
senator
JUdges!
RUles
Of
Impeachment.
urgent
PetitionforCertiorari
,.
page
3
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