Senator-Judges Should Ask Corona If He Can Do the Math |
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Written by Joseph G. Lariosa | |||
Tuesday, 29 May 2012 09:38 | |||
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2012 Journal Group Link International) In his opening statement last Tuesday (May 22), Chief Justice Corona declared: “For the past 45 years since I started working, no month passed without me posting savings.” If his estimate of “45 years” ago is accurate, then he started saving in 1967, a year after Mr. Corona graduated from high school or while he was freshman in his pre-law degree at Ateneo de Manila University. But in his profile posted in the Judicial and Bar Council, it was disclosed: “Chief Justice Corona finished his Bachelor of Laws at the If his opening statement takes hold, by backdating his working and saving capability by at least seven years, Mr. Corona could be liable for perjury. A letter-writer pointed this out to this reporter and said it was “unbelievable” for Mr. Corona and his wife, Cristina, to amass millions of peso and dollar deposits. The anonymous letter writer wants the Senator-Judges to cross-examine Mr. Corona if he did not make a mistake in his claim of making saving deposits “45 years” ago. WANTS TO GIVE The same letter writer suggested that Mr. Corona be given a dose of his own medicine when Corona affirmed the sentence of Rosalio Galeos, a casual employee of the municipal hall of Naga, Cebu, to 24 years in prison by filling up “No” when answering a question if he has anything to declare in his individual Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth ( Galeos’ co-accused, Federico Rivera, a permanent employee as a plumber (Plumber l) at the municipal hall’s construction and maintenance office, also filled up “No” to the question if he had any But the letter-writer added the Corona Court also convicted Paulino Ong, mayor of Naga Cebu, and sentenced Ong to 64 years in prison for certifying the sworn statements T he case also set a precedent that the When Galeos and Rivera were asked in their It turned out Galeos and Mayor Ong were first cousins while Rivera's mother-in-law was the sister of Mayor Ong's mother. In the case of Chief Justice Corona, he wrote “N/A” (Not Applicable) to the same question whether he had a relative in government in 2006. He did not disclose that his wife sat on the board of a government-owned corporation from 1993 to 1996. The writer took exception to the statement of one of the defense lawyers of Mr. Corona, Tranquil Salvador, By snubbing the letter sent by the Ombudsman, seeking comment on the findings of the The writer said one of Mr. Corona’s defense lawyers, Ramon Esguerra, was quoted as saying that the Chief Justice “would not comment on the letter sent by the Ombudsman.” # # # Editor’s Note: To contact the author, please e-mail him at: (lariosa_jos@sbcglobal.net)
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