![]() One notable vote came from another Arroyo ally, Lapid, who also cast a guilty vote for Corona. (Though very difficult, for the sake of unity and healing our nation for the sake of strengthening the institutions of the government for the sake of the next generation and our future, I find Chief Justice Renato Corona guilty.) “Napakahirap man, alang-alang sa pagkakaisa at paghihilom ng ating bayan alang alang sa pagpappatibay ng mga institusyon ng ating pamahalaan, alang alang sa mga darating pang henarasyon at ng ating kinabukasan, I find Chief Justice Renato Corona guilty,” the senator added. “I prayed hard for Divine Providence and guidance int his one great decision of my life,” Revilla said. It was Arroyo who appointed Corona as Chief Justice before the former stepped down from office in 2010. Revilla’s vote came as a surprise considering that he is a known ally of former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. It was Revilla’s vote, who cast the 16 th “guilty” verdict, that sealed the fate of Corona because under the rules, at least two-thirds of the total members of the Senate or 16 of the 23 incumbent senators are needed to convict him. 2.3, and that his deliberate act of excluding substantial assets from his sworn Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth constitutes a culpable violation of the Constitution,” he said. Corona, guilty as charged under Article II, Par. “And so, with full trust that the Almighty will see us through the aftermath of this chapter in our nation’s history, I vote to hold the Chief Justice, Renato C. But I have constantly held that those who face the judgment of imperfect and fallible mortals like us have recourse to the judgment of history, and, ultimately, of God,” said the Senate leader. ![]() “As one who has been through many personal upheavals through all of my 88 years, I, too, have been judged, often unfairly and harshly. Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto IIIĮnrile being the presiding officer was the last to cast his vote on the case.
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