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The impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona
Impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Corona
House of Representatives | 12 December 2011
Undersigned COMPLAINANTS most respectfully file this duly Verified Complaint for the Impeachment of the Honorable Renato C. Corona, currently the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (hereafter, "Respondent"), upon the grounds of Betrayal of Public Trust, Culpable Violation of the Constitution, and Graft and Corruption.... read full text - Chief Justice Corona's answer to the impeachment complaint | 21 December 2011 read full text
- Reply of the House to Chief Justice Corona's answer to the impeachment complaint | 2 January 2012 read full text
Uphold the Constitution, protect the rule of law
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)
- IBP's statement on the impeachment complaint: ...the IBP, through its Board of Governors, stands firm on its position that the impeachment complaint runs afoul with the Constitution in form and in substance.... (W)e call on our people and the stakeholders of the justice system to pay the price of vigilance. On trial now is not only the judicial independence of the Supreme Court. It is our own commitment to the supremacy of the Constitution, the Rule of Law and political democracy. download the full statement (pdf file: 190 kb)
- On the failure of the Department of Justice and Bureau of Immigration to comply with the Supreme Court's Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against Watchlist Orders (WLOs): ...the continuing refusal of the DOJ to comply with the TRO issued by the Supreme Court amounts to an affront to the Rule of Law which could erode public confidence on the authority of the Supreme Court. download the IBP Governors' statement (pdf file: 1.1 mb)
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