They were bumbling and appeared incompetent during the second day of the impeachment trial, but prosecutors on the 3rd day scored a "hit" when they succeeded in persuading the Supreme Court clerk to turn over to the impeachment tribunal the statement of assets and liabilities and net worth (SALN)papers of Chief Justice Renato Corona. The SALN, according to the prosecutors, will prove that Corona amassed ill-gotten wealth. Former Chief Justice Serafin Cuevas, counsel for Corona, raised several objections during the presentation of evidence. But IC chair Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile ruled against him and the presentation by a prosecutor--Rep. Justin Justiniano- continued. Cuevas, after the SC clerk of court turned over the SALN papers to the IC, cautioned her, attorney Enriqueta Vidal, she could be censured or dismissed by the SC for violation of the SC rules on the SALN.
The trial is expected to last at least three months. Will the people's court (through their representatives in Congress with the elected senators as judges) bring down Corona?
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