In Philippine Savings Bank vs. Senate Impeachment Court, G.R. No. 200238, Philippine Savings Bank (PS Bank) and its President, Pascual M. Garcia
III, filed before the Supreme Court an original civil action for certiorari and prohibition with application
for temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction. The TRO
was sought to stop the Senate, sitting as impeachment court, from further implementing
the Subpoena Ad Testificandum et Duces Tecum, dated February
6, 2012, that it issued against the Branch Manager of PS Bank, Katipunan
Branch.
On February 9, 2012, the Court, voting 8-5-2, issued
a TRO enjoining the impeachment court from further implementing
the subpoena with respect to the foreign currency denominated accounts of CJ
Corona. Those who voted for the issuance of the TRO are Justices De
Castro, Brion, Bersamin, Abad, Villarama, Perez, Mendoza and Reyes. Dissenting were Justices Carpio, Peralta, Del Castillo,
Sereno and Bernabe. Chief Justice Corona and Justice Velasco inhibited.
