The Propriety of Applying Rabe v. Flores (A.M. No. P-97-1247, May 14, 1997) in Convicting CJ Corona

And so the inevitable came to pass.

The Senate of the Republic of the Philippines, sitting as an impeachment court, voted 20-3 to convict Chief Justice Renato C. Corona (CJ Corona) yesterday, May 29, 2012. The senator-judges only voted once – on Article II of the Articles of Impeachment. Articles III and VII were no longer voted upon since the conviction under Article II already sufficed.

Among the justifications given by some senator-judges who voted for conviction was the per curiam ruling of the Supreme Court in the case of Narita Rabe v. Delsa M. Flores, A.M. No. P-97-1247, a unanimous decision promulgated by the Narvasa Court on May 14, 1997.

Addendum to the Random Thoughts on the Impeachment of CJ Corona

There is an aspect of the due process requirement vis-a-vis the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona that is apparently lost amidst the noise – drowned for now by the tragedy wrought by Tropical Storm Sendong.

Random Thoughts on the Impeachment of CJ Corona

And so it came to pass. The unprecedented clash of the titans has escalated and resulted in the impeachment of the god-chief of Padre Faura by the minions of the god-king of Malacañang. On Monday, December 12, 2011, Chief Justice Renato Corona of the Philippine Supreme Court was impeached by the administration-dominated House of Representatives.