Bribery controversy Impeachment of Renato Corona



in september 2013, senator jinggoy estrada revealed in privilege speech senators voted convict corona in impeachment trial given additional ₱50 million in discretionary funds. claimed allocation provided in private , confidential letter senate president franklin drilon, senate finance committee chairperson @ time, incentive voting corona s conviction. following allegations, drilon confirmed ₱50 million released senators part of priority development assistance fund, denied intended bribe. senators ralph recto , serge osmeƱa confirmed receiving funds not recall amount or purpose of funds.


following revelations, budget secretary florencio abad confirmed release of additional ₱1.107 billion in pork barrel funds senators voted convict corona. according abad, 2 of 3 senators voted acquit corona got nothing: senator bongbong marcos , senator miriam defensor-santiago. claimed funds part of disbursement acceleration program (dap), relatively new , little known lump-sum budgetary item introduced aquino administration. on july 1, 2014, supreme court ruled disbursement acceleration program unconstitutional, reaffirming ruling on february 3, 2015.


senator joker arroyo, voted acquit corona, denied receiving alleged incentive funds, , accused aquino administration of outright bribery, right @ presidential doorstep . senator santiago encouraged supreme court litigation regarding dap, saying unconstitutional allowed executive branch of government play favorites among senators.


in statement reporters, former chief justice corona said revelations vindicated him , proved ouster violation of constitution. said not surprised them, merely confirmed , many filipinos had suspected.


on january 20, 2014, sen. ramon bong revilla revealed convinced president benigno aquino iii convict chief justice.


when sc decision dap, sen. miriam defensor santiago, urged 20 senators , 188 representatives return reward money on corona s ouster, , said president aquino violation of constitution giving reward money on solons, probable cause impeachment complaint against aquino, santiago added solon s can sue on case. due liberal party (team pnoy) dominant congress, impeachment cannot successful.








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