Senate Impeachment Court votes 20 – 3 to convict Corona

Manila, Philippines - The Senate performing as an impeachment court made a majority vote to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona guilty of article 2 for betrayal of public trust by failing to declare his dollar accounts and other earnings in his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).

The senators who voted for Guilty:

Senators Edgardo Angara, Alan Peter Cayateno, Pia Cayetano, Franklin Drilon, Francis Edcudero , Jinggoy Estrada, TG Guingona, Gringo Honasan, Panfilo Lacson, Lito Lapid, Loren Legarda, Sergio Osmeña, Francis Pangilinan, Aquilino Pimentel III, Ralph Recto and Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., Vicente Sotto III, Antonio Trillanes IV,  Manny Villar  and Juan Ponce Enrile

The senators who voted for Acquittal:

Senators Joker Arroyo, Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.

Corona’s trial is the first impeachment process to have gone a decision and the first public official in the Philippines to be forced out of office by an impeachment court.

 Corona, who’s currently confined at The Medical city in Pasig, made a statement that he accepting the impeachment court decision.

"Wala po akong sala. Wala pong katotohanan ang mga bintang sa akin na nakapaloob sa Articles of Impeachment. Malinis po ang konsensiya ko. Ngunit isang malungkot na katotohanang pulitikal na minsan ang tingin ng nakararami na nangyari, ay hindi naaayon sa tunay na mga naganap”

"Kung ito po ang ikabubuti ng ating bayan, tinatanggap ko na po ang kalbaryong aming pinagdaanan. Dahil sa simula't sapul naman, ay handa na akong mag-alay ng sariling buhay para sa bayan. Kung kaya, ipinapaubaya ko na po sa ating Poong Maykapal at sa taong bayan na higit na makapangyarihan sa ating demokrasya ang aking kinabukasan at ang kinabukasan ng ating Hudikatura," Corona said.