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Celebrities air opinion in Twitter on Chief Justice Renato Corona's impeachment

by Mark Angelo Ching posted on May 29, 2012  STATS: 71736 Views | 115 Comments

Chief Justice Renato Corona was impeached for betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Philippine Constitution.

After 44 days, the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona in the Philippine Senate ended today, May 29, 2012.  

The result: 20 senators voted "Guilty" and only three senators voted to acquit.

Only 16 votes were needed to render impeachment.

Those who voted to convict Chief Justice Corona were Senators Edgardo Angara, Alan Peter Cateyano, Pia Cayetano, Franklin Drilon, Chiz Escudero, Jinggoy Estrada, Teofisto Guingona III, Gregorio Honasan, Panfilo Lacson, Lito Lapid, Loren Legarda, Sergio Osmeña III, Kiko Pangilinan, Koko Pimentel, Ralph Recto, Bong Revilla, Tito Sotto, Antonio Trillanes, Manny Villar, and Juan Ponce Enrile. 

Those who voted to acquit were Senators Joker Arroyo, Miriam Defensor- Santiago, and Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Announcing his vote to convict, Senator Recto said, "In a few hours, we will be pulling the plug on this afternoon political telenovela."

Senator Recto was correct in a lot of ways.

The impeachment trial, aired live in local news channels and at times breaking regular programming on ABS-CBN, TV5, and GMA-7, held the public rapt with attention.

We wouldn't be surprised if ratings show that today's CJ Corona trial dominated other programs in its timeslot.

The impeachment trial was at times more exciting than the usual soap operas and reality shows.

All the drama it caused—emotional outbursts during the trial and esteemed lawyers and statesmen fighting each other on live TV—are some of the most memorable moments in television history.

Filipino Twitter users were so affected that the hashtag #cjontrial trended almost daily on the social networking site and microblogging service.

Several Filipino celebrities tweeted about this trial almost daily, whether or not they have political leanings.

Musician and vocal supporter of President Aquino, Jim Paredes, tweeted his joy over the conviction.

"Convicted! Impeached na pala sa Lower house palang..," tweeted @jimparedes.

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  • 15  maloumrivera

    05/29/2012 | 07:40 PM
    hay salamat....me kabuluhan ang IMPEACHMENT.......AMEN sabi nga ni ombudsman MORALES.....ano GLORIA HIHIRIT KA PA?.....sana nga matapos na natin ang pagiging corrupt country......sana naman lahat ng pinoy makinabang sa ating sariling kayamanan nawa magising na ang mga pinoy sa mga taong iboboto nila.....sana maging tulad tayo dito sa france nagbotohan ngayon ,sa hatinggabi alam mo na kung sino ang president ,wala nang delayed reaction ika nga.....
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  • 14  Uripon

    05/29/2012 | 07:35 PM
    seriosly, ellen adarna?!
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  • 13  maloumrivera

    05/29/2012 | 07:34 PM
    tama ka ogie 3 are sleeping
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  • 12  maloumrivera

    05/29/2012 | 07:32 PM
    hay salamat at natapos na rin ang impeachment,nauubos lang ang pera ng bayan sa mga taong corrupt sa ating gobyerno,dapat sana sa taong bayan na lang yan nagagastos di sa mga ganyang klase ng usapin ,ang dami nating problemang mga pinoy na dapat pagbuhusan ng panahon at pag iisip,mabuti naman at ang mga senador ay nagkaisa at yan ang dapat kay CORONA kitang kita naman ang pagiging sinungaling at corrupt nya......paano nga ba nangyayari ang ganyan ,ginagamit nila ang kanilang matataas ng tungkulin para magpayaman lang ,DAPAT NASA MATAAS TAYONG TUNGKULIN MAGLINGKOD TAYO SA TAO NA PARA BANG IPINADADAMA NATIN SA ATING SARILI NA PANGINOONG HESUS NA rin ang ating pinaglilingkuran.......MABUHAY ANG MGA SENADOR AT mga PILIPINO SANA MAGTULOY TULOY NA ANG SABI NGA AY TUWID NA DAAN....IN JESUS NAME THANK YOU PO LORD PINAKINGGAN NYO ULI KAMI
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  • 11  p4n4lo

    05/29/2012 | 07:20 PM
    so paano na yung pera maibabalik pa ba sa government yun o pabaon na lang...at the end of the day the Filipino people is the LOSER of this f-reak show...
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  • 10  ugok88

    05/29/2012 | 07:17 PM
    Sana ginaya na lang ni corona si lacson,tumakas ngtago,ngayon nkaboto pa,lol
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  • daredeviltry

    05/29/2012 | 07:09 PM
    3 rray korek ka jan! yan din ang napansin ko, bka nga me virus sa senado. O kaya masamang spirit kelngan na ipablessing ulit ang senado
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  • marchioness

    05/29/2012 | 06:58 PM
    You have just got to hand it to Ellen Adarna to tweet like a twit. She lost whatever she had between her ears when she decided to go for the augmentation she had at Belo's. And Senator Defensor, what due process did she talk about? All about her being an RTC judge, bragging here and there, she was all over the place, her BP skyrocketing high and made the senate look like a runaway circus, yes, she did a great job in extracting sighs from the audience, comic relief, you might say. More than 10 million dollars and you say that we should let this man stay, you do not need to be a judge or what to figure what a fish smells like.
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  • thor23

    05/29/2012 | 06:58 PM
    Si villar Namulitika pa, si bong iniwan sa ere ung amo nyang pandak, si lapid nauto ni farinas. Si enrile kaantok mga sinabi, si miriam malala na, si Marcos bitter pa rin Kay pnoy, si joker kalaban talaga ni batman. Si Karen jimeno sana mag cover sa fhm. Hehehe.
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  • kokuryu

    05/29/2012 | 06:48 PM
    there is no doubt that Corona has done wrongdoings and amassing that amount. but if i will just base on the evidences presented in the court, only Miriam Santiago based her judgments on the due process of the law. lots of the evidences presented by the prosecution were of dubious and questionable sources and were should not have been accepted by the court. but then again,. who cares about technicalities and legalities in the senate and congress.
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  • greencardholder

    05/29/2012 | 06:38 PM
    hindi naman sya makukulong. Removal from office lang. Haay.
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  • iam_brainful

    05/29/2012 | 06:38 PM
    Okay na sana ang article, kaso biglang may Chynna and Ellen A... Anyway, Happy pa rin ako sa verdict.. At Super saludo ako kay Miriam...
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  • rray

    05/29/2012 | 06:32 PM
    my observation lang bakit kapag may hearing sa senado lahat ng akusado nagkakasakit baka may virus doon? hehehhehe
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  • bitter_sweet123053

    05/29/2012 | 06:27 PM
    only miriam defensor santiago judged according to the due process of law. nonetheless, i agree with the final verdict...
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  • chikadora101

    05/29/2012 | 06:22 PM
    bye. good riddance.
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