Impeachment of Renato Corona
| Impeachment of Renato Corona | |
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The Senate of the Philippines convenes as the Impeachment Court | |
| Accused | Renato Corona (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines) |
| Proponents | Risa Hontiveros, Rodolfo Lozada Jr., Juan Carlo Tejano, and Lea Lopez Navarro |
| Date | 12 December 2011 – 29 May 2012 |
| Outcome | Convicted by the Senate of the Philippines and removed from office. |
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| Impeachment vote by the House of Representatives (December 12, 2011) | |
| Votes in favor | 188 / 285 (66%) |
| Not voting | 97 / 285 (34%) |
| Result | Impeachment successful |
| Decision by Senate sitting as Impeachment Court (May 29, 2012) | |
| Votes in favor | 20 / 23 (87%) |
| Votes against | 3 / 23 (13%) |
| Result | Corona removed and perpetually disqualified from holding of public office. |
Renato Corona, the 23rd chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, was impeached on December 12, 2011. Corona was the third official, after former President Joseph Estrada in 2000 and Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez in March 2011, to be impeached by the House of Representatives.
The Senate, convened as an impeachment court, began the impeachment trial on January 16, 2012. This was the second impeachment trial in the history of the Philippines, as Gutierrez had resigned prior to the start of her trial. On May 29, 2012, Corona was found guilty of article two of the articles of impeachment that had been filed against him pertaining to his failure to disclose to the public his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth. He is the first public official who was removed and perpetually disqualified from holding public office.