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The drama, and still, JPE NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 05/29/2012

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

The drama, and still, JPE

NO HOLDS BARRED
Armida Siguion-Reyna
05/29/2012
Killing time while waiting for this late afternoon’s vote on the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, we talk about how the defendant in his last two outings went highly on what we in the entertainment business refer to as “performance level” — mahihiya ang mga dramaturgo, pati na si Shakespeare.

For even when the mode was strictly legalistic, my goodness, the guy tried his best to shift back to paiyak and paawa. Look at this excerpt from the transcript of Day 42, May 25, 2012:
“Senator Defensor Santiago: Second question: In your experience as Chief Justice, and insofar as you know of the opinion or of the sentiments of your colleagues in the Supreme Court, what is the effect of this impeachment trial on the following principles of our tripartite democracy?.... MORE

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