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IN THE MATTER OF THEIMPEACHMENT OF RENATO C.CORONA AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THESUPREME COURT OF THEPHILIPPIN ES,

CASE NO. OO2-TOLL

REPRESENTATIVES NIEL C. TUPAS,JR., JOSEPH EMILIO A. ABAYA,LORENZO R. TANADA, III,REYNALDO V. UMALI, ARLENE J.BAG-AO (other complainantscomprising one third (Ll3l of thetotal Members of the House ofRepresentatives as are indicatedbelow.)

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COMPLIANCE

The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, through i ts PROSECUTORS, respect fu l ly submits the

instant Compl iance to the Order l o f the Honorable Tr ibunal rendered on 24 January 201-2

requi r ing the Prosecutors to submit a l is t o f wi tnesses and documentary ev idence to be

presented in the course of the t r ia l ( in addi t ion to those a l ready presented thus far ) .2

t TSN, January 24, 20!2, p. 7. The Order rendered by the Honorable Tr ibunal requi red both par t ies to submit ,

wi th in three (3) days, a wr i t ten l is t o f the names of the wi tnesses and the substance of thei r test imonies, as wel l asa l is t o f the documentary exhib i ts .'Thi r

l i t t presumes that the defense wi l l not be wi l l ing to s t ipu late on the documents subject mat ter of thewitnesses' testimonies.

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ARTICLE I

List of Witnesses

1. Mr. Marianito Dimaandal, Head, Records Off ice, Off ice of the President,

Malacafiang, Manila - He wil l identify CJ Corona's Service Records with then Vice President and

later President, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and testi fy in relation thereto.

2. Atty. Enriqueta Vidal, Clerk of Court, Supreme Court - She wil l identify CJ

Corona's Service Records as Associate Justice and later as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,

and testi fy in relation thereto.

3. Prof. Harry Roque, Director, U.P. Law Center, Dil iman, Quezon City - He

wil l testi fy as an expert witness on the voting record of CJ Corona as a Member of the Supreme

Court to prove h is par t ia l i ty and subserv ience to former Pres ident Glor ia M. Arroyo, both when

she was Pres ident and la ter a f ter she ceased to be one.

4. Undersecretary Jose Luis C. Gascon, Malacafiang, Manila - He wil l testi fy as a

Member of the 1986 Const i tu t ional Commiss ion that draf ted the present Const i tu t ion on the

or ig in , backgroud and rat ionale for the midnight appointments ban under Ar t ic le Vl l , Sec. L5 of

the Const i tu t ion and on Betrayal o f Publ ic Trust as an impeachable of fense under Ar t ic le Xl , Sec.

2 of the Const i tu t ion.

5. Ms. Donna 7. Pazzibugan, Phil ippine Daily Inquirer, Chino Roces Avenue corner

Yague and Mascardo Streets, Makati City. - As a Malacafrang accredited reporter for the PDl,

she wi l l test i fy and prove that dur ingthe oath- tak ing of CJ Corona in Malacafrang Palace on May

t7,20LO the publ ic and even the accredi ted media were barred.

6. Ms. Emma Rey, Executive Director, Congressional Library Bureau, House of

Representatives, Batasan Hil ls, Quezon City - She wil l identify certain parts of the Records of

the 1986 Constitut ional Commission and testi fy in relation thereto.

Documentarv Evidence

With reference to the testimony of Mr. Marionito Dimaondol

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1. Cert i f ied true copies of the Service Records of CJ Corona as Chief of Staff and

Spokesperson of then Vice President Gloria M. Arroyo, and later as Chief of Staff

and Spokesperson of then President Gloria M. Arroyo as well as Acting Executive

Secretary of then President Gloria M. Arroyo.

B. With reference to the testimony of ntty. Enriqueto Vidal

L. Cert i f ied true copies of the Service Records of CJ Corona as Associate Justice

(Apr i l 9 ,20O2to May 16 ,2010) and as Ch ie f Jus t i ce (May t7 ,20 tO to p resen t ) .

C. With reference to the testimony of Prof . Harry Roque

1. Char t / tab le showing the vot ing pat tern of the respondent as a Member of the

Supreme Cour t .

D. With reference to the testimony of lJndersecretary Jose Luis C. Gascon

L. Cer t i f ied photocopies of por t ions of the Records of the Const i tu t ional

Commiss ion.

E. With reference to the testimony of Ms Donna Z. Pazzibugan

1. PDI issue of May 18, 201-0

F. With reference to the testimony of Ms. Emma Rey

1. Cer t i f ied photocopies of por t ions of the Records of the Const i tu t ional

Commiss ion.

ARTICLE II

List of Witnesses

1. Register of Deeds of Makati City - He wil l testi fy on the Condominium

Cert i f icate of T i t le and Deed of Absolute Sale per ta in ing to condominium uni t purchased by

Renato C. Corona and Cr is t ina R. Corona in The Columns Avala Avenue.

2. Mr. Giovanni Ng, Finance Director/representative of Megaworld Corp. - He wil l

test i fy on the purchase of Renato Corona and Cr is t ina Corona of a penthouse (wi th three

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park ing s lo ts) a t The Bel lag io Condominium, and of a lo t a t McKin ley Hi l l V i l lage, as wel l as on

the c i rcumstances and par t icu lars of sa id sa le t ransact ions.

3. Mr. Aniceto Visnar, Jr., representative of Ayala Land - He wil l testi fy on the

purchase of Renato C. Corona and Cr is t ina R. Corona of the Boni fac io Ridge condominium uni t .

4. Ms. Nerissa H. Josef, representative of Community Innovations, Inc. - She wil l

test i fy on the purchase of Renato C. Corona and Cr is t ina R. Corona of The Columns

condominium uni t .

5. Mr. Greg Gregonia, representative of Burgundy Realty Corporation - He wil l

test i fy on the purchase of Renato C. Corona and Cr is t ina R. Corona of Burgundy Kat ipunan

condomin ium un i t .

6. Records Off icer of John Hay Management Corp. - He/she wil l testi fy on the SALN

f i led, i f any, by Cr is t ina R. Corona at the John Hay Management Corp.

7. Representative of National Statist ics Off ice (NSO) - He/she wil l testi fy on the

Cert i f icate of L ive Bi r th of Ma. Car la R. Corona-Cast i l lo and Ma. Char ina R. Corona and the

Marr iage Cer t i f icate/Contract o f Ma. Car la R. Corona-Cast i l lo and Constant ino Cast i l lo l l l .

8. Director, Corporate Registration and Monitoring Dept. of SEC - He/she wil l

testi fy on the SEC records of Basa-Guidote Enterprises, Inc.

9. Representative of Housing Land Use Regulatory Board - He/she wil l testi fy on

the records on f i le o f the fo l lowing pro jects : The Bel lag io, Boni fac io Ridge, Mckin ley Hi l l and

Burgundy Plaza Kat ipunan.

10. Bank Representatives of BPl, PNB and Land Bank - They wil l testi fy on the

exis tence, t ransact ions and balances of the bank accounts of Renato C, Corona and Cr is t ina R.

Corona.

11. Ms. Mary Eleonor A. Mendoza, Vice-President, Fi l invest Alabang, Inc. - She wil l

test i fy on the execut ion of the Contract To Sel l Common Share between Fi l invest A labang, Inc.

and Spouses Renato C. Corona and Cr is t ina R. Corona dated Ju ly 1"4,2006 cover ing one (1)

common share of The Palms Country Club, lnc.

t2. Ms. Ava Venus A. Mejia, Vice President - Finance, Fi l invest Alabang, lnc. - She

wil l testi fy on the execution of the Deed of Sale of Common Share between Fil invest Alabang,

lnc. and Spouses Renato C. Corona and Cr is t ina R. Corona notar ized on September LL, 2009

cover ing one (1) common share of the The Palms Country Club, Inc.

L3. Cer t i f ied Fraud Examiner (CFE) - He/she wi l l render exper t op in ion on the t rue or

correct Net Worth of Renato C, Corona and h is incapaci ty to acqui re the proper t ies reg is tered

under h is name and that o f h is wi fe and ch i ldren based on h is dec lared income.


A. With reference to The Columns property to be testified to by The Register of Deeds ofMakati City ond Nerissa J. Josef

1. Condominium Cert i f icate of T i t le No.85716 in the name of Cr is t ina

R. Corona:

2. Deed of Absolute Sale between Communi ty Innovat ions, Inc. and

Crist ina R. Corona dated October I,2004;

3. Buyer's Information Sheet;

4. Contract To Sell ;

5. Various Off icial Receipts; and

6. Deed of Absolute Sale.

B. With reference to The Bellagio ond McKinley property to be testified to by Giovonni Ng

1. Deeds of Absolute Sale per ta in ing to the purchase of The Bel lag io uni t and

Mckin ley Hi l l lo t ;

2 . Contract to Buy and Sel l ;

3. Request for Reservation and Offer to Purchase;

4. Various Off icial Receipts;

5. Deed of Assignment;

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6. Letter-request dated September 8, 2004; and

7. Buyer 's In format ion Sheet .

C. With reference to the Bonifacio Ridge property to be testified to by Aniceto Visnor Jr.

L. Buyer's Information Sheet;

2. Various Off icial Receipts;

3. Deed of Absolute Sale: and

4. Cer t i f icate Author iz ing Regis t rat ion and Documentary Stamp Tax Declarat ion.

D. With reference to the Burgundy property to be testified to be Greg Gregonia

1. Reservat ion Appl icat ion;

2, Contract To Sell ;

3. Statement of Account with Various Off icial Receipts;

4. Deed of Absolute Sale;

5. Acknowledgement of Uni t Complet ion and Acceptance;

6. Agreement to Al lo t Park ing Slot ; and

7. Cer t i f icateAuthor iz ingRegis t rat ion.

E. With reference to the testimony of the Records Officer of John Hay Monagement Corp.

1. Statement of Assets, Liabil i t ies and Net Worth of Crist ina R. Corona.

F. With reference to the testimony of the representative of the National Statistics Office

L. Cert i f icate of Live Birth of Ma. Carla R. Corona-Casti l lo;

2. Cert i f icate of Live Birth of Ma. Charina R. Corona ; and

3. Marr iage Contract o f Ma. Car la R. Corona-Cast i l lo and Constant ino Cast i l lo l l l .

G. With reference to Baso-Guidote Enterprises lnc. to be testified to by the Director of theCorporote, Registrotion ond Monitoring Deportment of the Securities and ExchangeCommission

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t. Art icles of lncorporation

7. Genera l In format ion Sheets (GlS)

3. Audi ted F inancia l Statements

4. Other documents

H. With reference to the testimony of the Representative of the Housing Land UseRegulatory Board

t. Records on f i le of The Bellagio;

2. Records on f i le of Bonifacio Ridge;

3. Records on f i le o f Mckin ley Hi l l ; and

4. Records on f i le o f Burgundy Plaza Kat ipunan.

l. With reference to the testimony of the representotives of BPI, PNB and Land Bank

t . Account Opening Forms completed by Renato C. Corona and Cr is t ina R. Corona;

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2. Month ly Bank Statements of Renato C. Corona and Cr is t ina R. Corona.

J. With reference to the sole of the one (L) common shore of The Polms Country Clubbetween Filinvest Alabang, lnc. and Sps. Renoto C. Corona qnd Cristino R. Corona

1. Contract To Sel l Common Share between Fi l invest A labang, Inc.

and Spouses Rena to C . Corona and Cr i s t i na R . Corona da ted Ju l y 14 ,2006

cover ing one (1) common share of The Palms Country Club, Inc. ;

2 . Deed of Sale of Common Share between Fi l invest A labang, Inc. and Spouses

Renato C. Corona and Crist ina R. Corona notarized on September 1,1,, 7009

cover ing one (1) common share of the The Palms Country Club, Inc. ;

3 . The Palms Country Club Class "A" Share No. 000891 in the name of F i l invest

Alabang, Inc. ; and

4. The Palms Country Club "Class "A" Share issued to Spouses Renato C. Corona and

Cr is t ina R. Corona.

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With reference to the testimony of the Certified Froud Examiner pertoining to his opinionas to the truthfulness of the Net Worth of Renoto C. Corono and his incapocity to ocquirethe properties registered in his nome and his spouse's thot were also presented beforethis Honorable Tribunal

1. Exper t Opin ion Repor t

ARTICLE III

List of Witnesses

L At ty . Gorgonio B. E larmo Jr . - He wi l l ident i fy and authent icate the fo l lowing: (a)

the or ig ina l and cer t i f ied t rue copy of the Author izat ion Let ter dated 23 November 20L0

author iz ing Ms. MICHELLE M. MANGUBATTo hold a cash advance in the amount of P100,000.00

to be used to purchase Chr is tmas g i f ts o f the Chief Just ice; and (b) a l l o ther requests,

author izat ions, approvals and such other documents per ta in ingto cash advances g iven to Chief

Just ice Renato C. Corona.

2. Ms. Michelle M. Mangubat, Special Disbursing Off icer andlor the SC Resident

COA Audi tor - She wi l l ident i fy and authent icate the or ig ina l and cer t i f ied t rue copies of

of f ic ia l receipts /d isbursement vouchers of meals , g i f ts , personal expenses of CJ Corona which

were charged to the Supreme Cour t .

3 . Ms. Corazon G. Ferrer-F lores- She wi l l ident i fy and authent icate: (a) the or ig ina l

and cer t i f ied t rue copies of the "MEMORANDUM FOR: HON. RENATO C. CORONA" dated Ju ly

16, 2OL0 on the "Proposed Augmentat ion of Gasol ine Expense Al lowance" , and a l l o ther

memoranda for gas a l lowances g iven to the Chief Just ice f rom July 16,20L0 up to the present

and such other per t inent documents re la t ing to the preparat ion, d isbursement and l iqu idat ion

of th is i tem; and {b) Per t inent documents such as but not l imi ted to d isbursement vouchers on

the gasol ine a l lowances paid to Chief Just ice Corona cover ing the per iod f rom June 1, 2010 up

to the present .

4. The Author ized Of f icer o f EDSA Shangr i la Plaza - He/she wi l l ident i fy and

authent icate the or ig ina l and cer t i f ied t rue copies of : (a) Of f ic ia l Receipt "OR No: 102768 Date:

06/1,6/20tL As per transaction # 601"87 / 422 RECEIVED from Supreme Court" in the amount of

PGL,740.73 wi th at tached Rustan 's l temized L is t consis t ing of n ineteen (19) i tems; and (b) the

per t inent Br ida l /Gi f t reg is t ry on the 60 'n Wedding Anniversary of James and Ju l ie Dy, and (c)

other per t inent documents per ta in ing to th is t ransact ion on f i le wi th Rustan 's Of f ice.

5. The Owner/Manager Authorized Representative of Design Exchange Inc. -

He/she wi l l ident i fy and authent icate the or ig ina l and cer t i f ied t rue copies of : (a) Design

EXCHANGE Incorporated Sales Invoice No. 4874 dated June 1-0, 20L0 under the name " c /o

€RI5.F{NA-€0R€NA CJ RENATO CORONA" amounting to P20,400; and (b) Design EXCHANGE

Incorporated Sales Invoice No, 4920 dated June 29, 201-0 under the name "RENATO CORONA

eRISTINA eORO|'JA" amounting to P25,000;

6. The Corporate Secretary or Assistant Corporate Seoetary of John Hay

Management Corporat ion - He/she wi l l prov ide a shor t corporate background of JHMC and

the e lect ion of Mrs. Cr is t ina Corona as Pres ident and Chai r o f JHMC. She wi l l a lso produce the

subpoenaed documents such as the Minutes of the Board Meet ing held on Apr i l 3 , 2007 dur ing

which Mrs. Corona was e lected Chai r and Pres ident , and the le t ters of Execut ive Secretary

Eduardo Ermi ta to BCDA Chai r A loys ius Santos wi th the desi re le t ters f rom Pres ident Glor ia M.

Arroyo.

7 . Atty. Lyssa GS Pagano Calde (Former Vice President and COO of JHMC) - She

wi l l test i fy to prove the abuses of Mrs. Corona and her d ismal per formance as Chai r and

Pres ident o f JHMC to prove that , notwi thstanding those abuses and d ismal per formance, Mrs.

Corona was untouchable. .

B. Retired Court of Appeals Justice Teodoro P. Regino - He wi l l test i fy to

prove that the Board of Di rectors wi thdrew the e lect ion of Mrs. Corona as Chai rman and

President and declared the posi t ions vacant due to i r regular i t ies/anomal ies commit ted by Mrs.

Corona. He wi l l fur ther test i fy and prove that Former Pres ident Glor ia M. Arroyo has ordered a l l

members of the Board to submit instead the i r res ignat ions and he wi l l test i fy regard ing h is

letter of resignation dated June 20, 2007.

9. COA Director Ma. Crist ina Dizon-Dimagiba - She wil l testi fy to show the

quest ionable/ i r regular expendi tures incurred by Mrs. Corona for the year ending2O0T and to

prove that , notwi thstanding those i r regular i t ies, Mrs. Corona was untouchable.

10. COA Director Rosemarie Lacson-Lerio - She wil l testi fy to show the

quest ionable/ i r regular expendi tures incurred by Mrs. Corona cont inued for the years 2008 and

2009 prov ing fur ther that Mrs. Corona was t ru ly untouchable.

11. COA Supervising Auditor Atty. Arlyn M. Encarnacion - She wil l testi fy to show

that , a f ter Mrs. Corona res igned on Ju ly tO, 20t2, and a new Pres ident took over , the

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quest ionable/ i r regular expendi tures heretofore commit ted by Mrs. Corona stopped.

L2. Secretary of Judicial Bar and Council- He/she wil l testi fy to prove that during the

interview of respondent by the JBC on Apri l 21-, 2010, relative to his application for Chief

Just ice, Mrs. Corona's employment was quest ioned. He/she wi l l a lso test i fy on the other

object ions submit ted against the nominat ion/appointment of respondent as Associate Just ice

and Chief Just ice.

1.3. Mr. Frank Daytec3 (Former Operations Manager of IHMC) - He wil l testi fy to

provethat respondent and Mrs. Corona were compl ic i t in the misuse of funds owned byJHMC.

1,4. Mr. Lauro Vizconde - His testimony wil l show that CJ Corona met with him and

Mr. Dante J imenez somet ime in September 2010. Dur ing sa id meet ing, Cj d ivu lged in format ion

regard ing h is pending case.

15. Mr. Dante J imenez - His test imony wi l l corroborate the test imony of Mr.

Vizconde that Ci Corona met wi th them in the la t ter 's chamber somet ime in September 2010.

Dur ing sa id meet ing, CJ d ivu lged in format ion regard ing Mr. V izconde's case.

16. Professor Rosario Maria T. Juan-Bautista - She wil l testi fy on what are the

nature, scope and rat ionale behind the const i tu t ional prov is ion, code of jud ic ia l conduct , and

code of jud ic ia l e th ics, which mandate that just ices and judges of cour ts must be of proven

competence, in tegr i ty , probi ty and independence. She wi l l a lso test i fy on what are considered

vio la t ions of the const i tu t ion, code of jud ic ia l conduct , and code of jud ic ia l e th ics.

17. Mr. Roberto Anduiza, FASAP President - He wil l testi fy on the status of FASAP

case, and the two decis ions in favor of FASAP. He wi l l a lso test i fy on the c i rcumstances

concern ing the recal l o f the decis ion, specia l ly the fa i lure to not i fy FASAP about At ty .

Mendoza's le t ters as wel l as the c i rcumstances concern ing FASAP's le t ter -appeal to the

Supreme Cour t and the d i rect e f fect o f the recal l o f the FASAP decis ion on the FASAP members

who are par t ies in the case.

18. Cour t Admin is t rator Jose Midas Marquez - Statements that he made to media

regard ing the recal l o f the FASAP decis ion as wel l as the source/s of h is in format ion on the

reasons for the recal l o f the decis ion.

' Mr. Daytec f i led a cr iminal case against Mrs.

Ma. Cristino Corono and Renoto Corono, NPSat the Do.J.

Corona and the Respondent ; the case docketed as Fronk Doytec vs.

Docket No. XVI- INV-1"LG-00247 is pending pre l iminary invest igat lon

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L9. Atty. Enriqueta Esguerra-Vidal, Clerk of Court of the SC - She wil l testi fy on the

c i rcumstances of the t ransfer o f the FASAP case f rom one d iv is ion to another . She wi l l ident i fy

the Memorandum dated September 26,20LL, prepared by her of f ice ( through deputy Clerk of

Cour t Fel ipa Anama) expla in ing the t ransfer o f the case f rom one d iv is ion to another . She wi l l

also testi fy as to the circumstances on the docketing of Atty. Estel i to Mendoza's letters as an

Adminis t rat ive Mat ter (A.M.) case.

20. Felipa Anama, Deputy Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court - corroborating

Clerk of Cour t V idal 's test imony, and speci f ica l ly expla in ing the Memorandum that she (Anama)

prepared expla in ing the t ransfer o f the case f rom one d iv is ion to another .

21. Associate Justices who were present in the October 4,z0tt en banc session (JJ.

Perez, Peralta, Bersamin, Mendoza, Sereno, Reyes, Abad, Vil larama, Perlas-Bernabe) - They

wi l l test i fy on the c i rcumstances of the t ransfer of the FASAP case from one div is ion to another.

22. Bureau of lmmigration representative - He/she will produce/testifu on the travel

records of respondent Corona in Philippine Airlines (PAL), to show that he accepted special privileges

from PAL management while PAL cases are pending before the Supreme Court.

23. Representative employee of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) - He/she will testify on the

travel dates of Renato and Cristina Corona via PAL and the corresponding seats occupied.

24. Representative employee of the Supreme Court handling the official travels of the

Supreme Court Justices - He/she will testifiT on (1) the official travels of Renato and Cristina Corona via

PAL; and (2) classes of tickets purchased by the Supreme Court for these travels whether economy/

business or first class.

25. Representative of Prestige Travel Agency - He/she will testifi,r on the official travels

booked bythe Supreme Court for Renato and Cristina Corona.

26. Representative of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) He/she will

produce/bring/testify on the SEC records of Prestige Travel Agency to identifu its incorporators, directors,

stockholders, and offi cers.


A. With reference to the testimony of Atty. Gorgonio B. Elormo Jr

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L The or ig ina l and cer t i f ied t rue copy of the Author izat ion Let ter dated 23

November 2010 author iz ing Ms. MICHELLE M. MANGUBAT to hold a cash

advance in the amount of P100,000.00 to be used to purchase Chr is tmas g i f ts o f

the Chief Just ice; and

2. Al l o ther requests, author izat ions, approvals and such other documents

per ta in ing to cash advances g iven to Chief Just ice Renato C. Corona.

B. With reference to the testimony of Corazon G. Ferrer-Flores

1. The or ig ina l and cer t i f ied t rue copies of the "MEMORANDUM FOR: HON.

RENATO C, CORONA" dated Ju ly 16, 20L0 on the "Proposed Augmentat ion of

Gasol ine Expense Al lowance" , and a l l o ther memoranda for gas a l lowances g iven

to the Chief Just ice f rom July 1-6, 201-0 up to the present and such other

per t inent documents re la t ing to the preparat ion, d isbursement and l iqu idat ion

of th is i tem; and

2. Per t inent documents such as but not l imi ted to d isbursement vouchers on the

gasol ine a l lowances paid to Chief Just ice Corona cover ing the per iod f rom June

I ,2010 up to the present .

C. With reference to the testimony af the Authorized Officer of Shongrila Ploza, EDSA

1. Off icial Receipt "OR No: 102768 Date:06/1-612011- As per transaction # 60181 I

422 RECEIVED f rom Supreme Cour t " in the amount of P6L,740.73 wi th at tached

Rustan 's l temized L is t consis t ing of n ineteen (19) i tems;

2. The per t inent Br ida l /Gi f t reg is t ry on the 60th Wedding Anniversary of James and

Ju l i e Dy , and

3. Other per t inent documents per ta in ing to th is t ransact ion on f i le wi th Rustan 's

Office.

D. With reference to the testimony of the Owner/Monoger Representotive of DesignExchonge lncorporoted

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1 . Des ign EXCHANGE Inco rpo ra ted Sa les Invo i ce No .4874 da ted June 10 ,2010

under the name " c/o CRI-$FINA-€0R$AIA CJ RENATO CORONA" amounting to

P20,400; and

2 . Des ign EXCHANGE lnco rpo ra ted Sa les Invo i ce No .4920 da ted June 29 ,2010

under the name "RENATO CORONA €RlSTlNA €eRONA" amount ing to P25,000.

E. With reference to the testimony of The Corporote Secretory or Assistont CorporctteSecretary of JHMC

1,. Or ig ina l Minutes of the Board Meet ing of JHMC held on Apr i l 3 , 2007;

2. Original letter of Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita dated March 29,2007;

3. Original desire letter of former President Gloria M. Arroyo dated March 23,

2007, for the e lect ion of Mrs. Corona as Chai rman and Pres ident ;

4. Original Letter of Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita dated July 12,2007;

5. Original desire letter of PGMA dated July 12,2007, for election of Mrs. Corona as

OlC, Off ice of the Chairman;

6. Original letter of Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita dated July 12,2O07;

7. Or ig ina l des i re le t ter o f PGMA dated lu ly L2,2007, for e lect ion of Mrs. Corona as

Board Member and Pres ident .

F. With reference to the testimony of Atty. Lyssa GS Pagano Colde

1-. Or ig inal Posi t ion Paper dated May 29, 2007; and

2. Original Posi t ion Paper dated June 4, 2007.

G. With reference to the testimony of Former CA Justice Teodoro P. Regino

L. Or ig ina l Resolut ion No. 2007-05-38;

2. Resignat ion Let ter o f Teodoro Regino dated June 20, 2007, addressed to PGMA.

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With reference to the testimonies of COA Dir. Ma. Cristina Dizon-Dimagibo, COA Dir.Rosemarie Lacson-Lerio, ond COA Suprevising Auditor Atty. Arlyn M. Encarnacion

1. Or ig ina l Annual Audi t Repor t o f JHMC for the year ending December 3L,2007;

Or ig ina l Annual Audi t Repor t o f JHMC for the year ending December 31, 2008;

Or ig ina l Annual Audi t Repor t o f JHMC for the year ending December 3L, 2009;

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Or ig ina l Annual Audi t Repor t o f JHMC for the year ending December 3L,201"0.

With reference to the testimony of the Secretary of the Judicial Bar Council

1. Minutes of JBC Meet ing held on Apr i l 21,2010.

J. With reference to the testimony of Frank Doytec

BCC O.R. No. 279937 dated March 14,2007;

BCC O.R. No. 348463 dated March 14,ZOLO;

Disbursement Voucher No. 20L0-06-756; and

Complaint-Affidavit with Annexes.

With reference to the testimonies of Lauro Vizconde and Donte Jimenez

1 . Aff idav i t o f Mr. Lauro Vizconde in compl iance wi th the resolut ion of the Supreme

Court dated January 18,20Lt , subscr ibed and sworn to on 26 January 2011, This

document wi l l be presented to show that pursuant to a SC resolut ion, Mr.

Vizconde executed an aff idavit wherein he stated that CJ Corona met with him

and Dante J imenez somet ime in September 2010 and that CJ d ivu lged

informat ion regard ing h is pending case;

Af f idav i t o f Mr. Dante J imenez in compl iance wi th the resolut ion of the Supreme

Court dated January L8,20LL, subscr ibed and sworn to on 26 January 2011- . This

document wi l l be presented to corroborate the s tatements made in Mr.

Vizconde's af f idav i t s ta t ing that CJ Corona met wi th h im and Lauro Vizconde

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somet ime in September 20L0 and that CJ d ivu lged in format ion regard ing Mr.

Vizconde's pending case;

3. Supreme Court logbook of visitors from September l- to September 30, 2010.

This document wi l l be presented to show that Mr. V izconde and Mr. J imenez was

in the Supreme Cour t for a meet ing wi th CJ Corona; and

4. Resolut ion of the Supreme Cour t dated L8 January 20L1 d i rect ing Mr. Lauro

Vizconde and Mr. Dante J imenez to expla in and put on record the i r explanat ion

regard ing remarks they publ ic ly made wi th respect to the meet ing wi th Chief

Justice Corona. This document wil l be presented to show that the aff idavits of

Mr. V izconde and Mr. J imenez were executed pursuant to a SC resolut ion.

L. With reference to the testimony of Roberto Anduiza

Pleadings, dec is ions, resolut ions, not ices issued by the Supreme Cour t re levant

to the FASAP case; and

Letters of FASAP and Atty. Estel i to Mendoza.

M . With reference to the testimony of Atty. Enriqueta Vidal

Rollo/Records of FASAP case (G.R. 178083);

Memorandum dated September 26, 2011,, prepared by her off ice (through

deputy Clerk of Cour t Fel ipa Anama) expla in ing the t ransfer o f the case f rom one

div is ion to another ;

Logbook of the Raf f le Commit tee showing records of the ass ignment of the

FASAP case;

Rollo/Records of A.M. No. 1-1-L0-L-SC; and

Agenda and minutes of the en banc sess ion on 4 October 201"1.

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Travel records/documents of Renato and Crist ina Corona from the Bureau of

lmmigrat ion, Phi l ipp ine Ai r l ines, and the Supreme Cour t .

Travel bookings of Renato and Crist ina Corona through Prestige Travel Agency.

SEC records of Prestige Travel Agenry to identi{y its incorporators, directors, stockholders,

and officers.

ARTICLE IV

List of Witnesses

1. Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez - He wil l testi fy on the statements

that he made to media on the issuance of the Status Quo Ante Order , especia l ly on h is

a l legat ion that the just ices were g iven copies of the Pet i t ion before the en banc sess ion.

2. Felipa Anama, Deputy Clerk of Court, The Receiving Off icer, Receiving Section

of Docket Division, Judicial Records Off ice, An Off icer of the Docket Division and An Off icer of

the Rollo Room - They wil l testi fy on the process of receipt of petit ion, pleadings, raff le

and del ivery to the just ices and the actual receipt o f the Pet i t ion in G.R. No. L93459 f i led by

Mercedi tas Gut ier rez and the subsequent d is t r ibut ion of the copies of the Pet i t ion.

3. JohnnyAquino, ProcessServerof theSupremeCourt - He wi l l test i fy as to

the date and t ime of de l ivery of Mercedi tas Gut ier rez 'Pet i t ion in G.R. No. 193459 to the

Just ices and other of f ices of the Supreme Cour t , the process of de l ivery and the route taken and

any action taken on Rep. Farinas' letter dated February 28,20'J.1,, relative to G.R. No. 193459.

4. Antonio Altamia, Attendant, Supreme Court En Banc Room - He wil l testi fy as

to whether or not he saw copies of the Pet i t ion or the Synopsis in the en banc room before the

session at 10:00 a.m. on L4 September 2010. He wi l l a lso test i fy on any act ion taken on Rep.

Farinas' letter dated February 28,2011, relative to G.R. No. 193459.

5. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales - She wil l testi fy on the

c i rcumstances of the issuance of the Status Quo Ante Order in the case docketed as G.R. No.

193459.

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6. Associate Justices who were present at the en banc session on September 14,

2010 (JJ. Carpio, Sereno, Peralta, Abad, Bersamin, Vil larama, Del Casti l lo, Perez, Velasco) -

They wil l testi fy on the circumstances of the issuance of the Status Quo Ante Order in the case

docketed as G.R. No. 193459.

7. Clerk of Court Atty. Enriqueta Vidal and Deputy Felipa Anama - They wil l testi fy

on the act ion taken on the le t ter o f Rep. Rudy Far inas dated February 28,201J, re la t ive to G.R.

No. 193459 as wel l as the Agenda of the Supreme Cour t in the March 15,TOLI en banc sess ion.


A. With reference to the testimony of Court Administrator Jose Midas Morquez

1. Let ter o f Just ice Antonio Carp io to Cour t Admin is t rator Midas Marquez, dated 4

March 20LL; and

2. Press Statement of Just ice Mar ia Lourdes Sereno, dated 9 March 20L1, and

Corrigendum to Press Statement dated 9 March 201,1,.

B. With reference to the testimonies of Felipo Anoma, The Records Officer, ReceivingSection of Docket Division, Judicial Records Office, An Officer of the Docket Division ond AnOfficer of the Rollo Room

L. Or ig ina l Copy of the Pet i t ion f i led on September l -3 , 2010 wi th the s tamp

. ,RECEIVED";

2. Rol lo /Records of the Mercedi tas Gut ier rez case (G.R. No. 193a59) ;

3. Agenda and minutes of the en banc sess ion of Septemb er L4,20L0; and

4. The "Deta i led Repor t " / "Synopsis" o f the member- in-charge in G.R. No. 193459.

C. With reference to the testimony of Johnny Aquino

L. Del ivery receipt / logbook used by Johnny Aquino; and

2. Logbooks of the Justices showing receipt of Petit ion (dates: September L3, 14,

15, 2010) .

D. With reference to the testimonies of Atty. Enriquetta Vidol ond Deputy Felipa Anomo

1. Letter of Rep. Rudy Farinas dates February 28,201,1-:,

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Any document/aff idavit that was prepared in connection with the letter of Rep.

Far inas;

Off icial answer to Rep. Farinas' letter dated March 1-5, 2011-; and

Agenda and minutes of March 15, 2011 en banc sess ion.

ARTICLE V

List of Witnesses

t. Atty. Enriqueta Vidal, Clerk of Court, Supreme Court - She will testify with respect to the

League of Aties vs. COMELEC case to: (1) prove date of the finality of the pertinent decisions and

resolutions and the entry in the book of judgments; (2) identifu the letters of Atty. Estelito Mendoza to the

Supreme Court and testifiT on the contents thereof; (3) prove that respondent Corona was aware of and

had knowledge of the letters, whether actually or constructively, pursuant to the internal procedures of

the Supreme Court; and (4) testify on the internal procedures of the Supreme Court to show that

respondent Corona had the power to include the League of Cities case in the agenda of the En Banc.

With respect to the Novarro vs. Ermito case, Atty. Vidal wil l prove the date of f inal i ty of

the per t inent dec is ions and the date the same were entered in the Book of judgments, and

test i fy on the in ternal ru les of the Supreme Cour t to show that respondent Corona had caused

the inclusion of the case in the agenda of the Supreme Court En Banc in order that a f inal and

executory judgment wil l be reversed.

Lastly, as to the FASAP vs. Philippine Airlines, /nc., she will testify: (1) to prove the date

of f ina l i ty o f the per t inent dec is ions and resolut ions; (2) to ident i fy the le t ters of At ty . Este l i to

Mendoza; (3) to prove that Corona was aware of and had knowledge of the contents of sa id

le t ter , whether actual ly or construct ive ly , pursuant to the in ternal procedures of the Supreme

Court ; (a) on the In ternal Rules of the Supreme Cour t (A.M. 99-8-09-SC); (5) to prove whether

under the ln ternal Rules of the Supreme Cour t , the Supreme Cour t en banc can rev is i t or recal l

dec is ionsthat have become f ina l ; (6) to prove the ro le of the Chief Just ice in set t ing mat ters in

the agenda for the Supreme Court en bonc; (7) to authenticate and testi fy on the contents of

A.M. No. 1L-10-1-5C and the Memorandum dated 26 September 201L on the propr ie ty of the

raf f le of the FASAP Case; (8) to test i fy that the sa id memorandum was issued in response to the

letters of Atty. Estel i to Mendoza; (9) to testi fy that as Presiding Off icer of the Supreme Court,

Corona caused the inclusion of the FASAP case in the agenda of the En Bonc; (10) to testi fy on

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Corona's participation in A.M. No. L1-10-1-SC; (11) to testify on the Raffle results of L4 July

2008 relat ive to the FASAP Case, which indicate that Corona had previously inhibi ted himsel f

from the case; and (12) to testify on the relevant facts which caused the setting aside of

decis ions which were already f inal and executory.

2. Representative of the League of Cities - who will testify, among others: (1) on the

background of the case; (2) that they did not receive copies of the letter of Mendoza prior to the issuance

by the Supreme Court of the Resolution dated 1-5 February 20L1; and (3) that the League of Cities was not

required to comment on the letters before the Supreme Court acted on the same.

3. A former Justice of the Supreme Court or other legal expert - who will testifiT on the

following: rules on finality of judgment, propriety of transmitting private letters to the Supreme Court and

the internal procedures of the Supreme Court pursuant to which respondent Corona had the power to

include the League of Cities case in the agenda of the En Banc.

4. A formerJustice of the Supreme Court or other legal expert - who will testify on the

rules on finality of judgment and the internal procedures of the Supreme Court pursuant to which

respondent Corona had included the Navarro Case in the agenda of the En Banc.

5. A FormerJustice of the Supreme Court or other legal expert - who will testifu on the

rules on finality of judgment, rules on Motions for Reconsideration, the propriety of transmitting private

letters to the Supreme Court and the internal procedures of the Supreme Court pursuant to which Corona

included the FASAP case in the agenda of the En Bonc.

6. Responsible officials, employees, and staff of the Supreme Court and its departments

and divisions - who are privy to the proceedings and deliberations in the Leogue of Cities Case, Novorro

Case, and FASAP case.

7. Assistant Clerk of Court Felipa Anaman - who will, among others, (1) testify that she

prepared a memo on the raffle of the FASAP case to the Second Division; (2) authenticate and testify on

the contents of the Legal Memorandum; (3) testi fy on the Internal Rules of the Supreme Court

(A.M. 99-8-09-SC); (4) prove whether under the ln ternal Rules of the Supreme Cour t , the

Supreme Cour t en banc can rev is i t or recal l dec is ions that have become f ina l ; (5) prove the ro le

of the Chief Just ice in set t ing mat ters in the agenda for the Supreme Cour t en banc; and (6)

authenticate and testi fy on the contents of A.M. No. 1L-10-L-SC.

8. Representative of FASAP - who will testify, among others: (1-) about the background of

the case; (2) that FASAP wrote to the Supreme Court to inquire on the status and the Supreme Court

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action on the matter; (3) that FASAP was required by the Supreme Court to furnish a copy of its letter to

the other parties; (4) that FASAP did not receive copies of the letters filed by Atty. Estelito Mendoza prior

to the Decision in AM No. 11-1G1-SC; and (5)that FASAP was not asked to comment on the said letters

before the Supreme Court acted on the same.


With reference to the Leogue of Cities Case

1. . Personal Let ter sent by Este l i to Mendoza to the Supreme Cour t on 19 January

2009 - To prove that the letter was instrumental in the flip-flopping of the Supreme

Court in League of Cities v. COMELEC.

Certi f ied True Copy of the Decision dated 18 November 2008 in League of Cit ies

v. COMELEC - To prove the fact and date the Decision dated 1"8 November 2008

was promulgated.

Entry of judgment of the Decision dated l-8 November 2008 in League of Cit ies v.

COMELEC - To provethatthe Decision dated L8 November 2008 has become final

and executory.

4. Certified True Copy of the Decision dated 2l- December 2009 in League of Cities

v. COMELEC - To prove the improper reversal of the final and executory

Decision dated L8 November 2008.

Certified True Copy of the Resolution dated 24 August 201-0 in League of Cities v.

COMELEC - To show that members of the Supreme Cour t En Banc real ized the

blatant er ror in the prev ious ru l ing, thus, re instat ing the or ig ina l Decis ion dated

18 November 2008,

Certified True Copy of the Resolution dated 15 February 2011. in League of Cities

v. COMELEC - To prove that the Supreme Court granted an unusual and total ly

unprecedented fourth motion for reconsideration f i led by the sixteen (16)

municipali t ies and improperly reinstated the Decision dated 2l- December 2009,

the h igh ly i r regular dec is ion revers ing a judgment that had long been f ina l and

executory, and to prove that respondent Corona par t ic ipated there in.

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With reference to the Navarro Case

Decision dated 10 February 20L0 in Navarro v. Ermita

date the Decision was promulgated.

To prove the fact and

Entry of Judgment dated L8 May 2010 in Navarro v. Ermito - To prove the fact

that the Decision dated L0 February 2010 has become final and executory.

Resolution dated 20 July 2010 in Navorro v. Ermito - To show the proper

appl icat ion of the ru les on in tervent ion where in the Supreme Cour t he ld that

when the case has a l ready been terminated, in tervent ion cannot be a l lowed.

Resolution dated L2 April 2011- in Navarro v. Ermita - To prove that under

respondent Corona's leadership, the Supreme Cour t d i rect ly v io la ted the Rules of

cour t , the ru les on reconsiderat ion, f ina l i ty o f judgments and in tervent ion.

Sworn statements of responsible Supreme Court off icials, employees, and staff

privy to the proceedings and deliberations in Nayorro v. Ermito - To prove

respondent Corona's direct acts and involvement in disregarding the finality of judgments

and issue reversals in the forgoing cases

c. With reference to the FASAP Case

Decision dated 22 July 2008 in FA9AP v. Philippine Airlines, lnc., et ol - To prove

the fact and date the Decision was promulgated.

Resolutions of the supreme court dated 02 october 2009 and 07 september

2OL1'. - To prove that the Decision dated 22 July 2008 became final after the

Supreme Cour t denied, wi th f ina l i ty , PAL's Mot ions for Reconsiderat ion.

Personal letter submitted to the Supreme Court by Estel i to Mendoza, PAL's

lawyer, dated 13 and 20 September 20L1 - To show that the letter from

Estel i to Mendoza is instrumental in the later recall of the Resolufions dated 02

October 2009 and 07 September 2011.

A.M. No. 1L-10-1-5C - To show the improper recall of the Resolutions dated 02

October 2009 and 07 September 2011 by v i r tue of a dec is ion in a separate case

decided by the Supreme Cour t on 04 October 201,L, and the par t ic ipat ion of

Corona there in.

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5. Memorandum wri t ten by the Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court En Banc dated

26 September 201L - To show that the current assignment for the FASAP Case

to the Second Divis ion was proper under the rules of the Supreme Court , which

did not justify Corona's action in moving to recall the final and executory

decis ion of 22 July 2008.

Raffle Results on l-4 July 2008

himself from the FASAP Case.

To show that Corona had in i t ia l lv inh ib i ted

Minutes of the Raf f le Commit tee of 11 November 2009, a l is t o f members

thereof and Raff le Results on L1 November 2009 - To show that Corona was a

member of the Raf f le Commit tee that had decided that a Specia l Div is ion need

not be created for the resolution of the Motion for Reconsideration in the FASAP

Case.

Al l memoranda/correspondence to and f rom the Clerk of Cour t o f the Supreme

Court En Banc regarding the FASAP Case - To establish facts surrounding the

decis ion in A.M. No. 1L-L0- l -SC.

FASAP Let ter to the Supreme Cour t inqui r ing about the s tatus of the i r case, and

the Supreme Cour t 's communicat ion to FASAP requi r ing FASAP to f i rs t furn ish

the opposing par ty wi th a copy of the i r le t ters before i t would act on the

inquiries - To show impartiality and bias in favor of Atty. Estelito Mendoza.

Sworn s tatements of responsib le Supreme Cour t o f f ic ia ls , employees, and staf f

privy to the proceedings and deliberations in Fl ight Attendonts ond Stewords

Association of the Philippines (FASAP) v. Philippine Airlines, lnc., et al. - To prove

respondent Corona's direct acts and involvement in influencingthe other Members of the

Supreme Court Fn Banc to disregard the finality of judgments and issue reversals in the

forgoing cases.

ARTICLE VI

List of Witnesses

1. At ty . Harry Roque - He wi l l br ing, present , ident i fy , and test i fy on the or ig ina l

copies of the books, ar t ic les, journals , and mater ia ls that were p lag iar ized and misrepresented

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in the case of lsabelita C. Vinuyo versus the Honoroble Executive Secretory Alberto G. Romulo

docketed as G.R. No. 162230 and the or ig ina l and cer t i f ied t rue copy of the impeachment

compla int f i led against Associate Just ice del Cast i l lo .

2 . At ty . Emmanuel M. Lombos - He wi l l demonstrate the impossib i l i ty that a mere

computer g l i tch caused the delet ion of the footnotes in the Decis ion dated Apr i l 28, 2010 in

lsabelito C. Vinuya versus the Honoroble Executive Secretary Alberto G. Romulo docketed as

G.R. No. L62230.

3, At ty . Nelson T. Anto l in - He wi l l demonstrate the impossib i l i ty that a mere

computer g l i tch caused the delet ion of the footnotes in the Decis ion dated Apr i l 28, 2010 in

lsabelito C. Vinuyo versus the Honoroble Executive Secretary Alberto G. Romulo docketed as

G.R. No. t6223O.

4. Atty. Michelle Ann U. Juan - She wil l bring, present, identify, and testi fy on the

wr i t ten explanat ion she submit ted to the Eth ics Commit tee narrat ing the extent o f her

par t ic ipat ion and how the delet ions/absence of a t t r ibut ions of author i t ies c i ted in the draf t o f

the Decision of the Supreme Court dated Apri l 28, 20L0 in Isobeli ta C. Vinuyo versus the

Honoroble Executive Secretary Alberto G. Romulo docketed as G.R. No. 1-522300.

5. Atty. Cynthia del Casti l lo - She wil l testi fythat Chief Justice Corona was the best

man at the wedding of Associate Just ice del Cast i l lo .

6. Atty. Enriqueta Esguerra-Vidal - She wil l testi fy on the proceedings

involving theVinuya vs. Executive Secretary cose and on al l proceedings of the Supreme Court

re la t ing to AM No, 10-7-L7-SC, inc lud ing the proceedings of the Eth ics Commit tee. In the

course of h is d i rect examinat ion, he/she wi l l ident i fy documents.


With reference to the testimony of Atty. Enriqueta Esguerra-Vidal

Decis ion dated Apr i l 28, 201-0 in lsabel i ta C. V inuya versus the Honorable

Execut ive Secretary Alber to G. Romulo docketed as G.R. No. 162230, inc lud ing

the concurr ing and d issent ing opin ions of the other just ices, i f there are any;

2. The Mot ion for Reconsiderat ion f i led by the pet i t ioners in lsabel i ta C. V inuya

versus the Honorable Execut ive Secretarv Alber to G. Romulo docketed as G.R.

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No. 162230;

3. The Supplementa l Mot ion for Reconsiderat ion f i led by the pet i t ioners in lsabel i ta

C. Vinuya versus the Honorable Execut ive Secretary Alber to G. Romulo docketed

as G.R. No. 162230;

4. The Resolut ion on the Mot ion for Reconsiderat ion and the Supplementa l Mot ion

for Reconsiderat ion (descr ibed in b and c above) , inc lud ing a l l the concurr ing and

dissent ing opin ions of the other just ices, i f there are any;

5. The Resolut ion of the Supreme Cour t creat ing the Eth ics Commit tee, showing

the jur isd ic t ion of such Commit tee;

6. Resolut ion act ivat ing the Eth ics Commit tee to invest igate Associate Just ice del

Cast i l lo in connect ion wi th A.M. No. 1,0-7-17-SC:

7. The Resolut ion/F indings/Recommendat ion of the Eth ics Commit tee in A.M. No.

LO-7.T7-SC:

8. The Resolut ion of the Supreme Cour t dated October 12,2OL0 in A.M. No. 10-7-

L7-SC, inc lud ing a l l the concurr ing and d issent ing opin ions of the other just ices, i f

there are any;

9. The Resolut ion of the Supreme Cour t dated February B, zOi- I in A.M. No. 10-7-

L7-SC; and

10. An inventory of admin is t rat ive compla inants f i led against just ices of the Supreme

Court , the number of those compla ints referred to the Eth ics Commit tee for

invest igat ion, the corresponding f ind ings/ resolut ion/ recommendat ion of the

Eth ics Commit tee, and the corresponding decis ion/ resolut ion of the Supreme

Cou rt on f indi ngs/resolution/recommendation of the Ethics Com m ittee.

List of Witnesses

1. Ms. Raissa Robles - She who wil l testi fy on, among others, the close personal

re la t ionship between Corona and GMA and other a l legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied

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Compla int , and other p leadings f i led by compla inants, and other mat ters re levant to the instant

case.

2. Ms. Marites Vitug She wi l l test i fy among others on the c lose personal

re la t ionship between Corona and GMA, the research she has on the Supreme Cour t inner

processes and other a l legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and other p leadings f i led

by complainants, and other matters relevant to the instant case.

3. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima - She wil l testi fy, among others: (1) That various

cr iminal cases have been f i led against GMA and FG; (2) That GMA intends to t ravel for o ther

reasons as ide f rom heal th (3) That serv ice of the TRO to the Depar tment of Just ice was

attempted to be made before 6 p.m. on l-5 November Zott; (4) That petit ioners GMA and FG

attempted to escape the country on November 1-5, 20L1,; (5) On the al legations contained in

the Ver i f ied Compla int , and other p leadings f i led by compla inants, and other mat ters re levant

to the instant case.

4. Principal Physician of former President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo, Dr. Jul iet

Gopez-Cervantes - who wil l attest to GMA's continuing recovery and her posit ive prognosis,

especia l ly a f ter 6 to 8 months and that there is no medica l emergency warrant ing an immediate

fl ight.

5 . Dr . Mar io Ver - who wi l l a t test to GMA's cont inu ing recovery and her pos i t ive

prognosis , especia l ly a f ter 6 to 8 months and that there is no medica l emergency warrant ing an

immediate f l ight .

6. Supreme Court Process Cashier - who wil l testi fy, among others: (1) On the

work ing hours of the Supreme Cour t ; (2) that the condi t ions set on the TRO were submit ted

beyond working hours.

7. Ms. Ina Reformina and her cameraman - She wil l testi fy, among others: (1) That

the TRO allowing GMA to leave the country was issued before 6 p.m. on l-5 November 20IL; (2)

That serv ice of the TRO to the Depar tment of Just ice was at tempted to be made before 6 p.m.

on 15 November ZOIL; (3) That Compliance with TRO requirements, such as the posting of the

bond, among others, was made after 6 p.m. on 15 Novemb er 2011; (4) Statements made by the

Public Information Off ice of the Supreme Court related to the TRO; (5) wil l testi fy that SC

spokesperson Midas Marquez announced to media ( through press conference) the 8-5 ru l ing in

favor of a TRO against Arroyo 's WLO, though said resolut ion was st i l l be ing draf ted; (5) manner

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of compl iance on the condi t ions set in the TRO , inc lud ing the manner of secur ing payment of

bond; s tatements made by lawyers of GMA and FG on the f l ight bookings and payment of bond;

(7) On the a l legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and other p leadings f i led by

complainants, and other matters relevant to the instant case.

8. Ms. Lia Manalac and her cameraman - She wil l testi fy, among others: (1) That

the TRO allowing GMA to leave the country was issued before 6 p.m. on L5 November 201"L; (2)

That service of the TRO to the Department of Justice was attempted to be made before 6 p.m'

on L5 November 2OLI; (3) That Compliance with TRO requirements, such as the posting of the

bond, among others, was made after 6 p.m. on 15 Novemb er 2O1J; (4) Statements made by the

Public Information Off ice of the Supreme CourU (5) wil l testi fy that SC spokesperson Midas

Marquez announced to media ( through press conference) the 8-5 ru l ing in favor of a TRO

against Arroyo 's WLO, though said resolut ion was st i l l be ing draf ted; 6) manner of compl iance

on the condi t ions set in the TRO re lated to the TRO, inc lud ing the manner of secur ing payment

of bond; s tatements made by lawyers of GMA and FG on the f l ight bookings and payment of

bond; (7)On the a l legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and other p leadings f i led by

compla inants, and other mat ters re levant to the instant case.

9. Mar lon Ramos- tnqui rer - He wi l l test i fy , among others: (1)That the TRO al lowing

GMA to leave the country was issued before 6 p.m. on l-5 November 201'1'; (2) That service of

the TRO to the Depar tment of Just ice was at tempted to be made before 6 p.m, on L5

November 2O1l ; (3) That Compl iance wi th TRO requi rements, such as the post ing of the bond,

among others, was made af ter 6 p.m. on L5 Novemb er ZOLI ; (4) Statements made by the Publ ic

Information Off ice of the Supreme Court related to the TRO; (5) wil l testi fy that SC

spokesperson Midas Marquez announced to media ( through press conference) the 8-5 ru l ing in

favor of a TRO against Arroyo's WLO, though said resolution was sti l l being drafted; (6) On the

al legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and other p leadings f i led by compla inants, and

other matters relevant to the instant case.

10. Zen Hernandez and her cameraman-ABS-CBN - He wil l testi fy, among others:

(1) That the TRO al lowing GMA to leave the country was issued before 6 p.m. on 15 November

ZOt]; (2) That service of the TRO to the Department of Justice was attempted to be made

before 6 p.m.on L5 November 2OLL; (3) That Compl iance wi th TRO requi rements, such as the

post ing of the bond, among others, was made af ter 6 p.m. on 1"5 November 2011; (4)

S t a t e m e n t s m a d e b y t h e P u b l i c l n f o r m a t i o n O f f i c e o f t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t r e l a t e d t o t h e T R O ; ( 5 )

wi l l test i fy that SC spokesperson Midas Marquez announced to media ( through press

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conference) the 8-5 rul ing in favor of a TRO against Arroyo's WLO, though said resolution was

st i l l be ing draf ted; (6) On the a l legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and other

p leadings f i led by compla inants, and other mat ters re levant to the instant case.

I t . Mark Meruenas, GMA News - He wi l l test i fy that Midas Marquez sa id that the

TRO is immediate ly executory and that i t should be respected by DOJ { threat o f contempt) . He

wi l l a lso test i fy that Marquez sa id that TRO condi t ions should be compl ied wi th f i rs t . He quotes

Marquez: "Upon f i l ing these condi t ions or once they are able to comply wi th these condi t ions,

they can f ly already."

12. DeputyClerkof Cour t - She wi l l test i fy , among others: (L) That respondent

Corona consol idated the two (2) cases involv ing Arroyo and her husband Mike in order to

ensure the hurr ied issuance of the TRO against the DOJ on 15 November 2OI t ; (2) That the

hurr ied issuance of the TRO against the DOJ on 1"5 November 2011 by respondent Corona was

made in order to give the Arroyos an opportunity to escape prosecution and to frustrate the

ends of just ice; (3)That such issuance is a tyrannica l abuse of power, an act o f favor i t ism and an

inexcusably negl igent act amount ing to a bet rayal o f publ ic t rust ; (a) On the a l legat ions

conta ined in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and other p leadings f i led by compla inants, and other

matters relevant to the instant case.

13. Atty. Enriqueta Vidal, Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court En Banc - She wil l

test i fy , among others: (1) that Respondent Corona made handwr i t ten correct ions on the

typewritten draft Resolution Justice Velasco with the instruction that the Chief Justice's version

is to be immediate ly promulgated; (2) Suppress the d issent o f Just ice Sereno; (3) On the

al legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and other p leadings f i led by compla inants, and

other mat ters re levant to the instant case; (4) That respondent Corona consol idated the two (5)

cases involving Arroyo and her husband Mike in order to ensure the hurr ied issuance of the

TRO against the DOJ on L5 November 20tL; (6)That the hurr ied issuance of the TRO against the

DOJ on l -5 November 2011 by respondent Corona was made in order to g ive the Arroyos an

oppor tuni ty to escape prosecut ion and to f rust rate the ends of just ice; (7)That such issuance is

a tyrannica l abuse of power, an act o f favor i t ism and an inexcusably negl igent act amount ing to

a betrayal o f publ ic t rust ; (8) On the a l legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and other

p leadings f i led by compla inants, and other mat ters re levant to the instant case.

14. Benjamin Anunuevo and/or the Assigned Process Server or Sheriff who served

the TRO - He wi l l test i fy , among others: (L) That respondent Corona in order to immediate ly

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effect the TRO extended the off ice hours, asked him to do overt ime and to immediately serve

the Notices to the Department of Justice and the Off ice of the Solicitor General;

15. Ms. Araceli C. Bayuga, SC Chief Judicial Off icer and/or the Cashier assigned on

15 Novemb er 2OLL at the Supreme Court - She wil l testi fy, among others: (1) that respondent

Corona in order to immediately effect the TRO extended the off ice hours, asked them to

fac i l i ta te the payment of the bond to ensure compl iance; (2) the t ime and manner of payment

(3) the t ime that they in formed the Of f ice of the Clerk of Cour t o f the payment of the bond.

16. "Jul iet" of the Off ice of the Clerk of Court - She wil l testi fy that i t was only at

8:55am of November !6, one day after GMA attempted to leave, that they received

informat ion of the payment of the Bond.

L7. Mr. Jay Francis P. Baltazar, Notary Public of Magallanes, Makati City - He wil l

test i fy as to the t ime and manner that the Specia l Power of At torney made in favor of Glor ia

Macapagal Arroyo was notar ized.

18. Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno - She wil l testi fy, among others: (1) That the

hurr ied issuance of the TRO against the DOJ on 15 November 2011 by respondent Corona in

order to g ive the Arroyos an oppor tuni ty to escape prosecut ion and to f rust rate the ends of

just ice is a tyrannica l abuse of power, an act o f favor i t ism and an inexcusably negl igent act

amount ing to a bet rayal o f publ ic t rust . This was made possib le through respondent 's ind iv idual

acts of : ( i ) Consol idat ing the two (2) cases involv ing Arroyo and her husband Mike; ( i i )

Fac i l i ta t ing and expedi t ing, as admin is t rat ive head of the Supreme Cour t , the issuance and

implementat ion of the TRO issued in favor of Arroyo ( i .e . a l lowing the extension of the of f ice

hours of the Supreme Cour t , among others) ; ( i i i ) D is tor t ing the Supreme Cour t dec is ion on the

ef fect iv i ty o f the TRO in v iew of a c lear fa i lure to comply wi th the condi t ions of the Supreme

Court amounted to a bet rayal o f publ ic t rust ; ( iv ) Suppress ing the promulgat ion of the

dissent ing opin ion of Just ice Sereno which was submit ted on 2 December 20L1" but was

promulgated only on L3 December 2011; and (v) Prov id ing the Supreme Cour t spokesman wi th

mis leading in format ion; and (2) On the a l legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and

other p leadings f i led by compla inants, and other mat ters re levant to the instant case.

19. Court Administrator Jose Midas P Marquez - He wil l testi fy, among others on

his s tatements made in re la t ion to the TRO against the DOJ. He wi l l a lso test i fy on the issuance

of the TRO against the DOJ on l -5 November 2011 by respondent Corona in order to g ive the

Arroyos an opportunity to escape prosecution and to frustrate the ends of justice. He wil l also

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ta lk on the fo l lowing acts by Respondent : ( i ) Consol idat ing the two (2) cases involv ing Arroyo

and her husband Mike; ( i i ) Fac i l i ta t ing and expedi t ing, as admin is t rat ive head of the Supreme

Court , the issuance and implementat ion of the TRO issued in favor of Arroyo ( i .e . a l lowing the

extension of the off ice hours of the Supreme Court, among others); ( i i i ) Distort ing the Supreme

Court decision on the effectivity of the TRO in view of a clear fai lure to comply with the

condi t ions of the Supreme Cour t amounted to a bet rayal o f publ ic t rust ; ( iv ) Suppress ing the

promulgat ion of the d issent ing opin ion of Just ice Sereno which was submit ted on 2 December

2011 but was promulgated only on 13 December 2OtL; and (v) Prov id ing the Supreme Cour t

spokesman wi th mis leading in format ion; (2) that Respondent Corona made handwr i t ten

corrections on the typewritten draft Resolution Justice Velasco with the instruction that the

Chief Just ice 's vers ion is to be immediate ly promulgated; and (3) On the a l legat ions conta ined

in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and other p leadings f i led by compla inants, and other mat ters

re levant to the instant case. (2) On the a l legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and

other p leadings f i led by compla inants, and other mat ters re levant to the instant case.

20. Justice Antonio T. Carpio - He wil l testi fy, among others: (1) That the hurried

issuance of the TRO against the DOJ on 15 November 201,L by respondent Corona in order to

give the Arroyos an opportunity to escape prosecution and to frustrate the ends of justice is a

tyrannica l abuse of power, an act o f favor i t ism and an inexcusably negl igent act amount ingto a

betrayal o f publ ic t rust , This was made possib le through respondent 's ind iv idual acts of : ( i )

Consol idat ing the two (2) cases involv ing Arroyo and her husband Mike; ( i i ) Fac i l i ta t ing and

expedi t ing, as admin is t rat ive head of the Supreme Cour t , the issuance and implementat ion of

the TRO issued in favor of Arroyo ( i .e . a l lowing the extension of the of f ice hours of the Supreme

Court , among others) ; ( i i i ) D is tor t ingthe Supreme Cour t dec is ion on the ef fect iv i ty o f the TRO in

v iew of a c lear fa i lure to comply wi th the condi t ions of the Supreme Cour t amounted to a

betrayal o f publ ic t rust ; ( iv ) Suppress ing the promulgat ion of the d issent ing opin ion of Just ice

Sereno which was submit ted on 2 December 201, t but was promulgated only on l -3 December

Zot t ; and (v) Prov id ing the Supreme Cour t spokesman wi th mis leading in format ion; (2) that

Respondent Corona made handwritten corrections on the typewritten draft Resolution Justice

Velasco wi th the inst ruct ion that the Chief Just ice 's vers ion is to be immediate ly promulgated;

and (3) On the a l legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and other p leadings f i led by

compla inants, and other mat ters re levant to the instant case. (2) On the a l legat ions conta ined


relevant to the instant case.

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2L. Justice Bienvenido Reyes - He wil l testi fy, among others: (1) That the hurried

issuance of the TRO against the DOJ on L5 November 2011 by respondent Corona in order to


tyrannica l abuse of power, an act o f favor i t ism and an inexcusably negl igent act amount ing to a

betrayal o f publ ic t rust . This was made possib le through respondent 's ind iv idual acts of : ( i )



the TRO issued in favor of Arroyo (i .e. al lowing the extension of the off ice hours of the Supreme

Court, among others); ( i i i ) Distort ing the Supreme Court decision on the effectivity of the TRO in



Sereno which was submit ted on 2 December 2OLI but was promulgated only on 1"3 December

20LI ; and (v) Prov id ing the Supreme Cour t spokesman wi th mis leading in format ion; (2) that

Respondent Corona made handwr i t ten correct ions on the typewr i t ten draf t Resolut ion Just ice





relevant to the instant case.

22. Justice Arturo D. Brion - He wil l testi fy, among others: (1) That the hurried

issuance of the TRO against the DOJ on 15 November 2011 by respondent Corona in order to


tyrannica l abuse of power, an act o f favor i t ism and an inexcusably negl igent act amount ing to a

betrayal o f publ ic t rust . This was made possib le through respondent 's ind iv idual acts of : ( i )



the TRO issued in favor of Arroyo (i .e. al lowing the extension of the off ice hours of the Supreme

Court , among others) ; ( i i i ) D is tor t ing the Supreme Cour t dec is ion on the ef fect iv i ty o f the TRO in



Sereno which was submit ted on 2 December ZOLL but was promulgated only on 13 December

20LI ; and (v) Prov id ing the Supreme Cour t spokesman wi th mis leading in format ion; (2) that

Respondent Corona made handwr i t ten correct ions on the typewr i t ten draf t Resolut ion Just ice



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re levant to the instant case.

23. Justice Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr. - He wil l testi fy, among others: (1) That the

hurr ied issuance of the TRO against the DOJ on L5 November 2011 by respondent Corona in

order to give the Arroyos an opportunity to escape prosecution and to frustrate the ends of

justice is a tyrannical abuse of power, an act of favorit ism and an inexcusably negligent act

amount ing to a bet rayal o f publ ic t rust . This was made possib le through respondent 's ind iv idual

acts of : ( i ) Consol idat ing the two (2) cases involv ing Arroyo and her husband Mike; ( i i )

Fac i l i ta t ing and expedi t ing, as admin is t rat ive head of the Supreme Cour t , the issuance and

implementat ion of the TRO issued in favor of Arroyo ( i .e . a l lowing the extension of the of f ice

hours of the Supreme Cour t , among others) ; ( i i i ) D is tor t ing the Supreme Cour t dec is ion on the

effectivity of the TRO in view of a clear fai lure to comply with the condit ions of the Supreme

Court amounted to a bet rayal o f publ ic t rust ; ( iv ) Suppress ing the promulgat ion of the

dissent ing opin ion of Just ice Sereno which was submit ted on 2 December 2011 but was

promulgated only on 13 December 2O1,1, ; and (v) Prov id ing the Supreme Cour t spokesman wi th

mis leading in format ion; (2) that Respondent Corona made handwr i t ten correct ions on the

typewritten draft Resolution Justice Velasco with the instruction that the Chief Justice's version

is to be immediate ly promulgated; and (3) On the a l legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied

Compla int , and other p leadings f i led by compla inants, and other mat ters re levant to the instant

case. (2) On the a l legat ions conta ined in the Ver i f ied Compla int , and other p leadings f i led by

compla inants, and other mat ters re levant to the instant case.

24. Other Supreme Court Off icials and media personnel who may be determined

as the custodians of the documents that wil l be identif ied and authenticated.


1. Supreme Cour t - received (wi th t ime and date s tamp) Pet i t ion for Specia l Civ i l

Act ions for Cer t iorar i and Prohib i t ion wi th Prayer for the lssuance of a Temporary

Restra in ing Order (TRO) and/or Wr i t o f Pre l iminary In junct ion f i led by Glor ia

Macapagal Arroyo (G.R. No. 199034) [GMA TRO Pet i t ion] , inc lud ing the Annexes

thereto;

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2. Supreme Cour t received (wi th t ime and date s tamp) Pet i t ion for Specia l Civ i l

Actions for Cert iorari and Prohibit ion with Prayer for the lssuance of a Temporary

Restra in ing Order and/or Wr i t o f Pre l iminary ln junct ion docketed as (G.R. No.

199046) [Mike Arroyo TRO Petit ion], including the Annexes thereto;

3. Off icial Leave of Respondent Corona applied for days within the month of

November 201.1;

4. Minutes of the Supreme Cour t Raf f le Commit tee which handled the GMA and

Mike Arroyo TRO Petit ion;

5. Appointment or Ass ignment of the Member in Charge of the GMA and Mike

Arroyo TRO Petit ion;

6. Agenda and Minutes of the Supreme Cour t En Banc Sessions dated l -5 November

20L1 :

7. Resolut ion dated 1"5 November 201- l - on the GMA and Mike Arroyo TRO Pet i t ion,

as pub l i shed ;

8. Temporary Restra in ing Order dated 15 November ZOLL issued in the GMA and

Mike Arroyo TRO Petit ion;

9. Specia l Power of At torney dated 15 Novemb er 2O1L submit ted by GMA and Mike

Arroyo in favor of At ty . Ferd inand Topacio appoint ing h im " to produce summons

or receive documentary ev idence" wi th the of f ic ia l date and t ime stamp of the

Supreme Cour t ;

10. Off icial Receipt No. 00300227-SC-EP dated L5 November 2011 issued by the

Supreme Cour t for the Two Mi l l ion Pesos Cash Bond of GMA and Mike Arroyo

with the off icial date and t ime stamp;

11. November 15 and 1,6, 20tL Sheriff 's Return of service of the GMA and Mike

Arroyo TRO dated L5 November 2011 upon the Depar tment of Just ice and the

Office of the Solicitor General;

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L2. Cert i f ication from the Fiscal Management and Budget Off ice of the Supreme

Court dated November L5,2}tt with the date and t ime it was received by the

Supreme Cour t Clerk of Cour t showing i t to be November t6 ,20I I a t 8 :55am;

13. Agenda and Minutes of the Supreme Cour t En Banc Sessions dated 1.8 November

20L1,;

14. Resolut ion dated 18 November 2011 issued on the GMA and Mike Arroyo TRO

Pet i t ion, as publ ished;

15. Agenda and Minutes of the Supreme Cour t En Banc Sessions dated 22 November

20LL;

16. Typed-written draft of Justice Presbitero Velasco (Justice Velasco) of the Z2

November 2011 sess ion on the GMA and Mike Arroyo TRO Pet i t ion (Just ice

Velasco draft);

L7. Just ice Antonio T. Carp io 's Modi f icat ions of Just ice Velasco 's draf t on the GMA

and Mike Arroyo TRO Petit ion;

18. Respondent Corona's handwritten corrections on Justice Velasco's draft on the

GMA and Mike Arroyo TRO Pet i t ion dated 22 November 201L wi th the

inst ruct ion that the Chief Just ice 's vers ion is to be immediate ly promulgated as

received by the Supreme Cour t Clerk of Cour t on 23 November 20t1 ' ;

19. Resolut ion dated 22 November 201-1" on the GMA and Mike Arroyo TRO Pet i t ion,

as publ ished;

20. Logbook showing the date and t ime iust ice Sereno's d issent to the 22 November

2011 Resolut ion was received by the Clerk of Cour t En Banc;

21. Dissent ing Opin ion of Just ice Sereno in G.R. No. 1-99034 and 199046 as publ ished

on L3 December 2O1.L:

22. Dissent ing Opin ion of Just ice Carp io in G.R, No. 199034 and 199046 as publ ished;

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Agenda and Minutes of the Supreme Cour t En Banc Sessions dated 24 November

20rt;

Agenda and Minutes of the Supreme Cour t En Banc Sessions dated 29 November

201,r

Dissent ing Opin ion of Just ice Velasco in G.R. No. 1-99034 and 199046 as

pub l i shed ;

Dissent ing Opin ion of Just ice Abad in G.R. No. 199034 and 199046 as publ ished;

Let ter dated 24 November 2011 of Just ice Carp io addressed to the Chief Just ice

wi th t i t le : "Re: GR No. L99034, Glor ia Macapagal Arroyo v. Hon. Le i la M. De

Lima" copy furn ished to a l l iust ices and the Clerk of Cour t .

Memorandum dated 05 December 20I I o f Clerk of Cour t Enr iqueta E. V idal for

the Chief Justice and the Associate Justices stating that as "per instruction of

Associate Justice Presbitero J. Velasco, the dissenting opinion of Associate Justice

Mar ia Lourdes P.A. Sereno (Sereno) in the Resolut ion dated 22 November 20LL

shal l be taken up in the sess ion of the En Banc on Tuesday, December 6,20LI" ;

Letter dated 06 December 2OII oI Justice Sereno to respondent Corona

formal iz ing her request to be appr ised of the legal bas is for the non-

promulgat ion of her d issent ing opin ion, unduly depr iv ing her of her

const i tu t ional r ight as an associate just ice copy, furn ished to a l l Just ices and the

Clerk of Court;

Agenda and Minutes of the Supreme Cour t En Banc Sessions dated 06 December

20Lt;

Cert i f ied True Copy of the decision in "Leave Division OCA-OAS vs. Wilma

Salvac ion P. Huesdens" docketed as A.M. No. P-11-2927, promulgated on 13

December ZOt!;

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32. Certi f ied True Copy of the Supreme Court lnternal Rules;

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Cert i f ied True Copy of G.R. No. L97930 where the Supreme Cour t denied Efra im

Genuino 's prayer for a TRO against Watchl is t Order No. 201-1-422, issued under

the author i ty o f the same DOJ Circu lar No. 41 that is the subject o f the GMA and

Mike Arroyo TRO Petit ions;

Of f ic ia l Appointment of Respondent Corona as Associate Just ice of the Supreme

Court;

Off icial Appointment of Respondent Corona as Chief Justice;

Of f ic ia l Appointment of Midas Marquez as Spokesperson of the Supreme Cour t .

As s tated in the Compla int , the Spokesperson in severa l instances made

mis leading s tatements;

Of f ic ia l Appointment of Just ice Ar turo D. Br ion (Br ion) as Just ice of the Supreme

Court . Just ice Br ion was present in the meet ings and may shed l ight as to who

draf ted the Resolut ions dated November 15 and November 1,820IL on the GMA

and Mike Arroyo TRO Petit ion;

Of f ic ia l Appointment of Just ice Pres ibetero Velasco as Just ice of the Supreme

Court . iust ice Velasco was ment ioned severa l t imes in the Dissent ing Opin ion of

Just ice Sereno in G.R. No. 199034 and 199046 as publ ished and he f i led a

Dissent ing Opin ion in G.R. No. 199034 and 199046 as publ ished;

Of f ic ia l Appointment of iust ice Rober to A. Abad as Just ice of the Supreme Cour t .

Just ice Abad f i led a Dissent ing Opin ion in G.R. No. 199034 and 199046 as

pub l i shed

Bureau of lmmigrat ion Records s tat ing the entry and ex i t in the Phi l ipp ines of

Respondent Renato Corona during the months of October and November, 2011.;

Department of Justice received Petit ion for Special Civi l Actions for Cert iorari and

Prohib i t ion wi th Prayer for the lssuance of a Temporary Restra in ing Order (TRO)

and/or Wr i t o f Pre l iminary In junct ion f i led by Glor ia Macapagal Arroyo (G.R. No.

199034) [GMA TRO Pet i t ion] , inc lud ing the Annexes thereto;

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Department of Justice received Supreme Court received (with t ime and date

stamp) Petit ion for Special Civi l Actions for Cert iorari and Prohibit ion with Prayer

for the lssuance of a Temporary Restra in ing Order and/or Wr i t o f Pre l iminary

ln junct ion docketed as (G.R. No. 199046) [Mike Arroyo TRO Pet i t ion] , inc lud ing

the Annexes thereto;

Al l p leadings and mot ions f i led and received in the Mike Arroyo and GMA TRO

Petit ion;

Record of Denia l o f the At tempted Exi t o f Glor ia Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) and

Jose Miguel Tuason Arroyo (Mike Arroyo) wi th the Bureau of lmmigrat ion on

November t5,2OtL;

Warrants of Arrest issued by Branch L1,2of the Regional Trial Court of Pasay City

against GMA;

Department of Justice received Special Power of Attorney dated l-5 November

2011" submit ted by the Arroyos in favor of At ty . Ferd inand Topacio appoint ing

him " to produce summons or receive documentary ev idence." ;

Depar tment of Just ice received Mani festat ion or Mot ion in forming them of the

Compl iance wi th the condi t ions set in the L5 November 2011" TRO issued by the

Supreme Cour t in the GMA and Mike Arroyo TRO Pet i t ion;

Depar tment of Just ice Resolut ions on the cases f i led against Glor ia Macapagal

Arroyo and Fi rs t Gent leman Mike Arroyo;

News Videos showing the implementat ion of the TRO;

Doctor Cert i f icate showing the diagnosis of GMA;

Videos showing the s tatements of Midas Marquez re la ted to the issuance of the

TRO, inc lud ing the one made between L:00 to 2:00 pm, l -5 November 2011

where Marquez announced to the media the TRO against Arroyo 's WLO, though

said resolut ion was st i l l be ing draf ted. He is repor ted to have sa id that . "Upon

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f i l ing these condi t ions

they can f ly already,"

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or once they are able to comply wi th these condi t ions,

ARTICLE VIII

List of Witnesses

L. Ms. Lourdes Lim, COA Supervising Auditor to the Supreme Court - She wil l

test i fy on the resul t o f her audi t repor t - Annual Audi t Repor t (AAR) of the Supreme Cour t o f

the Phi l ipp ines for CY 1009 and 201"0, the i r f ind ings and recommendat ions conta ined in the i r

AAR's and that Respondent Chief Just ice asked COA not to publ ish the AAR's in the COA

website.

2. Ms. Myrna Cells, COA Auditor to the Supreme Court - She wil l testi fy that she

was par t o f the team headed by Lourdes L im who conducted an audi t on the accounts and

f inancia l operat ions of the SC for CY 2009 and 2010; the i r f ind ings and recommendat ions as

contained in the AAR for CY 2009 and 2010; and other relevant matters contained in the AAR.

2. Department of Budget and Management (or Civi l Service Commission) Records

Custodian - He/She wi l l test i fy on the submiss ion of the Personal Serv ices l temizat ion and

Plant i l la o f Personnel (PSIPOP) as submit ted to the i r o f f ice (DBM) by the SC as wel l as the

budget al located for i t .

3. Ms. Li l ianne E. Ulgado, SC's Chief Accountant She wi l l test i fy , among

others, on the contents of the Supreme Cour t 's F inancia l Statements; that funds a l located for

Personal Serv ices, MOOE in the SCP's Genera l Funds for CY 2010 and funds a l located for

Personal Serv ices and MOOE for PET for CY 2010, whi le dec lared in the F inancia l Statements to

have been fu l ly u t i l ized, were t ransferred to the F iscal Autonomy Fund of the Supreme Cour t .

She wi l l l ikewise test i fy that such t ransfers were personal ly and d i rect ly author ized by the

Respondent Chief Just ice.

4. Ms. Corazon G. Ferrer-Flores, Chief of SC's Fiscal Management and Budget

Of f ice(FMBO)- She wi l l test i fy as to the declarat ion of the Management 's Responsib i l i ty for

F inancia l Statements of SC and i ts s ign i f icance and to corroborate the test imony of Ms. Ulgado.

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5. COA Auditor for the Fiscal Autonomy Fund {CFAG Fund) - She wil l testi fy to

corroborate the test imony of Ms. Ulgado; that in the per formance of her dut ies and

responsib i l i t ies, she conducted and audi t on the SC's CFAG Fund; Her audi t f ind ings on the SC's

CFAG Funds.

6. Representative of the Wor4d BanKsJudicial Refonn fupport Project -who willtestifiT, among

others, on: (1)the authenticity and mntenb of the Report of the World Bank lmplementation Support Mision forthe

JRSP; (2)the wrious questionable expenditures incuned by respondent Corona, which arc indicia of the commision of

graft and omrption; (3)drat certain disallowed expenditures had to be reimbursed by the Supreme Courf (4) the

uncertain fr.rture of the JRSP in the Philippines due to the questionable expenditures authorized by respondent Corona;

and (5) other maftes relerant to the instant case.


A. With reference to the testimonies of Lourdes Lim ond Myrna Cells

1. COA AAR for CY 2009;

2. COA AAR for CY 2010:

3. Letter of the Respondent Corona dated December 6, 2OI0 to COA Chaiman

Vi l lar ;

4 . Let ter o f COA Assis tant Commiss ioner and Genera l Counsel E l izabeth Zosa dated

July 6, 2011to Respondent Corona; and

5. Letter of SC OCA Midas Marquez dated August 5, 2O'J,L addressed to COA

Chairperson G racePul ido-Tan.

B. With reference to the testimony of Lilianne l'llgado and Corazon Ferrer-Flores

L Supreme Cour t 's F inancia l Statements;

2. SC's Books of Accounts for the CFAG for the years 2010 and ZOLL;

3. SC's Journal Entry Vouchers for 2009, 2010 and 2011;

4. SC's Personal Serv ices l temizat ion and Plant i l la o f Personnel (PSIPOP);

5. SC-Memorandum Order No. 22-2010 dated 21 May 2OI0;

6. SC-Memorandum Order 22-A-7010 dated 2L May 2010;

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESRepubl ic of the Phi l ippines

By:

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PRIVATEPROSECUTORS

MARIO LUZA BAUTISTAPTR No.2686005, Jan. 18,2011, Makat i

CityLifetime IBP No. 00060, Makati City

Roll of Attorneys No. 30196MCLE Compliance No. 1110008479, Feb. 9,

2010

Copy Furnished (By Personal Service):

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