If Chief Justice Renato Corona made erroneous entries in his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), does this constitute an impeachable offense?
Sen. Joker Arroyo on Tuesday raised this question, noting that the law requiring public officials to file SALNs allows the correction of errors in their declarations.
Arroyo noted that prosecutors were attempting to pin Corona down for culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public trust for allegedly failing to include several high-end properties in his SALN.
“Does the filing of wrong entries amount to an impeachable offense? That is a question that will confront the senators at the moment of truth,” Arroyo said in a phone interview.
“If wrong SALN entries constitute an offense, is it elevated to a level that would merit (Corona’s) removal from public office or is it just an ordinary misdemeanor? We note that not every offense is impeachable, like jaywalking or a little slander,” he added.
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