21 Facts About Renato Corona

Renato Tereso Antonio Coronado Corona was a Filipino judge who was the 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2010 to 2012.

Renato Corona served as an associate justice after being appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 9,2002, and later as Chief Justice on May 12,2010, upon the retirement of Chief Justice Reynato Puno.

In May 2012, Renato Corona was impeached and convicted for failing to disclose his financial assets as required by the constitution, becoming the first Philippine government official to be removed by impeachment.

Renato Tereso Antonio Coronado Corona was born on October 15,1948, at the Lopez Clinic in Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines.

Renato Corona graduated with gold medal honors from the Ateneo de Manila grade school in 1962 and high school in 1966.

Renato Corona earned his Bachelor of Arts degree, with honors, from Ateneo de Manila, in 1970, where he was the editor-in-chief of The GUIDON, the university student newspaper.

Renato Corona finished his Bachelor of Laws at the Ateneo Law School in 1974.

On May 12,2010, two days after the 2010 general election and a month before President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's term expired, Renato Corona was appointed the 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, succeeding Reynato Puno who had reached the mandatory age of retirement.

Renato Corona's appointment was criticized by then-presidential candidate Benigno Aquino III, who would have appointed the next chief justice had Corona not been appointed.

On July 5,2011, the High Court, led by then-Chief Justice Renato Corona, upheld the decision by the Department of Agrarian Reform and the PARC, revoking a 1989 stock distribution option in lieu of land distribution under the 1988 Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.

The university, founded in 1611 and the oldest university in Asia, added that Renato Corona had enrolled in all of the requisite subjects leading to the doctorate, attended his classes, passed them and delivered a "scholarly treatise" for his dissertation in a public lecture.

Renato Corona said that the case against him was politically motivated as part of then-President Benigno Simeon Aquino III's persecution of his perceived political enemies.

Renato Corona pointed out that the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Cojuangco Aquinos' Hacienda Luisita case in August 2010, which was after Renato Corona became Chief Justice, and issued their landmark decision, which was adverse to the Cojuangco Aquino family, in November 2011, a month before the impeachment was filed.

Renato Corona argued that he was not required to disclose US$2.4 million because foreign deposits are guaranteed secrecy under the Philippine's Foreign Currency Deposits Act and that the peso accounts are co-mingled funds.

Renato Corona pointed out events that showed the animosity of Aquino against him.

In December, 2011, then-President Aquino lectured Renato Corona and lambasted the Supreme Court at the First National Criminal Justice Summit hosted by the Department of Justice.

Renato Corona's supporters showed solidarity with him during the trial with signs and by their presence at the Supreme Court.

Renato Corona later clarified that this was an "appeal", and not a bribe.

Revilla recalled how Roxas explained why Renato Corona should be impeached.

The court stated that the computations offered by the prosecution merely added the earned income of Renato Corona without considering the money market placements and the substantial interest income earned over 10-year periods.

Cristina Roco Renato Corona, the SALN is a tool for public transparency and never a weapon for political vendetta.