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Solons vow
to have
Corona's
retirement
benefits
granted
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Lawmakers yesterday assured the

family of the late Supreme Court (SC)
Chief Justice Renato Corona of their
support in their bid to have retirement
benefits be granted him following his
controversy-ridden impeachment in the
previous administration.
Outgoing Navotas Rep. Tobias Tiangco
backed retired SC Associatb Justice
Arturo Brion s call for the incoming 18th
Cong'ress to correct the iqiustice alleg-
edly committed against the impeached
chiefjustice. \ '
On the other hand, incoming Cagayan
de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez vowed
to file the bill that would return to Corona's
family the retirement pay and other ben-
efrts that they deserve.
"I will file a bill granting CJ Corona's
heirs retirement and other benefits,,' he
said.
Misarnis Oriental Rep..Henry Oaminal
said: "The issue is wodh looking to.; it will
be addressed in the 18th C-ongress."
Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo said
he will also lobby for the approval of a bi.tt
that will honor the memory of Corona.
Tiangco recalled that he was the lone
congressman to stand witness during the
impeachment proceedings to assail the
railroading of the House of Rbpresenta- .

tives impeachment proceedings.

"Congressmen were threatened and
bribed with the now infumous DAP (Dis-
bursement Acceleration Program) then,"
he said.
Tiangcowas amemberofthe 15th Con-
gress majority bloc when he protested the
alleged railroading of the approval of the
articles of impeachment against Corona.
The late chief justice's ouster was
allegetlly orchestrated by congressional
allies of then President Benigno Aquino
III.
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