Who’s the impeachment rock star?

The recent impeachment trial was not just about legal terms and evidence, about objections and powerpoint presentations.

It was also about personalities – from legal luminaries and fiery senators, to clueless witnesses and one defiant ear-covering prosecution lawyer.

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Impeachment Betting Invades Social Sites

It’s time for Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez to move over, at least for now.

After the American Idol Season 11 finale last week, Filipinos were again hooked on social networking Web sites and online forums Tuesday, this time busy placing their bets on the verdict of the Senate Impeachment Court on Chief Justice Renato Corona.

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'Coronavela' unfolds

The Senate resumes its regular session for the first time this year and keeps its date with history as it convenes into an impeachment court for the trial of the Chief Justice before live cameras transmitting the drama to over 90 million Filipinos here and abroad.

Chief Justice Renato C. Corona, put on trial by the House of Representatives on eight articles of impeachment, is not expected to appear when the impeachment proceedings begin Monday at the Senate at 2 p.m. Instead, Corona’s battery of top lawyers will go head-on with the House’s 11-man prosecution panel aided by 59 private prosecutors.

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