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"MYNARDO MACARAIG, Agence France-Presse
January 16, 2012 11:35am
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MANILA - A historic impeachment trial of the Philippines' top judge will begin on Monday as President Benigno Aquino steps up his popular but sometimes controversial crusade to stamp out corruption.
Members of the 23-person Senate will sit as judges to determine whether Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona should be removed from his post and become the highest-profile scalp yet in Aquino's relentless anti-graft drive.
"We are going through a process to stop a rogue magistrate from completely crushing the sacred institution of the Supreme Court," Aquino said in the lead-up to the trial, which could take months.
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MANILA - A historic impeachment trial of the Philippines' top judge will begin on Monday as President Benigno Aquino steps up his popular but sometimes controversial crusade to stamp out corruption.
Members of the 23-person Senate will sit as judges to determine whether Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona should be removed from his post and become the highest-profile scalp yet in Aquino's relentless anti-graft drive.
"We are going through a process to stop a rogue magistrate from completely crushing the sacred institution of the Supreme Court," Aquino said in the lead-up to the trial, which could take months.
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Life Opinion:
Justice will prevail if the Chief Justice Corona is not guilty.
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