Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago would not like to accept BIR Commissioner Henares as a witness. Shed do not think that the commissioner is essential to the case. Sen. Santiago thinks that her statement is not needed by the hearing. But the prosecution still insists that their witness has important documents to shoe regarding the Income Tax Return (ITR) of Chief Justice Corona. Meanwhile, Presiding Judge and Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said the impeachment court's ruling on Wednesday on the nature of article 2 of the impeachment complaint does not preclude them from later on assessing that Chief Justice Renato Corona may have illegally acquired properties. Senator-judges decided to drop article 2.4 of the complaint, which had been the rallying cry of the prosecution in their effort to seek a Corona conviction for betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commisioner Kim Henares' testimony showed that Chief Justice Renato Corona's declarations in his Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) are highly questionable because his tax declarations do not support them, House prosecutors said on Wednesday. House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales III said this proves Corona has ill-gotten wealth. Meanwhile NBI’s asset ‘Labsky’ gets out making his own testimony. The Senate, acting as an impeachment court, has allowed Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim Henares to take the witness stand on Wednesday to attest to the authenticity of the income tax returns of Chief Justice Renato Corona and his family. Meanwhile, the wife of Chief Justice Corona has filed an Income Tax Return through Camp John Hay. So, she is not liable of facing legal charges.
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