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Renato C. Corona (born October 15, 1948) is an incumbent
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of the
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. He was appointed to the Court on April 9, 2002 by
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.
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Corona earned his law degree at the Ateneo de Manila Law School, where he would serve as a member of the faculty for 17 years. He also received a
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degree from
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in 1982.
Corona served as the Presidential Legal Counsel and Deputy
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to
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Fidel Ramos. In 1998, he became the chief of staff and spokesperson of then Vice President
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. When Arroyo assumed the presidency in 2001, Corona became the
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.
Some notable opinions
- Islamic Da'Wah Council v. Office of the Executive Secretary (2003) — on right of national government to act as the exclusive authority to issue halal
Halal is an Arabic term designating any object or an action which is permissible to use or engage in, according to Islamic law. It is the opposite of haraam. The term is widely used to designate food seen as permissible according to Islamic law...
certifications
- Republic v. Sandiganbayan (2003) — on the forfeiture of Swiss
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family
- Francisco v. House of Rep. (2003) - Separate Opinion — on the impeachment
Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to consider whether or not to forcibly remove a government official from office. The impeachment itself brings the charges against the official...
resolution against Chief JusticeThe Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court presides over the Supreme Court of the Philippines and is the highest judicial officer of the government of the Philippines...
Hilario Davide, Jr.Hilario G. Davide Jr. is the current Ambassador/Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Philippines to the United Nations in New York City....
- Uy v. PHELA Trading (2005) — on constitutional right to counsel
Right to counsel is currently generally regarded as a constituent of the right to a fair trial, allowing for the defendant to be assisted by counsel , and if he cannot afford his own lawyer, requiring that the government should appoint one for him, or pay his legal expenses...
- Taruc v. De la Cruz (2005) — on court jurisdiction over challenges to religious excommunication
Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community. The word literally means putting [someone] out of communion. In some religions, excommunication includes spiritual condemnation of the member or group...
- Neypes v. Court of Appeals (2005) — on period for appeal
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from decisions of trial courts
- Lambino v. COMELEC (2006) - Dissenting Opinion — on people's initiative
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