BIR chief, 6 others subpoenaed to Corona trial

The Senate has subpoenaed Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares and at least six others to the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona as requested by the House prosecution team.   Aside from Henares, those subpoenaed were:  

• personnel officer of the Office of the Vice President (along with copies of Corona's SALN from 1998 to 2000);
• Giovanni Ng, Megaworld Corporation finance director (along with documents related to The Bellagio properties of Corona and his wife and The Mckinley Hill property of his daughter Charina); 
• Lourdes and Aniceto Bisnar, Jr. of the Fort Bonifacio Development (along with documents related to Unit 1902, Spanish Bay Tower, Bonifacio Ridge located at The Fort, Taguig City of Corona's wife Cristina and all units in Spanish Bay Tower, Bonifacio Ridge, The Fort, Taguig City sold in 2005);
• Grace Evangeline Manankil-Sta.Ana and Nerissa Josef, authorized representatives of Community Innovations, Inc. (along with documents related to all units in The Columns, Ayala Avenue cor. Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City sold in 2004);  
• Rogelio Serafica of the Burgundy Realty Corporation (along with documents related to all units in Burgundy Plaza, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City sold in 2003); and 
• Jamie Eloise M. Agbayani, president and CEO of Camp John Management Corp. (along with the SALN of Cristina Corona).

  The prosecution had also asked the Senate to require Henares to bring with her the original and certified true copies of the annual income tax returns (ITR) of Corona (for the years 1992 to 2010), his wife Cristina (1992 to 2010), his daughter Carla (2000-2010), his son-in-law Constantino Castillo (2000 to 2010), his son Francis (2005 to 2010), and his other daughter Charina (2005 to 2010).   On Wednesday, Supreme Court clerk of court Atty. Enriqueta Esguerra-Vidal testified in the trial and was compelled to surrender Corona's Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) from 2002 to 2011. The period covers his appointment to the high court up to his term as chief justice.   Malacañang Records Office head Marianito Dimaandal was also called to the stand in connection with Article II of the Articles of Impeachment, which accuses Corona of failure to disclose SALN.   The Senate has also subpoenaed the registers of deeds and city assessors of Quezon City, Marikina City, Makati City, Taguig City, Pasay City, and Parañaque City.   Interviewed by reporters Thursday, impeachment court spokesperson Valentina Cruz said expected to testify later in the day in the fourth day of the trial are registers of deeds Sedfrey Garcia (Marikina), Carlo Alcantara (Quezon City), Randy Rutaquio (Taguig), and Constante Caluya (Makati). — Kimberly Jane Tan/KBK, GMA News