DEFYING DOCTORS. Chief Justice Renato Corona will return to the Senate Friday, defying doctors' orders. File photo by Joseph Vidal/PRIB/Senate Pool
MANILA, Philippines – Chief Justice Renato Corona will attend the impeachment trial Friday, May 25, lead defense counsel Serafin Cuevas told reporters.
Corona will attend the trial in defiance of his doctors' medical advice, Cuevas said, according to reports by ABS-CBN News.
Earlier, prosecution spokesman Rep Juan Edgardo Angara said on Twitter that Corona is likely return to the witness stand Friday, quoting one of Corona's counsels. The counsel told Angara that Corona "is feeling better."
Corona remains in the intensive care unit (ICU) of The Medical City, Pasig City as of posting time. The hospital will issue a medical bulletin on his condition at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 24. – Rappler.com
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