Aaron Lozada, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/nation2/04/28/cjcorona-rem.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Former Chief Justice Renato Corona passes away at 67. Rem Zamora</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA (UPDATED) - Renato Corona, notable lawyer, member of the Cabinet and former chief justice, passed away Friday morning, the Supreme Court (SC) announced.He was 67.Corona&#x27;s family confirmed that he died of cardiac arrest at 1:48 a.m.Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno &quot;has directed that the flag in the SC and all courts nationwide be flown at half mast to mourn the passing of the former CJ,&quot; the SC Public Information Office (PIO) said.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">CJ Sereno, iniutos na ang paglalagay sa half-mast ng mga bandila ng Pilipinas sa lahat ng korte sa buong bansa. <a href="https://t.co/iWRAVE72k3">pic.twitter.com/iWRAVE72k3</a>— Johnson L. Manabat (@JohnsonDZMM) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnsonDZMM/status/725826491456450561">April 28, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>A dzMM report said Corona&#x27;s remains will be brought to the Heritage Park in Taguig where a public viewing will be held on Saturday.Before his death, the ousted chief justice was diagnosed with diabetes, and had undergone heart bypass surgery twice.Corona served the government in various capacities. He was in the Cabinet of two presidents, Fidel V. Ramos and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, before being appointed to the bench as the associate justice and, eventually, chief justice of the Supreme Court.The former chief justice had a sterling record as a student. He graduated with honors from the Ateneo de Manila Grade School and High School. He earned his bachelor&#x27;s degree from the Ateneo de Manila University, where he also served as editor-in-chief of The Guidon, the university student publication.Corona obtained his law degree from the Ateneo Law School in 1974. Having married right after college, Corona was working in the Office of the Executive Secretary while attending night classes in law school. He finished fifth in his class.In 1982, Corona earned his Masters of Law degree from Harvard University, where he focused on foreign investment policies and the regulation of corporate and financial institutions.As young lawyer, Corona was special counsel of the government-owned Development Bank of the Philippines. He later became senior vice-president and general counsel of the Commercial Bank of Manila and a senior officer in the tax and corporate counseling group of the tax division of SGV &amp; Co.Corona joined the Ramos administration in 1992 as assistant executive secretary for legal affairs. He was promoted to deputy executive secretary. Corona was then appointed as chief presidential legal counsel and member of the Cabinet.When Ramos&#x27; term ended, Corona joined the office of then Vice President Arroyo as her chief of staff. When Arroyo assumed the presidency, Corona served as presidential chief of staff, presidential spokesperson and acting executive secretary.Corona was appointed to the High Court in 2002 as an associate justice. He was elevated to chief justice in 2010.His appointment as chief justice was met with criticisms, having been made within two days after the 2010 presidential elections and a month before Arroyo&#x27;s term ends.However, the Supreme Court, voting 9-1, upheld Arroyo&#x27;s right as incumbent president to appoint the chief justice, stating that the 90-day period for the president to fill the vacancy in the Supreme Court is a special provision to establish a definite mandate for the president as the appointing power, and that the election ban on appointments does not extend to the Supreme Court.On December 12, 2011, the House of Representatives resolved to impeach Corona for failing to disclose certain bank deposits in his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).On May 29, 2012, the Senate, voting 20-3, found Corona guilty of betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution for failing to disclose his wealth in his SALN as required under the Constitution. House prosecutors said Corona failed to disclose 98 percent of his cash assets in his SALNs.As a result, he was removed from public office.READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/05/29/12/corona-found-guilty" target="_blank">Corona found guilty</a>After the impeachment, Corona lived a life away from the public eye but still faced several charges.<a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/01/26/16/corona-arraignment-for-perjury-postponed-anew" target="_blank">Perjury</a> and violations of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Stands for Public Employees were filed against him over alleged misdeclaration of property in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth.Corona was also tried for violation of the National Internal Revenue Code for failure to file income tax return and alleged <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/02/17/16/corona-camp-points-out-possible-bir-lapses-in-tax-evasion-case" target="_blank">attempt to evade payment of taxes</a>.Despite his controversial life as a political appointee, Corona will be remembered as a jurist embracing the judicial philosophy centered on a commitment to uphold the Constitution and the law in order that the rights of every man, woman and child are protected and enhanced.Born on October 15, 1948, Corona was survived by his wife, the former Cristina Roco, and three children. -- With reports from Johnson Manabat and Dexter Ganibe, dzMM; Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News

MANILA (UPDATED) - Renato Corona, a former chief justice who was impeached in 2011, passed away Friday morning, the Supreme Court (SC) announced.

MANILA (UPDATED) - Renato Corona, a former chief justice who was impeached in 2011, passed away Friday morning, the Supreme Court (SC) announced.

Former Chief Justice Corona dies

News

Entertainment

Lifestyle

Sports

Metro.Style

More

Traffic

Manila

Horoscope

Nation

Former Chief Justice Corona dies

Aaron Lozada,

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 29, 2016 07:29 AM PHT

|

Updated Apr 29, 2016 10:02 AM PHT

Read More:

Renato Corona

obituary

chief justice

Supreme Court

judiciary

ABS-CBN is the leading media and entertainment company in the Philippines, offering quality content across TV, radio, digital, and film. Committed to public service and promoting Filipino values, ABS-CBN continues to inspire and connect audiences worldwide.

Corporate

Investors

Governance

International Distribution

Corporate

Governance

Investors

International Distribution

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

AI Policy

Terms of Service

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

NPC Seal of Registration

Privacy Policy

Terms of Service

AI Policy

Advertise with Us

© 2025 ABS-CBN Corporation. All Rights Reserved.