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BY AYEE MACARAIG
January 12, 2012

 MANILA, Philippines – Eleven years ago, Pinoys were glued to their TV sets for the telenovela-like impeachment trial of President Joseph Estrada. Now, they can monitor another historic impeachment trial virtually in the age of Twitter and livestreaming.

Senate officials announced on Thursday, January 12, media guidelines for the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona. The trial starts on Monday, January 16, and this trial will be tweeted.

The guidelines allow reporters to tweet from inside the session hall. Viewers can also share their views on Twitterverse, and watch the trial online. Even before the trial begins, the discussion already kicked off with the hashtags #Coronatrial and #CJontrial.

Here are quick must-knows from the press briefing of impeachment court spokesperson Valentina Cruz, Sergeant-at-Arms Major Gen. Jose Balajadia Jr., executive director for Legislation Renato Bantug Jr., and Public Relations and Information Bureau Print Media Director Sammy Santos:

Q: When and what time is the trial?

The trial starts on Monday, January 16, at 2 pm. There is no specific time for the adjournment and senators can go on until late at night if they wish. The trial will be from Mondays to Thursdays at the Senate session hall.

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