Documents from the Bureau of Internal Revenue were presented showing the dealings of the Chief Justice and his wife particularly pertaining to property purchases or disposition. It would be too early to conclude as to its impact. But at the end of the day, these documents will be vital in ascertaining whether the Chief Justice was stating the truth in his SALN in relation with the documents presented by the BIR. Obviously, the prosecution is trying to produce evidence that will show that the income of the Chief Justice is not proportional to the acquisitions and dispositions of the Chief Justice, and that the SALN did not contain the truth.
We really do not know yet whether the defense will still cross-examine the good commissioner considering that it has been admitting the authenticity of the documents presented. The most that the defense can do is, if at all these documents are damaging to the Chief Justice, it must be able to present evidence that will justify any omissions or the transactions represented by the documents thus presented.
