PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III yesterday slammed the "squid tactic" of the camp of embattled Chief Justice Renato Corona even as he belied persistent speculations that Corona’s impeachment was triggered by the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Hacienda Luisita which is owned by the Aquino family .

The President urged Corona to answer the charges against him and not resort to what he branded as "squid tactic".

“Sagutin mo na lang ang issue. Tawag ho nila diyan ng mga dalubhasa, (yan ay) squid tactic. Tinatanong: nag-file ka ba ng iyong SALN? Ito ba ang nilantad mo publicly? O di sasasabihin lang niya na, 'Oo finile ko ng ganitong petsa, lumabas sa ganitong pahayagan in meeting the public disclosure requirement of the Constitution. Ano koneksyon ng Luisita? Sagutin mo yung mga  properties, ang dami mong dapat sagutin, eh bakit naman yung sinasagot mo wala doon sa tanong? Paano matatapos ang paglilitis, or pagkukuha ng tamang kasagutan sa tanong na iniharap sa iyo?" Aquino said.

He also is confident that the House prosecution panel will eventually shine in the succeeding hearings of the impeachment case, pointing out that they have produced the vital documents and witnesses to bolster the case against Corona.

"Palagay ko nailabas naman nila ang dapat na ilabas, nailagay sa record ang mga dapat na mailagay sa record. At sa palagay ko sa darating na mga araw, talagang maipapakita natin kung gaano kadali ilabas 'yung katotohanan. So mas magpapakita pa ng gilas ang ating panel," Aquino told reporters after the ceremonial switch-on of the household electrification program through renewable energy of the Department of Energy.

The President also denied  giving instructions to certain senator-judges to come to the rescue of the prosecutors. This is amid the observation that Aquino's allies in the Senate, by way of their questioning of the witnesses, are helping the prosecution build its case against Corona.