Impeachment Kailan Umpisahan?

There is an ongoing debate about the impeachment ... and it has something to do with how soon the Senate will act on it?

As it is, the House of Representatives ... has finished its task. VP Sara was already IMPEACHED.

The question is will the Senate have her CONVICTED?

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The ball is now on the Senate after the House sent the articles of impeachment to them on their last day of work before the RECESS starts.

The Senate President however took it half-heartedly. He has that questioning look para bang sinasabi niyang: "Akala ko ba RECESS Kami ngayon ... nangangampanya at nagbabakasyon ang lahat.

Why only now?"

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Chit Escudero did not mince a word when reporters asked: "When will the impeachment proceeding start?"

"They have been SITTING on this for two months ... hindi naman puede yong dahil nandito na ... umpisahan na kaagad?

Tapos kami ngayon ang sasabihang ino-UUPUAN namin?"

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I understand his frustration. Chit responded "Who says we are delaying it ... of course ang mga nagrereklamo ay ang the House, of Representatives, the complainants, and those who file the articles of impeachment.

There were four articles of impeachment and the secretary general did not even bother to transfer any of the four... and to think it is just a few meters away.

So why do all of a sudden people expect us to act within a few hours when they seem not to be in too much of a rush before?

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Chit continued: "Hindi kailangan magtawag ng special session para masimulan ang impeachment trial.

"Ano ba ang reason at bakit minamadali ito ... ito ba ay dahil especial siya ... or dahil ba galit ang ilang sektor at gusto umpisahan kaagad ...?

Huwag nating madaliin ito ... para hindi ito magdulot ng instabilidad at para hindi magdulot ng duda ... ano man ang maging pasya ng bawat isa ng impeachment judges.

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Sagot ng Lorenz Defensor isang congressman kay Chit: "Wala kaming sinisisi ... at wala kaming sinasabing magsimula na agad."

"Konstitusyon lang naman ang nagsasabi noon. At walang kondisyon na nakalagay sa ating konstitusyon kung kailan magsimula.

Ang nakalagay lang doon ay SA MADALING PANAHON!"

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Sa sagutan na ito nagkaroon ng debate ang ating mga legal luminaries.

"Bakit pipilitin ang Senado na kumilos kaagad-agad gayong ang house of representatives were taking their own sweet time ... bakit hindi agad nila inindorso kung gusto nila ang agarang pagsagawa nito.

At bakit kailangan pang hintayin ang huling session ng mataas na kapulungan bago magkumahog ang lahat?

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The news is getting worse ... dahil ang huling balita ngayong FEBRUARY ... ay sisimulan daw ang trial sa JUNE.

And there are other conflicting reports stating umpisahan daw ang hearing ... pagkatapos ng SONA ni BBM sa JULY.

PHEEW! If that is true limang buwan tayong maghihintay - mukhang sa AGOSTO pa mangyari ito.
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So kailan nga ba dapat magumpisa? Ano na ba ang dapat gawin para maumpisahan na ito?

Dito na nag-umpisa ang gulo ... lahat yata ng mga abogado ... pati na mga political pundits debated on how the constitution was worded lalo na ang word na FORTHWITH (a word na hindi pinapansin noon ... pero nagiging viral ngayon)

Some legal minds say forthwith is "ngayon na" ... yan daw ang ibig sabihin nito. So ... kung susundin lang talaga ng Senado ang Constitution ... it has to be NOW!

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Under the 1987 Constitution, the verified impeachment complaint filed by at least a third of the 306-strong House members will “constitute the Articles of Impeachment ... and trial by the Senate shall FORTHWITH proceed.”

Ano ba kasi ang ibig sabihin ng FORTHWITH na yan? Bakit kasi hindi na lang nila sinemplehan salita para madaling maintiedihan ng mga tao?

Sa Tagalog version ang meaning nito ay kaagad'. As in ora-mismo ... in today's lingo ... NOW NA!

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Nalintikan na. Magkaroon pa yata ng consitutional crisis itong impeachment ni Inday.

Marami kasing mga naggalingang mga abogado ... pati mga TV reporters,vloggers at ang mga madlang people umaastang abogado na.

Sabi ng Constitution "Ngayon Na". Eh ano naman magawa ni Chit Escudero eh may election sa Mayo ... at may kampanya ang half of the impeachment judges. Dahil recess nga ...kung wala sa bakasyon ... NASA kampanya.

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