Senate Will Vote To Acquit?

We have reached the point where the netizens are asking: What have we become? Have we gone to the dogs?

Gone to the dogs is an idiom meaning our country, the government, and the people have deteriorated, declined in quality, and are rotting in moral standards.

It suggests a significant turn for the worse from a previously better state.

We are on the cliff of an impeachment precipice ... while the House Justice Committee voted to convict ... the Senate is looming to become Sara's Knights in shining armor ... where evidence goes to die, and the country's conscience goes to nap.

This is the Philippine Legislative Ecosystem, a majestic landscape where the laws of logic are suspended, and the "Check and Balance" system has been replaced by a "Check the Bank Account ... and Balance the Loyalty" system.

Today’s lesson is on the anatomical difference between the two houses of Congress. 

It turns out, they aren't just in different buildings; they are in different dimensions of reality.

1. The House of Evidence vs. The Senate of "Sentiments."

In the House of Representatives, they have this quaint, old-fashioned obsession with something called "Evidence."

 They look at COA reports, they track ₱125 million spent in 11 days, and they gather affidavits. 

It’s very "procedural." It’s like they’re trying to solve a crime. How adorable.

But then, now that the case is moving to the Senate, how come the netizens are suddenly having butterflies in their tummy?

Who can blame them, because looking at the composition of the Senate personalities, headed by Sara's 5-star general Robin Padilla, who just the other day lectured us "that the opposition is here to oppose." looks like an ominous sign that after all these brouhaha ... Sara is still a free woman.

Who can blame them if they have these nauseaus feeling that the 10,000 pieces of evidence painfully gathered by the HOR will just turn into 10,000 pieces of confetti?

Why? Because the Senate doesn't run on "Probable Cause," it runs on "Probable Friendship."

The Senate is the "Chamber of Conscience," which is a beautiful sentiment, assuming the conscience in question hasn't been put on "Airplane Mode" since the 2022 elections.

2. The "Duterte 9": The Untouchable Guard

We have the "Duterte 9" in the Senate—a group of lawmakers who have apparently taken a vow of loyalty that makes the Knights Templar look like fair-weather fans.

• The Evidence says: "The funds are missing."

• The Duterte 9 says: "But have you considered that she’s a busy public servant?"

• The Evidence says: "There are no receipts."

• The Duterte 9 says, "Receipts are just paper. Loyalty is forever."

To these nine, the Constitution is just a suggestion, but a selfie with the Davao crew is a sacred covenant. 

They aren't judging an impeachment; they’re protecting a franchise. 

You could present a 4K video of a plunderous act, and they would still vote "Not Guilty" because the lighting wasn't "pro-Davao" enough.

3. The "Expulsion" Fantasy

There is a growing whisper that if a Senator supports a plunderer, they, too, should be forcibly expelled. 

It’s a lovely, cinematic idea. 

It’s the kind of plot twist you’d see in a movie where the hero wins and the music swells.

Expelling a Senator for supporting a plunderer in the Philippine Senate is like trying to expel water from the ocean... or driving out the tsekwa in the West Philippine Sea.

If we started expelling people for supporting questionable characters, the Senate floor would be so empty you could host a private bowling tournament in the middle of a plenary session.

4. The Math of Loyalty vs. The Math of the People

The math is simple, yet tragic:

• The House: 1 + 1 = Evidence.

• The Senate: 1 + 1 = "Utang na Loob" (Debt of Gratitude).

In the Senate, "Accountability" is a word used in speeches, but "Survival" is the word used in the backrooms. 

They know that if they vote to impeach, they aren't just losing a Vice President; they’re losing a powerful ally who has a very long memory and an even longer list of "reminders."

So, here we are. The House builds a mountain of proof, and the Senate treats it like a molehill. 

It’s the ultimate Legislative Deadlock: One side is playing Law & Order, while the other side is playing Survivor: Davao Edition.

With all this nonsense ... we thought: So if you’re going to commit a crime, do it on a scale so large that it becomes "political." 

If you steal a mango, you go to jail. If you "misplace" ₱125 million, you get nine Senators to act as your human shields while they ponder the "complexities" of conscience.

Fast forward to the Senate floor ... netizens are now having vivid nightmares of the possibility that the 9 Senators will vote to acquit.

They could not just lie past the scenario where the Robin Padilla of the world says "Not Guilty" and use Harry Roque's defense: My conscience made me do it.

Lahat na lang para sa mga Duterte… Wala man lang natira sa conscience nila ang bayan?

What more if says: "Trabaho po ng minority yun (That is the job of the minority). Lahat ng bagay dito, ang trabaho namin ay i-oppose".

Tapos sasahogan niya ng Magic Sarap na "Kaya Wag kaming sabihan na kami ay bias" (Don't call us biased)