A shameful betrayal of public trust should the Senate vote for the dismissal of VP Duterte’s impeachment
It will be another win for impunity for brazen corruption if the Senate’s first major act in the 20th Congress is to dismiss the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte.
SC isn’t infallible, as Leonen admits
Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the ponente of the assailed 97-page Sara Duterte vs House of Representatives ruling, may have implicitly admitted that something doesn’t add up in his written treatise, saying that if anyone bothers to look closely, the Supreme Court (SC) justices are not gods.
‘Mahiya naman tayo’
Even if Marcos Jr. pointed his finger at the usual suspects, four of his fingers point back at him. No one has exonerated him from his responsibility as head of government to ensure that all the funds appropriated for public works projects are spent judiciously.
KODAO ASKS: Ano ang pagtingin na unconstitutional ang impeachment laban kay Sara Duterte?
Pahayag ng human rights advocates at mga guro sa desisyon ng Korte Suprema hinggil sa unconstitutional umano ang proseso ng paghahain ng impeachment laban kay VP Sara Duterte.
Bongbong’s SONA means ‘SANA’
Marcos roared: “Mahiya naman kayo!” not “Mahiya naman sila.” The first statement appears to be directed at the lawmakers, who have been accused of pocketing up to 40% from public works, and he should have added the second to tag the unscrupulous contractors. He did not.
KODAO ASKS: Bakit dapat maimpeach si Sara Duterte?
Pahayag ng mga nanay hinggil sa impeachment na kinakaharap ng pangalawang pangulo na si Sara Duterte.
Can SC justices be impeached en masse?
Is it now possible for the 13 justices who concurred with the ponencia of Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen be impeached themselves for promulgating a decision that has surfeit of law but suffers from the paucity of justice? Or for cutting corners and giving short shrift to the internal rules of the legislature?
Rights lawyer’s take on SC ruling on the impeachment complaint against Sara Duterte
The House acted within the bounds, and complied with the requirements, of the Constitution when it endorsed the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate. And upon transmission of the Articles, the Senate acquired jurisdiction to constitute itself as an impeachment court.
Progressives caution Sara: Don’t celebrate too much, fight for accountability continues
“The decision gives legal basis to efforts by Malacañang and Senate to scuttle the impeachment trial since February,” Tinio said.
Bongbong’s plutocratic regime
Unless the Filipino people devote themselves to overturning these plutocrats, they are condemned to watching the oligarchs getting fatter along with the political dynasties whose members conspire with them.