Aliases in confidential fund vouchers are illegal
“Public officials must be held to the highest standards of transparency. Using fake names in financial documents is not only illegal, it is a gross insult to the Filipino people who demand accountability for every centavo of public money.”
Impeachment is not a witch-hunt
“There is no witch-hunt. In fact what happened is that we want to get the witch of the south to explain where she took the confidential funds, but she does not want to answer our questions, that’s why we brought this up to an impeachment trial so that we will know the truth there.”
Senate can’t dismiss impeachment complaint
“The Constitution does not grant the Senate the power to dismiss, quash, or return the Articles on procedural or political grounds. The only way an impeached official may be acquitted is through a trial, not through a majority vote to dismiss. A two-thirds vote of all senators is constitutionally required to convict, and anything short of that—whether for acquittal or otherwise—can only be arrived at after a fair and public trial.”
Senators in birthday suits
If they could not abide by their oath and wear their robes symbolically, they just showed they are as bad as the emperor with no clothes.
Escuterte on trial
Senate President Chiz Escudero has replaced Sara Zimmerman Duterte Carpio as the real subject of the impeachment trial for compromising the Upper Chamber, not tackling the complaint submitted to the Senate on February 5, 2025 and throwing monkey wrenches into the process that the 1987 Constitution commanded the Senate to conduct forthwith, the plain meaning of which is known to anyone familiar with English.
Hudlum sa Toga
Ang nakalulungkot sa ngayon,/Sindikato ngayon ang timon,/Bakit pa nga ba madidismaya,/Sa simula pa lang ay halata na.
Groups condemn Senate decision; protest rallies to greet ‘return’ of impeachment articles to HOR
“The Senate’s action is not only legally baseless but also a clear abdication of its constitutional duty to try impeachment cases,” ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro, Gabriela Women’s Rep. Arlene Brosas, and Kabataan Youth Rep. Raoul Manuel jointly said.
Chiz cheapens his cheese
very observant citizen would suspect that the “speed bagal” style of Senate President Runny Nose and the resolution of Sen. Tokhang are cut from the same cloth and designed to frustrate the desire of 88% of Filipino respondents in Social Weather Stations (SWS) surveys who want the impeachment trial to proceed.
Senate needs to convene as impeachment court forthwith
“That is not the discretion of the Senate, as if it is giving to the plenary to decide whether they will fulfill their constitutional mandate or not. The Senate plenary is not supreme over the Constitution, and it is not up to the Senate on whether or not they will convene as an impeachment court.”
Tongue bath for Sara
Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) chairperson Danilo Ramos said, “President Marcos Jr. is the biggest obstacle to holding the impeachment trial. His role in halting this vital democratic process cannot be denied, and he must face the strongest condemnation and protest from all of us.”