Eleven of the 13 senators behind Monday's Senate coup are facing active or unresolved investigations.
Can a chamber hounded by accountability questions truly hold one of the country’s most powerful officials to account?
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FYI, SENATORS & officials BLOCKING INTERPOL & ICC ARREST WARRANTS against BATO are effectively aiding WANTED alleged CRIMINALS!!!! This must be corrected!!!
LAW DEANS: CONSTITUTION REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ACTION
A group of law deans and professors warned senators that refusing to convene as an impeachment court for Vice President Sara Duterte is "not a constitutional option" and may amount to a criminal offense.
In a statement hours after the Senate powergrab on Monday, May 11, the legal scholars said the Senate must proceed with the trial once the House of Represenatives has decided to impeach Duterte.
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Akbayan Party today called for the immediate arrest of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa should the International Criminal Court (ICC) issue a formal warrant against him. The progressive party likewise urged the Senate not to obstruct justice or provide political sanctuary, but instead to surrender Dela Rosa so he may face accountability before the law.
“Kung may warrant of arrest na inilabas ang ICC, obligasyon ng gobyerno, bilang kasapi ng Interpol, na arestuhin si Senator Bato Dela Rosa, gaya ng nangyari kay Rodrigo Duterte. Hindi dapat gawing kanlungan ng mga akusado ang Senado. Dapat siyang isuko upang harapin ang hustisya at pananagutan,” said Akbayan President Rafaela David.
Akbayan said Dela Rosa’s sudden resurfacing after months of evading public scrutiny amid reports of a looming ICC warrant exposes the growing desperation within the Duterte camp to consolidate control of the Senate leadership in order to shield Vice President Sara Duterte from the impeachment proceedings expected to reach the chamber.
“If the ICC issues a warrant of arrest, Philippine authorities must execute it immediately and without hesitation. The Senate has no right to stand above international law or shield those accused of crimes against humanity. Any attempt to protect Senator Dela Rosa from arrest would turn the Senate into a sanctuary for impunity and make its leaders accomplices in the obstruction of justice,” David said.
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Tandaan: ang mga nagtaas ng kamay sila ang lagi nasasangkot sa mga alegasyon ng korapsyon. Hindi ito tungkol sa tamang prinsipyo. Tungko ito sa patuloy na panggagago sa mga Pilipino!
Kahapon, 257 Kongresista ang bumoto para i-impeach si Vice President Sara Duterte, habang nagkaroon naman ng rigodon sa Senado.
Ngunit may isang bagay na hindi dapat gumalaw: ang Konstitusyon.
Kahit sino pa ang nakaupong lider ng Senado, mahigpit na babantayan ng publiko ang proseso ng impeachment. The House has done its job. Now it’s the Senate’s turn to fulfill their duty under the 1987 Constitution to forthwith convene as an impeachment court once the articles of impeachment are transmitted to it.
Ang impeachment ay para tiyakin ang pananagutan ng mga pinakamataas na opisyal at para protektahan ang sambayanang Pilipino.
It’s a temporary setback….we didn’t give up in previous battles when the odds were far greater and yet we prevailed, we certainly will not give up now.
Para sa bayan. Walang bibitiw. Tuloy lang.
Laban!
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THE LIST OF 13 SENATORS:
Bong Go
Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
Robin Padilla
Rodante Marcoleta
Imee Marcos
Alan Peter Cayetano
Camille Villar
Mark Villar
Jinggoy Estrada
Joel Villanueva
Francis Escudero
Pia Cayetano
Loren Legarda
IMPEACHED! 255 VOTES IN FAVOR. The Senate now must fulfill its constitutional duty to convene forthwith as an impeachment court once the Articles of Impeachment are transmitted.