ANG LATEST LIVE NI SAMPUNG LIBO ALAN PETER CAYETANO: Inakusahan niya si Sen. Ping Lacson na "NAKIPAGSABWATAN" diumano sa administrasyon para sa leadership shakeup sa Senado.
They did a roll call right before the session started. Guess how many senators they called out?
TWENTY FOUR.
From their OWN RECORDS.
Twelve CAN NEVER be Thirteen.
If what the 18 marines are saying is a lie, you have to wonder why the govt had to resort to a Senate coup, even sending Remulla to physically prevent them from testifying.
If they’re all lying, then the best thing to do is to let them self-destruct.
That is—IF they’re lying.
NAGBUOT BUOT RA SILA 🙄
“As a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, I respectfully state that the recent statement issued by the IBP Board of Governors on the issue of Senate quorum should not be construed as the collective position of all IBP members.
No prior consultation was conducted with the general membership before its issuance. While the statement reflects the views of the Board, it does not necessarily reflect my views or those of many other members of the IBP.
The IBP should exercise prudence and institutional neutrality, particularly on matters that are political and highly divisive in nature.
//Kons Atty. Mark Vigilio
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May kalalagyan tyak ang BRC ng APC Majority.
Parang nasa RTIA ang Senado lately, tyak magkaroon ng sigawan at pisikalan parang paghaharahap pa lang ng isang Ex-O ng Barangay sabay kulong ang mga inirereklamo walang nang hearing sa Korte.
Tyak puno ang Basement ng Senado.
Section 16, Article VI of the 1987 Constitution says:
"The Senate shall elect its President and the House of Representatives its Speaker, by a majority vote of ALL its respective Members."
What did the framers mean by "all the members of the Senate"? They meant a literal count, not quorum or those present. "All the members" equals 24 senators. The Constitution fixed Senate membership at 24 in Sec. 2, Art. VI.
Fr. Joaquin Bernas, ConCom member, confirmed the intent in his commentary on the 1987 Constitution: they rejected the phrase “majority of those present” because the Senate President is 3rd in line to the presidency. They wanted a 13/24 MINIMUM, even with absences or vacancies.
The Supreme Court uses this exact phrase to strike down “12-senator elections”
When the Senate tried electing an SP with only 12 senators present, the SC cited Sec. 16(1) and said, in effect, that the Senate is composed of 24 members. A majority of 24 is 13. Without 13 senators present, the Senate cannot validly transact business.
It's all very simple arithmetic. I don't know why the ulalo minority has to complicate it.
@ninabeIlatrix1@pinoyanghang Mayroon pang binanggit na violation ang isang Senador na nakapaloob sa Republic Act No. 10364 Trafficking in Persons Act na nangyari sa Midas Hotel.
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