SP Escudero – Magkakaroon lang ng special session ang Kongreso kapag iniutos ng pangulo

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00:00They saw the law and the legal expert that the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte should start immediately.

00:07According to Senate President Chisa Escudero, there will only be a special session of Congress if ordered by the President.

00:14We have the first news from Bob Gonzales.

00:20If President Bongbong Marcos is the one who will call for a special session to discuss the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte,

00:28the Senate cannot do anything if there are five people here.

00:31But...

00:32Will that favor come from us? Or will that favor come from me?

00:36Not in emphasis, because I repeat, I don't want this to be a special session.

00:40He said that he did not receive a call from the President or the camera or the reporter.

00:45That's what Escudero said, that there's no need for a special session to start the impeachment trial.

00:51I don't have a plan. What's the reason why it's necessary?

00:54Is it because it's special?

00:55Is it because we're in a hurry?

00:57Is it because some sectors are very angry and want to start the trial immediately?

01:01I believe that there should be justice so that there won't be any instability and so that there won't be any doubt

01:09regarding the impeachment trial when the time comes.

01:13That's why Escudero asked the congressmen, why did they delay the process of claiming impeachment?

01:19We have work to do regarding the legislation that doesn't require us to wait for something that,

01:25I repeat, they delayed it for more than two months.

01:28Second, for me, there are things that the Senate needs to do before we can start the trial.

01:36We are not blaming anyone. We are not saying to start immediately.

01:40The only thing they're saying is the Constitution and there's no condition in our Constitution

01:47on when we can start. The only thing they're saying is to start as soon as possible.

01:52Senate Minority Leader Coco Pimentel said that if there's a special session,

01:56the impeachment proceedings and passing of the priority laws of the administration will be faster.

02:02There should be a sense of urgency.

02:05Although it doesn't mean that the impeachment complaint should be accepted immediately,

02:10it's not forthwith if it's delayed for three and a half months.

02:14Escudero's answer?

02:16Vice President Sara Duterte is not special.

02:19The position of the Vice President is not special.

02:22For her, we can easily do it.

02:23For the Chief Justice, no. For the Ombudsman, no.

02:26They are just the same impeachable officers under the Constitution.

02:31They should be treated equally.

02:34During the impeachment of former Chief Justice Renato Corona and Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez,

02:39it took more than a month before the Senate started the trial.

02:43According to Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio,

02:46the President can call for a special session for an urgent bill

02:51and the impeachment can be discussed there.

02:53Maybe it's just a session day.

02:56Even if it's 20 days, it can be done.

02:59So they can now convene as an impeachment court because they are in session.

03:04Even if the Vice President resigns before the impeachment trial,

03:07it's hoped that the litigation will continue.

03:10If morally, mentally, or psychologically unfit is a high-ranking official in the government,

03:16he should be prohibited and convicted of perpetual disqualification from holding public office.

03:23But for Retired Associate Justice Adolfo Ascuna, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution,

03:30The Constitution doesn't say that.

03:32Disqualification is just an incident after removal.

03:37If there's no removal, I don't think you can have disqualification.

03:42It's possible that the Vice President will not be removed from office even if the impeachment court finds him guilty.

03:48Removal from office and disqualification from holding any office under the Republic.

03:54That's the maximum.

03:56Even if they convict him, if they don't impose the maximum, they can just scold him.

04:06They can say that he's a censure or reprimand.

04:10It's clear that the 19th Congress should start the impeachment trial before their term ends on June 30.

04:18If they haven't started it yet, and they started it on the 20th Congress, I think there's a problem.

04:28Because it's possible that the Congressmen will not win again.

04:38And the one-third is not complete.

04:42The law prohibits a new complaint within one year.

04:50This is the first news.

04:51Mav Gonzales for GMA Integrated News.

04:58For GMA Integrated News on YouTube for various regions of the country.

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