00:00Acting now on the motion of the majority leader for us to divide the House and vote on the motion to lay on the table,
00:07secretaries directed to call the roll for nominal voting.
00:12Roll call vote.
00:13The Honorable Senator Aquino.
00:16Senator Cayetano Alan.
00:19Senator Cayetano Pia.
00:22Senator Dalarosa.
00:25Senator Ejercito.
00:27Senator Estrada.
00:28Senator Gachalian.
00:31Senator Goh.
00:33Senator Antiveros.
00:35Senator Lacson.
00:37Senator Lapid.
00:39Senator Legarda.
00:41Senator Marcoleta.
00:44Senator Marcos.
00:46Senator Padilla.
00:48Senator Pangilinan.
00:51Senator Soto.
00:54May I register my vote, Mr. President?
00:58The minority leader may proceed.
01:01Mr. President, the Supreme Court decision is now pending appeal.
01:06It is prudent to wait for the results rather than prematurely archiving, if not dismissing.
01:15Because I know for a fact, once it is archived, it is dead.
01:22So what happens if the Supreme Court reverses itself?
01:27Clear and blatant errors are present in the ruling of the Supreme Court.
01:32First, they misunderstood the legislative process in assuming that the 19th Congress adjourned Cine Dia in February 5.
01:44Grave error.
01:46Thus, effectively dismissing the first three complaints, paving the way for them to say,
01:52The archiving of the three complaints were done after the initiation of the fourth complaint.
02:06The one-year ban did not set in.
02:09Second, the decision practically amended the clear mandate by the Constitution by placing a hierarchy on the modes to initiate an impeachment complaint.
02:23Parang wala na yung third option.
02:25Third, the Supreme Court retroactively applied the new definition to the present case in the violation of the doctrine of operative facts.
02:37Thus, voiding as well the impeachment proceedings of former President Estrada and Chief Justice Corona.
02:46They did not interpret the Constitution, Mr. President.
02:49They amended the Constitution.
02:51So lastly, the Supreme Court now has the chance to rectify these errors in its decision.
03:00So I was hoping to table it, to table the motion, so that we can afford, let us afford them this opportunity
03:09for the benefit of future impeachment processes
03:13and to uphold the clear mandate of the 1987 Constitution.
03:18All we needed to do was wait a little.
03:23And so I will have to register a yes vote.
03:26I know it will be a vote in the minority.
03:30But I have always voted in the minority in many issues in the Senate since 1992 up to the present.
03:40Always prayed I was wrong.
03:43Unfortunately, I was always right.
03:45My God, have mercy on your decision.
03:50I vote yes.
03:53Noted.
03:54Secretary will please continue.
03:56Senator Tulfo Irwin.
03:58Senator Tulfo Rafi.
04:00Senator Villanueva.
04:01No.
04:02Senator Villar Camille.
04:04No.
04:05Senator Villar Mark.
04:06Senator Zubiri.
04:07No.
04:08Senate President Escudero.
04:10No.
04:10No.
04:10Before the explanations of vote, Chair, I would first like to make a record the result.
04:30With five affirmative votes, 19 negative votes, the motion to table, the motion of Senator Marco Letta is lost.
04:38Lost.
04:43Lost.
04:44Ah, Soto.
04:44Sorry.
04:45Senator Soto is lost.
04:46Lost.
04:46Lost.
05:00Lost.
05:04Lost.
05:04Lost.
05:04Lost.
05:05Lost.
05:05Lost.
05:06Lost.
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