00:00Down but not out. The Senate's decision last night to shelve the articles of impeachment has filled nearly all House Solons with chagrin.
00:08But it ain't over till it's over pending the Supreme Court's ruling on a pleading file by the House to reconsider the High Tribunal's earlier decision on the matter as our Melo Les Moras reports.
00:20Several congressmen were extremely disappointed by the Senate's decision to archive the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:28According to House Impeachment Prosecutor Joel Chua, they will not be deterred especially since they still have a pending motion for reconsideration with the Supreme Court.
00:38Sa aming paninwala, hindi pa po tapos ang laban. Tayo po ay umaasa na ito po ay pakikinggan tayo, lalong-lalo na po yung motion for reconsideration na aming inihain sa Korte Suprema.
00:53House Deputy Majority Leader Zia Alonzo Adyong also agrees. Honestly, he said he was no longer surprised by the Senate's action but he still believes there is hope.
01:03No decision really is cast on stones. Anything can change. I would say these are all distractions kasi nawawala tayo dun sa real issue which is the clamor for public accountability.
01:13For its part, the Macabayan Block said they will continue the request to hold the Vice President to account.
01:19Magpafile tayo ng motion for reconsideration. Today ay i-file na natin itong motion for reconsideration at bukas ay physically i-file ito sa Korte Suprema.
01:32At sa Agosto 12 ay patuloy natin yung mga pagkilos ng mamamayan.
01:39As for ML Partly's Rep. Laila De Lima, although she's devastated over what happened, she agrees with a viewpoint of some legal luminaries.
01:49I agree with what Justice Tony Carpio, former Justice Tony Carpio said na at least in-archive lang.
01:58So hindi na pwede basta-basta nalang i-dismiss ng Supreme Court o i-deny ng Supreme Court yung motion for reconsideration on the ground of being moot and academic.
02:09Kasi kung di-dismiss, yun ang posibleng dahilan ng Supreme Court na i-deny yung motions for reconsideration on the ground of mootness.
02:18But since in-archive, so pwede pa to really resolve the motion for reconsideration.
02:27House Speaker Martin Romualdez himself has also questioned the Senate's move.
02:31He said to archive is in effect to bury the articles of impeachment even though the Supreme Court ruling is not yet final.
02:38So he's wondering why it was rushed.
02:41Romualdez also reiterated, this is not just about politics but accountability anchored on verified facts and sworn documents.
02:49And he stands firm to continue fighting for the Constitution, for the rule of law, and for the truth.
02:54Melales Moras from the National TV Network for a New and Better Philippines.
