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Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 3rd District Rep. Lorenz Defensor doesn’t think the Supreme Court effectively killed the “fast-track” mode of impeachment. (via Ellson Quismorio | MB)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/02/03/fast-track-impeachment-mode-stays-despite-sc-ruling-says-adamant-defensor

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00:00Ang sabi ng Supreme Court, kahit hindi naman nila ni-lay down as a doctrine in that decision,
00:05it was a mere suggestion na makapwedeng idaan din sa Committee on Justice
00:10kahit endorsed ng at least one-third of all the members of Congress.
00:15Pero sinusunod namin ang konstitusyon.
00:17Ang konstitusyon ang pinakamataas na batas.
00:20Ito ang saligang batas ng ating bansa.
00:23And whatever it is that's defective in that complaint,
00:27if it is endorsed by at least one-third of all the members of Congress,
00:31it is the Senate Impeachment Court that will decide the fate of that impeachment complaint.
00:37So the FASTMA mode stays?
00:38The FASTMA mode stays, it cannot be removed because it is embodied clearly in the provisions of the Constitution.
00:48Naitilyan ng Korte Suprema, sana yung pinalang niya,
00:53na the impeachment process is a political question
00:58at hindi sana sila nag-incluses sa exclusive right of Congress to initiate impeachment proceedings.
01:08That is why I can assure you,
01:11our rules will be revised to make it clear and more definitive
01:16in accordance with the provisions and intent of the Constitution.
01:24Of course, taking into consideration the recent decision of the Constitution.
01:27It's very important.
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