00:00The Honorable Marcoleta.
00:01Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, if you may, may I make a manifestation as regards to my observation on
00:11how the rules were applied between the Marcos and the Duterte complaints.
00:20There appears to be inconsistency in the application of rules.
00:27There's a point of order, Honorable Marcoleta. We have to hear it first, the Honorable Dilemma.
00:32We, of course, respect the right of even a non-member to make any manifestation, some manifestations that are relevant
00:42to the issues at hand.
00:43Now, those matters have been tackled already, exhaustively discussed in the course of the proceedings for the determination in substance,
00:55efficiency in substance, as well as the determination of sufficient grounds.
01:00That issue has been resurrected a few times already.
01:05And even the Honorable Chair has actually refuted that point, that there is no different treatment.
01:14And if there is any different treatment, it's because it's mandated or it's called for, necessitated, by the specific facts
01:22of these cases.
01:23Yes. So there's no point further, to further touch on this matter.
01:29Madam Chair.
01:30So I move that we do not allow the Honorable Marcoleta to press further.
01:36With all due respect to the Honorable Marcoleta, the point of order is sustained.
01:42Madam Chair, may I appeal.
01:43Please make sure that your manifestation is germane to our current impeachment proceedings.
01:48Please be reminded not to move back.
01:51We have to move forward.
01:52Every now and then, the issue of due process comes up.
01:56And we will always go back on the fair application of the rules between the Marcos and the Sarah Duterte
02:05complaints.
02:05I'm just making an observation, Madam Chair.
02:09And I think I should not be precluded from making my observation.
02:14With all due respect, Honorable Marcoleta, a point of order has been raised and the same has been sustained.
02:19So I hope we will conclude on our manifestation pertaining to the alleged double standard.
02:26Please shift to other manifestations which are germane to our current discussion in this impeachment proceeding.
02:32Okay, ma'am. May I proceed to what Congressman Rufus made earlier regarding the nexus to impeachable ground?
02:46That nexus pertaining to the motion for issuance of subpoena to the representative of SEC has been ruled upon as
02:55well, Honorable Marcoleta.
02:57With all due respect.
03:00Okay, so I am precluded from making any manifestations as a member of the House?
03:06It is precisely because the manifestations which are being raised are issues which have been ruled upon by the committee
03:13already.
03:15Yes, ma'am.
03:16But due process prevails at any stage of the impeachment process.
03:21So, wala na po sigurong masama sa manifestation.
03:24But please confine your manifestations to the current subject matter of our impeachment proceeding.
03:29Please do not go back.
03:31The majority of the Justice Committee ruled already on the issue that you are raising.
03:37Let us respect the decision of the majority.
03:39Yes, ma'am.
03:40Just a comparo between the two complaints, sana, if I may be allowed.
03:46That is going back again to the issue of double standard.
03:49With all due respect, Honorable Marcoleta.
03:53I defer to the authority of the Chair.
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