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Atty. Israelito Torreon holds press conference on VP Duterte impeachment, Pinaliwanag ni Attorney if verified ba at may probable cause of guilty nga si VP Sara bago magkaroon ng impeachment?
Violation of Due Process: The Vp was denied prior notice and hearing priort to filing on the impeachment courth as No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.
Tama ba na e impeach ka kung wala namang matibay na katibayan? It not about numbers, but its about the law!
Violation of Due Process: The Vp was denied prior notice and hearing priort to filing on the impeachment courth as No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws.
Tama ba na e impeach ka kung wala namang matibay na katibayan? It not about numbers, but its about the law!
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00:00have no legal basis anymore. Okay? Second point, the verification requirement. If you will read
00:09Article 11 of Section 3 of the 1987 Constitution, if they base it on Section 5, that if they have
00:19the third, one-third vote of the House of Representatives, please read it in the 1987
00:26Constitution. That in case the verified complaint, so meaning before you talk about trial in the Senate
00:35forthwind, you must see to it that there was proper verification because the law Constitution requires
00:43in case of verified complaint. So we must determine therefore as to whether or not there was proper
00:52verification that was conducted. In VOV, the impeachment complaint as submitted and filed
01:02in the Senate. If you will look, this can already been revealed now, if you will look at the impeachment
01:10complaint as filed in the Senate, there was even no proper verification. Who signed it? It was only the
01:19Secretary General who subscribed it, who stated among others that this was subscribed before him. Is that
01:28a proper verification? And besides, even a mathematical computation, 215 congressmen who did not have any idea
01:38at all as to what was the subject matter of the caucus as of 10.15, 10.30, 10.45
01:45a.m.
01:47And then by 3.15 in the afternoon, they already accordingly added it as additional reference of business.
01:55Okay? So they only have three hours within which to look at the complaint, verify
02:04all the attachments to the complaint, even if you will, we counted it, they would only have about
02:12one minute and two seconds to finish it all if we believe them. Now, can you understand anything in
02:21one minute and two seconds? Ang kapal-kapal ng impeachment complaint? Why? Because an impeachment
02:30complaint is not a road process. It is a process which is sacrosant. Why? Because this is not merely a
02:41numbers game. And as a matter of fact, if you will base it in Gutierrez versus House of Representatives,
02:48the Supreme Court was, in relation with Francisco versus House of Representatives, the Supreme Court was
02:55emphatic in saying that this is a sacrosant process, that this, the impeachment process should not be
03:05only considered as a numbers game to be used by Congress in order to crucify high public officials.
03:15No? And then third, there was violation of due process. Why violation of due process?
03:23The Vice President was denied prior notice and hearing prior to the filing of this fourth complaint.
03:33Okay? He, she was never informed beforehand that this new complaint is going to be filed against him.
03:41It is basic. It is basic in our 1987 constitution that no person shall be deprived of life, liberty,
03:47or property without due process of law. How much more in an impeachment complaint which would seek
03:53a high government official elected by 32,208,417 votes? This is 32 million including our votes,
04:09which are going to be discarded, which are going to be marginalized or erased simply because of the
04:20unilateral actions of 200 individuals who think that they are above the law. So this is the essence of our
04:30petition and we seek that the Supreme Court would grant us a temporary restraining order,
04:38restraining the Senate from acting on the impeachment complaint,
04:43and thereafter a preliminary injunction on the ground that doing so would cause grave and irreparable injury upon
04:51the people and upon our votes and upon our right as a citizen of this republic, knowing and as a
05:00taxpayer,
05:01knowing that as taxpayer, if this impeachment complaint will not be stopped, they would spend millions again
05:09just to divert our attention in crucifying the Vice President of the
05:15Republic of the Philippines without just cause. So that, in essence, is our complaint.
05:25second case, The Supreme Court-
05:32is one of the most part, in which
05:34it is run by its own rules, by its own interpretations, and its own ...
05:39in all these things, it is have a great way to ask.
05:43It is a great way to express the point, because if it is on the right hand, it is on
05:52the right hand,
05:52Wait, nandiyan lang yung mga signatures eh. It's a separate paper yung mga signatures.
05:59Ano yung i-a-suport?
06:02Na itong mga signatures, we're not verified by individual persons.
06:10And are you going to prove kung ba yung kumakala ko yung social media o yung mga sasayang social media
06:16na the focus nyo were forced or coerced at times because of the so-called hate that you believe sa
06:23kanila?
06:23Are you going to use that as a justification sa inyong kids?
06:28Yun lang po. Thank you.
06:30Dagdag lang ako.
06:32Kasi may yung basis ng tanong mo, sir, na yung ginawa daw ngayong umaga eh last ditch desperate move to
06:44prevent the impeachment of BP Sarah.
06:47Tama ba yung pagkarinig ko, sir?
06:49Alam mo kung bakit, tinanong ko sa'yo kung bakit tama yung pagkarinig ko?
06:53Akala ko ang tinutukoy mo, yung ginawa nila sa House, na kung tinama nila yung ginawa sa House, sa ngayon
07:02sa saligang batas, wala po kami rito.
07:05Hindi kami mag-file ng petition for statutory and prohibition.
07:10Kasi nga, hindi sinunod yung Constitution.
07:15And that's the reason why we need to question this.
07:18Because we, as registered voters who voted for the Vice President, no?
07:23Will make our vote inutil.
07:27Kasi kung successful yung impeachment na yan, mawawalang silbi yung voto namin.
07:35Yun lang po ang masasabi ko dun sa sinasabing desperate.
07:40Talagang nakita nyo naman siguro, ni Railroad yung proceeding.
07:45There was no debate. There was no deliberation.
07:49It was just introduced and voted upon.
07:57If I may add also, you can characterize the verification process as mass oath-taking probably.
08:05Why?
08:06Because there was simply no time for them to read the complaint.
08:11Because of the thinness, thinness of the hour that were given them to even read the complaint.
08:21And if you know, the Supreme Court is very clear on this matter that an impeachment is a solemn process
08:32bound by rigid procedural requirements.
08:38Why?
08:39Because the impeachment process is meant to safeguard, not to subvert our democracy.
08:46It is supposedly a weapon of last resort.
08:51So if it is a weapon of last resort, it is like a cannon with the biggest, it is like
08:58a weapon likened to a last artillery.
09:03No?
09:04And therefore, if you have to use it, you have to follow the constitutional and procedural safeguards mandated under the
09:141987 Constitution before you can legally, constitutionally make it happen.
09:22Again, in this case, that was not done.
09:25We were all in shock simply because of the speed by which the impeachment complaint was filed.
09:37There was no proper deliberation.
09:39There was no proper discussion.
09:41The VP was not even summoned to answer for the alleged allegations, no?
09:49For the allegations that she committed as found in the complaint.
09:56So there was no due process at all.
09:59So we feel that this should be struck down.
10:02And while the case is ongoing, we pray that a status anti-coorder or a TRO shall be issued so
10:12that our petition can be fully studied by the Supreme Court.
10:18Otherwise, if this will not be stopped, imagine 32,208,417 votes as against 215 congressmen who did not have
10:36the chance to fully read the complaint, understand it, assess any and all evidences attached to the complaint.
10:46So we feel that we have to act and that is why we filed this petition today.
10:57So our next question.
11:02Questions from the floor.
11:18Okay, we can open the floor for other matters.
11:32I have to clarify that, Dominic.
11:35But it's very clear in my post that we are urging the COMELEC to conduct a manual count in the
11:45precinct level.
11:47Then after that, there shall be electronic transmission.
11:51And why is that?
11:52Because if you read the present law on the matter, that is required by law.
11:56Okay?
11:57And, but the problem is that, I think COMELEC has no plans in implementing it.
12:03And why are, why am I invoking that?
12:08No?
12:09And convincing the people that, and let us all convince the COMELEC to do this.
12:13Why?
12:15Because there is no way for us to verify whether or not your votes are indeed counted properly in these
12:24elections.
12:25Imagine, if you will just vote, and the vote is not even flashed before you, and it is not even
12:32seen whether or not your votes are counted,
12:34How are we going to verify when the votes are canvassed in the Board of Canvassers?
12:40What am I proposing is merely the implementation of the law in the precinct level.
12:46There shall be reading on the part of the BOC of our votes.
12:50So that we can tally it.
12:52There shall be taras.
12:54There will be a record how each candidate fared in each of the precinct.
12:59An election return will be, or certificate of election votes would be granted to us, signed by the BEI.
13:08And then we will have the opportunity to collate all ERs from all precincts, tally the same,
13:18and we will have the necessary data to determine whether or not the results in the Board of Canvassers are
13:27really authentic, true, and can be verified.
13:33Without this, we would all be at the mercy of the gods that be behind the computer voting that we
13:44have now.
13:45This is the only way the people should understand that we should have manual counting in the precinct level.
13:58After that, the results should be transmitted in accordance with law, in accordance with the automated election system.
14:08But at the very least, in the precinct level,
14:14kailangan ka manual yan.
14:17Basahin.
14:18Para malaman natin,
14:21ilan ang boto ni Pastor Rapulo Sigibuloy?
14:24Ilan ang boto ni Hinlo?
14:26Ilan ang boto ni Attorney Bondok?
14:29Ilan ang boto ni Attorney Lambino?
14:31Malalaman namin.
14:32Kasi kung idretso mo yan, wala tayong mechanism to counter-check.
14:40No?
14:41So, yun po ang aming sanang hilig sa commissioning elections.
14:48Kasi po, wala kaming basihanan kung yung resulta ba na i-flash nila,
14:57ay totoo bang resulta yun.
14:59Para na rin, wala na rin duda.
15:01Wala na rin duda.
15:01Kaya we want an honest, free, credible elections po.
15:07Yun lang po.
15:10Attorney, still with elections, Attorney.
15:14Meron pong comment yung isang human rights group po,
15:17questioning po yung video naman po ni Pastor Sigibuloy po,
15:21while in jail po campaigning po.
15:23For the record, Attorney,
15:24meron daw po bang 400 organizations po yung video?
15:27Can you clarify the matter po?
15:29Yes.
15:31You see, Pastor Rapulo Sigibuloy is still an accused person.
15:35And an accused person, the presumption of innocence is still there.
15:40And his civil and political rights are intact.
15:44It's just that somebody is accusing him of a crime.
15:47So therefore, we invoked his rights under the 1987 constitution,
15:52including Mandela rules.
15:54Nelson Mandela was in prison for more than 30 years,
15:57and there is a Mandela rules which actually subscribe
16:04and listed out all the rights of prisoners.
16:07And this is now considered as part of our constitutional law.
16:12And if you will base it under article 2 of our 1987 constitution section 2,
16:18generally accepted principles of international law are deemed to form part of the law of the land.
16:23Now, we filed that motion that he be allowed to be present during media interviews or in the alternative.
16:36At the very least, he should be allowed to tape his messages to the people,
16:41to the, what you call this, to rallies, no?
16:47Such as the February 9, February 11, and February 12, no?
16:52Events.
16:54The prosecution filed a vehement objection.
16:57It was discussed, subjected to hearing.
16:59Eventually, the court denied our first motion that he personally appear in interviews, okay?
17:09But granted our motion that he would tape his messages to his supporters on February 9, February 11, February 13,
17:21if my memory serves me right.
17:23It was with a court sanction and order granted after a full-blown hearing.
17:34Other questions?
17:35Yes.
17:40.
17:42.
17:42We will wait on.
17:43.
17:44.
17:44.
17:45.
17:45.
17:46.
17:46.
18:20I actually cannot comment on the complaint filed allegedly yesterday
18:25because I have not seen the complaint that was filed, if ever.
18:31What I can comment is the remark made by the former president.
18:37There was actually an incitement made by the president.
18:42An element of sedition is to incite.
18:46It was to incite to laugh.
18:51It was a joke.
18:53It was not encouraging to disobey authority, constituted authority.
18:59It was to encourage the audience to laugh.
19:03So yun po ang nangyari doon sa proclamate.
19:07I was also there.
19:08Kaya nga ang sagot ko doon sa tanong at pinapacomment ako,
19:12sinabi ko lang, ano yung reaction ng mga tao nung narinig nila yung remark ng presidente?
19:19Tumawa lahat.
19:22At kilala na natin yung presidente.
19:26At hindi lang ako, hindi lang kami.
19:29I think all of us here, and most, if not all of the Filipinos,
19:35know the president quite well, even as mayor, and then he became president.
19:41Ganun na siya magsasalita.
19:43So, you know, it makes people laugh.
19:47What's wrong with that?
19:53Any more questions?
19:55Just to be very exact, no?
19:57Insofar as the manual counting is concerned,
20:01please check Section 31 of Republic Act 9639.
20:06Section 31 actually provides that in reading the individual official ballots during the counting,
20:13the chairman, poll clerk, and third member shall provide the watchers and the public
20:17an unimpeded view of the ballot being read by the chairman of the election return
20:22and the tali board being simultaneously accomplished by the poll clerk and the third member, respectively.
20:28Note that Republic Act 9639 amended Republic Act 8436.
20:35So this is the current law now, Section 31,
20:38and what we are actually emphasizing is merely the implementation of that law.
20:46Yes, any other questions?
20:48Yes, sir.
21:05I'm based in Davao City, actually Davao del Sur to be exact.
21:09So I'm near the bundoks, so I do not have any personal knowledge as to whether or not
21:14other well-meaning people or individual has initiated a petition for surgery similar to ours.
21:22So as far as I know, this is, I think, the first one,
21:26and I know for certain that this is not going to be the last one.
21:30You said that the vice president has nothing to do with this.
21:34Yes.
21:35How do we describe the group, the group of 29 petitioners?
21:39Well, I would describe them as individuals who all love the vice president,
21:45but that does not necessarily mean that we are being sponsored by vice president Sarah Duterte.
21:53We all voted for vice president Sarah Duterte,
21:58and as a voter, therefore, who actually voted for her,
22:02we are particles of sovereignty which actually, or who chose her as our vice president,
22:12which gives us the requisite legal personality to question any move that would lead to her ouster.
22:23Because we voted for her, then it gives us the legal right to question the present move to ouster.
22:35And we are likewise citizens of this republic.
22:39We are part of the body politic.
22:41Any discomfort, any nuisances, any and all disturbances that may arise arising out of this move also concerns us.
22:55And as taxpayers, we are paying taxes to the government.
23:00We also have the requisite legal right as taxpayers to see to it that tax money,
23:08such as to be used, the millions of pesos that are going to be used in the trial of VP
23:16Sarah,
23:17we have the right to question that.
23:19Because as taxpayers, we have the requisite legal personality to question any and all expenses that are to be incurred
23:30by any government entity concerning any move in that regard, no?
23:39The mere creation of a prosecution panel, their preparation would entail money.
23:46The trial that will be conducted would entail money.
23:50So we, therefore, as taxpayers, have the right to be involved and file this petition.
24:00Thank you. Yes. Last question.
24:04We just want to quote.
24:08Siguro nagtatanong kung bakit kami at hindi si VP Sarah.
24:13As mentioned, wala siyang role dito.
24:17I think she only learned of it belatedly na may kinagawa.
24:22That I'm just assuming because I don't know for a fact.
24:24But whatever is the case, we stood here as petitioners.
24:29And I would just like to read, insofar as my standing is concerned,
24:35the petitioner has voted the Vice President.
24:38And such vote will be rendered inutil if the defective impeachment complaint will be given due course.
24:47Quote, unquote.
24:51Yes.
24:55But of course, you all know that part of the 32 million being from the Marco Soyuz.
25:03The Marco Soyuz is our head bet on supporting the impeachment, supporting the House of Constitution.
25:25Part of the persons who voted for her are Marcos loyalists.
25:35Well, that is a matter of speculation which may also be a fact, but the fact remains and could never
25:44be erased is the undeniable fact that she was voted by 32,208,417 souls, individuals.
25:56And by being voted with such a huge number of electorates, any move therefore to remove her must follow the
26:08constitutional safeguards that are there.
26:12The legal processes that have to be followed and not in a blitzkrieg fashion as what we have already fully
26:23explained to you.
26:24At the very least, the Vice President is the Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines.
26:32So therefore, the processes, the strict processes that are supposed to be followed should have been followed.
26:42But in this case, they were not followed.
26:58Okay.
27:01Pakinggan natin si Boss Dada.
27:04Kasi kami bilang mga content creators and vloggers, meron din kaming responsibility sa mga viewers namin.
27:13And marami kami na fina-follow ng daan-daan libong mga Pilipino worldwide, hindi lang dito sa Pilipinas.
27:23And lahat sila, alalang-alala sa mga nangyayari sa bayan natin.
27:28Alam naman natin na ito ay isang gawaing politika.
27:35Itong natatamasa ng mga Duterte ngayon ay politika lang.
27:40Kasi katulad ng sinasabi natin, itong petition natin na ito ay may grounds and nasa batas.
27:47So ang gusto lang po natin ay yung nasa batas, yung nasa tama.
27:52Hindi naman namin sinasabing hindi na pwedeng ma-impeach ang mga matataas na posisyon sa gobyerno na impeachable.
28:00Pero ang gusto lang namin ay yung tama.
28:03Meron kasing mga grounds eh, kaya namin ine-exhaust yung mga legal remedies na available naman sa atin.
28:13So, opinion ng mga galit sa mga Duterte, yung mga sinasabi nila, opinion ng mga makabayan block, yung kanilang mga
28:23sinasabi, personal nila yan, ginagalang natin yan.
28:27Pero dapat igalang din nila yung opinion ng mga katulad namin na naniniwala na ang 32 million na Pilipino na
28:38bumoto,
28:39eh mas makapangyarihan kesa doon sa 250 or 200 plus na mga pumirma dyan sa Kongreso.
28:47Na nagpapanggap na sila ang boses ng mamamayang Pilipino, pero sila mismo yung kumikitil sa malayang pagpapakayag ng mga Pilipino.
28:57Yun lang po.
29:00Let's hear from Coach Oli.
29:04Magandang hapon po sa lahat.
29:06Bago po ako magkomentaryo patungkol doon, pwede ko po bang sagutin yung tanong ni sir?
29:13Sir, kasi kanina nabanggit ni sir yung about sa 32 million.
29:18At yung iba doon ay posibleng nasa kampo ng pula na nagre-represent na pabor sa impeachment.
29:29Posible.
29:30Pero sa tingin ko, nasa 32 million pa rin yun or maybe about 32 million.
29:37Kasi yung part nun, marami na pong nagising na mga solid north or yung mga solid supporters ng Marcos na
29:49ngayon ay alam nilang nabudol sila.
29:54Na hindi bumoto kay VP Sarah.
29:56And ngayon, marami kaming natatanggap na comments and messages na sila ay party na ngayon na supporters ni VP Sarah.
30:11So, plus minus yun, I think it is very safe to say na it's still 32 million ang supporters ni
30:22VP Sarah.
30:23Or more than.
30:26Doon naman sa tanong na yung side namin, kasi kami po yung, bagamat kami ay hindi abogado, pero kami po
30:34yung supporters sa social media.
30:36At alam naman natin po, ang kalakaran ngayon, talagang ang tao, maybe more than half, mas nakatutok pa sa social
30:47media.
30:47So, karapatan din natin na yung side namin na unconstitutional yung impeachment.
30:58Kasi nga, sabi kanina rin ni Sir, na parang last ditch effort daw.
31:04Ang para sa amin, eto, karapatan nila magpasa ng impeachment.
31:10Karapatan ng bawat isa, meron tayong karapatan.
31:14Kayo, kami, tayong lahat.
31:16At ginamit nila yung karapatan nila mag-impeach, in-impeach si VP Sarah, karapatan din namin itong isang pasakorte at
31:26pigilan.
31:27So, sana nirespeto namin kayo, irespeto rin namin, respetuhin nyo rin kami, kung yung iba nga, na convicted na, nakakapag
31:38-hearing pa.
31:39Eh siguro, kami namang, wala namang kaso, eh pwede magsampa para pigilan yung impeachment ni VP Sarah.
31:52Hello. Yes.
31:54On my part, I signed this petition as a citizen, as a taxpayer, as a lawyer, and a continuous student
32:01of law.
32:02We did not sign this in our part as government officials or members of the Davao City Council.
32:07But because we fully believe that the government should be of laws and not of men.
32:14We all know that impeachment is, in its heart, a political process.
32:17But this does not mean that politics should be the main reason why impeachments are filed.
32:24So, on my part, I really want to make sure that the law is being followed to the letter
32:31and not abused in order to reach whatever ends other people may want for it.
32:38So, that's my part.
32:39In addition to that, maybe you'd like also to read the rules of procedure of the House of Representatives,
32:49specifically Rule 2, Section 2.
32:52You would be surprised of the 19th Congress House rules on impeachment.
32:57Why? Because under Section 2 Rule 2 of the 19th Congress, I'm a law dean, I'm a law teacher,
33:04that's why it's very important for me that their own rules should have been followed.
33:11But in this case, they did not even follow their own rules.
33:15Because in Section 2, Mode of Initiating Impeachment, it reads,
33:21Impeachment shall be initiated by the filing and subsequent referral to the Committee on Justice of,
33:28number one, a verified complaint for impeachment filed by any member of the House of Representatives,
33:33or a verified complaint by any citizen upon a resolution of endorsement by any member thereof,
33:39or a verified complaint or resolution of impeachment filed by at least one-third of all the members of the
33:47House.
33:48So, this means that even if you have one-third vote,
33:52if you follow their own rules, Rule 2, Section 2,
33:55that should have been referred first to the Committee on Justice.
34:00And then, even Section 3 of the House rules on impeachment.
34:05It reads also, it is the duty of the Secretary-General to immediately refer any complaint to the Speaker of
34:13the House.
34:14And under the last paragraph of Section 3,
34:18the Speaker shall have it included in the order of business within 10 session days from receipt.
34:25It shall then be referred to the Committee on Justice within 3 session days thereafter.
34:31That's their own rules.
34:32Section 3, Rule 2 of the 19 Congress House rules on impeachment.
34:39So, by reading this, they did not follow their own rules insofar as the 3 first impeachment complaints
34:49and even the 4th complaint because it did not even pass through the Committee on Justice.
34:57And then, finally, Rule 4, Section 14 of the 19 Congress Rules of Procedure.
35:08It even states that the verified complaint shall have specific recitations in the verification.
35:17It reads that we, after being sworn in accordance with law, depose, and state,
35:25that we are the complainants in the above entitled complaint, resolution of impeachment,
35:29that we have caused the said complaint resolution to be prepared and have read the contents thereof
35:36and that the allegations thereof and that the allegations thereof and that the allegations therein are true of our own
35:39knowledge and belief
35:40on the basis of our reading and appreciation of documents and other records pertinent thereto.
35:52So, we have here a situation where the House of Representatives did not even follow their own rules
36:03and rushed in a bleedskrieg fashion the filing of an impeachment complaint against the Vice President of the Republic of
36:12the Philippines.
36:15Sir, Bambu Bea Peniza po from Bambu Radio, Philippines.
36:18Ask ko lang sir, last Friday po may nag-file po ng petition na minamadali na po yung Senate na
36:27iproseso itong impeachment case.
36:29Do you think, sir, this is a desperate move din po since sabi ng Kongreso, desperate din po ang move
36:35na ito na ginagawa nyo?
36:37Yan po, sir.
36:39We are not, you know, in the business of belittling anyone, especially me.
36:44I respect the right of each and every citizen to do what he thinks is right under the law.
36:51It's just that if you compare their petition and our petition, the number itself, mas marami kami, no?
36:57So, secondly, if you will read Section 3, Paragraph 4, Article 11 of the 1987 Constitution,
37:10kunyari, estudyante kita iha, basahin natin.
37:12In case the verified complaint or resolution of impeachment is filed by at least one-third of all the members
37:21of the House,
37:22the same shall constitute the articles of impeachment, and trial by the Senate shall forthwith proceed.
37:29Yung trial by the Senate shall forthwith proceed, nasa dulo na.
37:33So, meaning, i-comply mo muna itong in case the verified complaint.
37:39So, how do we determine whether or not the complaint was verified?
37:44You look at the Rules of Procedure of Congress.
37:48And Rule 4, Section 14 thereof, states the particular verification requirement that should have been followed.
37:57And we also look at Rule 2, Section 2C.
38:02It states that it should have passed through the Committee on Justice, which they did that too.
38:09And they should have followed Section 3 of Rule 2 of the House rules, which they also did not follow.
38:17So, therefore, why should we waste millions of government funds to go through a Senate trial
38:24when the House of Representatives did not even meet the requirement of verification?
38:30They did not even follow their own rules.
38:34So, therefore, this complaint should only have one destination.
38:39And you know, iha, where that is?
38:42To the wastebasket.
38:44That is its destination.
38:48Last question.
38:50Sorry, mag-follow up po lang po.
38:52Since, yun nga po, nakapag-file na po tayo ng petition,
38:55do you think kakatigan po tayo ng Supreme Court sa desisyon na maghain po ng temporary restraining order
39:02sa impeachment case ni Vice President Sara Duterte before doon sa tinakdang buwan na June daw po ang magiging process
39:12nito sa Senado?
39:13So, tingin niyo po ba kakatigan tayo ng Supreme Court?
39:16You know, I am a practicing Muslim and a devout one.
39:20I always believe in the power and majesty of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
39:26Everything is upon Him and if He touches the hearts of the 15 Supreme Court justices and He would convince
39:36them that enough is enough,
39:38then we might have the probability of winning.
39:41But as to certainty, I would not take that away from the Lord Great Almighty, the Most Beneficent, the Most
39:48Merciful.
39:50Let's hear final messages.
39:52Can we start from any last words to say before we end today's press call?
39:59As mentioned earlier also, I'm just going to reiterate, before the Senate would hear the complaint,
40:06and that is their, by the way, that is their sole prerogative to hear impeachment complaint based on the Constitution.
40:14The petitioners in this petition likewise have seen that the petition that was filed was defective.
40:21And therefore, we need to raise it up to the Supreme Court to seek relief on a petition which we
40:30feel and believe was fatally defective
40:33based on constitutional and legal grounds.
40:37So, we would, from here on, we would expect that the legal processes in filing petitions we'd proceed forthwith.
40:52Sa akin naman, bilang isang content creator and blogger, sa mga kababayan natin Pilipino, silence is not an option.
41:01Mayroon kaming responsibilidad sa mga viewers namin, at ito yung call of duty namin.
41:09Hindi lang po kami batikos ng batikos, gumagalaw din po kami, at asahan po ninyo na makikita po ninyo ang
41:15Banateros Brothers
41:16sa madaming ba pong mga petitions in the future. Thank you very much.
41:21Coach Ali, would you like to say a few words?
41:26Boses ito ng more than 32 million.
41:32At maraming nagaantay sa mga mangyayari ngayon.
41:37At alam naman ng, this is public knowledge, na ang sitwasyon po natin ngayon is all political.
41:46Sana po, napag-iwanan na tayo ng mga iba't-ibang bansa.
41:51Sana ang mga politiko natin mag-focus na lang para yung taong ay hindi gutom.
41:59At umasenso naman ang mga katulad namin, natin, ng mga ordinaryong Pilipino.
42:06Maraming salamat po.
42:08Thank you very much.
42:11On my part, I would like to say that Davao City is a city of rules.
42:18And we follow these rules not because of the Dutertes, but we follow these rules because we know in our
42:23hearts that
42:24these rules are meant to be followed in order to have a just and humane society.
42:29And we hope and pray that the Congress will follow its own rules and that the Supreme Court will see
42:36the merits of the case before it.
42:38That's all. Thank you.
42:42In Republic v. Sereno, the Supreme Court stated that impeachment is characterized as a sui generis proceeding, right?
42:52It is both legal and political.
42:55And it may be political in the sense that people have, the senators may not be guided strictly by the
43:04rules,
43:04but it is also legal such that it requires basic evidentiary rules and due process.
43:10The fact that this was filed not in accordance with due process and not in accordance with evidentiary rules and
43:19verification requirement
43:20compels us to file this petition before the Supreme Court because the Senate, as an impeachment court,
43:28only has certain limited powers within the wordings of the Constitution.
43:34It has no authority to declare the impeachment complaint as null and void.
43:41So it therefore necessitates upon us, ordinary citizens, to file a petition before the Supreme Court
43:47in accordance with Article 8, Section 1, expanded certiorary jurisdiction on the part of the Supreme Court
43:56to rule and determine whether or not there is grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or access of jurisdiction.
44:04on the part of other branches of the government.
44:09So we therefore have to file this so as to declare us void because the Senate has no right, nor
44:17power, nor jurisdiction to do that.
44:19So thank you very much for your time and may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless us all.
44:29Thank you very much.
44:32The copies of the petition will be sent later.
44:37Thank you very much.
44:42Thank you very much.
44:58Thank you very much.
45:41Thank you very much.
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