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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.
05:23and how can you explain to the point?
05:58What is the support that these signatures were not verified by individual persons?
06:10And are you going to prove if you're using social media or social media that the congressmen were forced or
06:18coerced at times because of the so-called hate that you believe in them?
06:23Are you going to use that as a justification for your kids?
06:30I'm just kidding.
06:30I'm just kidding.
06:32Because the basis of the question, Sir, that what I'm doing today is a desperate move to prevent impeachment of
06:45VP Sarah.
06:47Is that right what I hear, Sir?
06:49Do you know why I'm asking you why it's right what I hear?
06:53I think I'm thinking what they did in the House.
06:57If they did it in the House, according to the legislation, we don't have to file a petition for statutory
07:08and prohibition.
07:10Because we don't have to follow the Constitution.
07:14And that's the reason why we need to question this.
07:18Because we, as registered voters who voted for the Vice President, will 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.
07:47There 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.
08:05No?
08:06Why?
08:06Because there was simply no time for them to read the complaint.
08:11Because of the 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.
08:28That an impeachment is a solemn process bound 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...
08:57It is like a weapon likened to a last artillery.
09:03No?
09:03And 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.
09:49No?
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, let us all convince the COMELEC to do this.
12:14Why?
12:14Because 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.
13:17Tally 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.
14:33Malalaman namin.
14:34Kasi 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, ay totoo bang resulta yun.
14:59Para na rin, wala na rin duda.
15:00Wala 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, questioning po yung video naman po ni Pastor Sigibuloy po.
15:21While in jail po, campaigning po.
15:23For the record, Attorney.
15:24Meron lang po bang for the organization 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 including Mandela Rules.
15:54Nelson Mandela was in prison for more than 30 years.
15:57And there is a Mandela Rules which actually subscribe and list 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.
16:46No?
16:47Such as the February 9, February 11, and February 12.
16:52No?
16:52Events.
16:54The prosecution filed a vehement objection.
16:57It was discussed, subjected to hearing.
17:00Eventually, the court denied our first motion.
17:04That he personally appeared in interviews.
17:09Okay?
17:10But 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?
17:36Yes.
17:41Other questions?
17:47Yes.
18:20I actually cannot comment on the complaint filed allegedly yesterday because I have not seen the complaint that was filed.
18:30If ever.
18:32If ever.
18:32What I can comment is the remark made by the former president.
18:37There was actually an incitement made by the president.
18:42Diba?
18:43An element of sedition is to incite.
18:46It was to incite to laugh.
18:50It 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 proclame.
19:07I was also there.
19:08Kaya nga ang sagot ko doon sa tanong at pinapa-comment ako, sinabi ko lang, ano yung reaction ng mga
19:16tao 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 know the president quite well.
19:38Even as mayor and then he became president.
19:40Ganun na siya magsasalita.
19:43So, you know, it makes people laugh.
19:48What's wrong with that?
19:53Thank you. Any more questions?
19:55Just to be very exact, no?
19:58Insofar as the manual counting is concerned,
20:00please check section 31 of Republic Act 9639.
20:06Section 31 actually provides that in reading the individual official ballots during the counting,
20:12the chairman, poll clerk, and third member shall provide the watchers and the public an unimpeded view of the ballot
20:20being read by the chairman of the election return and the tally board being simultaneously accomplished by the poll clerk
20:27and the third member respectively.
20:28Note that Republic Act 9639 amended Republic Act 8436.
20:35So this is the current law now section 31 and what we are actually emphasizing is merely the implementation of
20:44that law.
20:46Yes.
20:47Any other questions?
20:48Yes, sir.
20:51Yes, sir.
20:53Can you confirm that this is the first legal challenge against the impeachment?
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 other well
21:15-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, and I know for certain that this
21:28is 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, but that does not necessarily mean that
21:48we are being sponsored by Vice President Sara Duterte.
21:53We all voted for Vice President Sara Duterte, and as a voter therefore who actually voted for her, we are
22:04particles of sovereignty which actually, or who chose her as our Vice President, which gives us the requisite legal personality
22:16to question any move that would lead to her ouster.
22:23Because we voted for her.
22:26Because 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.
22:38We are part of the body politic.
22:42Any 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 such as to be
23:09used, the millions of pesos that are going to be used in the trial of VP Sara, we have the
23:18right to question that.
23:20Because 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.
23:38The mere creation of a prosecution panel, their preparation would entail money.
23:45The trial that will be conducted would entail money.
23:49So we, therefore, as taxpayers, have the right to be involved and file this petition.
24:01Yes.
24:02Last question.
24:04We just want to quote, siguro nagtatanong kung bakit kami at hindi si VP Sara.
24:13As mentioned, wala siyang role dito.
24:17I think she only learned of it relatedly na may ginagawa.
24:21That, I'm just assuming because I do not know for a fact.
24:25But whatever is the case, we stood here as petitioners.
24:29And I would just like to read, insofar as my standing is concerned, the 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.
24:51Quote, unquote.
24:52Yes.
24:53Yes.
24:58Yes.
25:17So, what can you say to that?
25:45Is the undeniable fact that she was voted by 32,208,417 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.
26:25At 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.
26:57Okay.
27:00Pakinggan natin si Boss Dada.
27:03Ayan.
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 bahay 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.
28:06Kaya 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.
28:20Opinion ng mga makabayan block yung kanilang mga sinasabi.
28:25Personal nila yan.
28:25Ginagalang natin yan.
28:27Pero dapat igalang din nila yung opinion nung mga katulad namin
28:32na naniniwala na ang 32 million na Pilipino na bumoto eh mas makapangyarihan kesa doon sa 250.
28:42Or 200 plus na mga pumirma dyan sa Kongreso.
28:48Na nagpapanggap na sila ang boses ng mamamayang Pilipino.
28:52Pero 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?
29:14Kasi 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.
29:28Posible.
29:30Pero sa tingin ko, nasa 32 million pa rin yun or maybe about 32 million.
29:37Kasi yung part noon, marami na pong nagising na mga solid north or yung mga solid supporters ng Marcos na
29:49ngayon ay alam nilang nabudol sila.
29:53Na hindi bumoto kay VP Sara.
29:57And ngayon, marami kaming natatanggap na comments and messages na sila ay party na ngayon na supporters ni VP Sara.
30:11So, plus minus yun, I think it is very safe to say na it's still 32 million ang supporters ni
30:22VP Sara or 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.
30:36At alam naman natin po, ang kalakaran ngayon, talagang ang tao, maybe more than half, mas nakatutok pa sa social
30:47media.
30:48So, karapatan din natin na yung side naman namin na unconstitutional yung impeachment.
30:58Kasi nga sabi kanina rin ni Sir na parang last ditch effort now.
31:04Ang para sa amin, eto, karapatan nila magpasa ng impeachment.
31:10Karapatan ng bawat isa, meron tayong karapatan.
31:14Kayo, kami, tayong lahat.
31:17Ginamit nila yung karapatan nila mag-impeach, in-impeach si VP Sara.
31:22Karapatan din namin itong isang pasakorte at pigilan.
31:26So, sana ni-respeto namin kayo, i-respeto rin namin, respetuhin nyo rin kami,
31:33kung yung iba nga, na-convicted na, nakakapag-hearing pa,
31:40e siguro kami namang, wala namang kaso, e pwede magsampa para pigilan yung impeachment ni VP Sara.
31:53On 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.
32:13We all know that impeachment is, in its heart, a political process.
32:18But 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?
32:58Because under Section 2, Rule 2 of the 19th Congress,
33:02I'm a law dean, I'm a law teacher, that's why it's very important for me that their own rules should
33:10have been followed.
33:11But in this case, they did not even follow their own rules.
33:16Because in Section 2, Mode of Initiating Impeachment, it reads,
33:48So, this means that even if you have one-third vote,
33:51If you follow their own rules, Rule 2, Section 2, that should have been referred first to the Committee on
33:59Justice.
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.
34:13And 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.
34:33Section 3, Rule 2 of the 19th Congress House rules on impeachment.
34:39So, by reading this, they did not follow their own rules insofar as the three first impeachment complaints
34:49and even the fourth complaint because it did not even pass through the Committee on Justice.
34:57And then, finally, Rule 4, Section 14 of the 19th 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 therein are true of our own knowledge and belief
35:40on the basis of our reading and appreciation of documents and other records pertinent thereto.
35:45Even this was not followed in the impeachment complaint actually filed in the Senate.
35:53So, we have here a situation where the House of Representatives did not even follow their own rules
36:03and rushed in a bleeds-creek fashion the filing of an impeachment complaint
36:09against the Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines.
36:13Yes, ma'am.
36:15Sir, Bombo Bea Penizo po from Bombo 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,
36:34desperate din po ang move na 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.
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.
38:01It 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.
38:40And 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?
39:05Before, doon sa tinakdang buwan na June daw po ang magiging process nito 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.
39:28And if He touches the hearts of the 15 Supreme Court justices
39:33and He would convince them 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,
39:46the most beneficent, the most merciful.
39:50Let's hear final messages.
39:52Can we start from...
39:55Any last words to say before we end today's press call?
39:59As mentioned earlier also, I'm just going to reiterate,
40:04before the Senate would hear the complaint,
40:06and that is their, by the way, that is their sole prerogative to hear impeachment complaint
40:12based 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
40:25to seek relief on a petition which we feel 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
40:46we'd proceed forthwith.
41:19Thank you very much.
41:21Coach Ali, would you like to say a few words?
41:26Boses to ng more than 32 million.
41:32At maraming nagaantay sa mga mangyayari ngayon.
41:37At alam naman ng, this is public knowledge,
41:41na ang sitwasyon po natin ngayon is all political.
41:45Sana 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,
42:21but we follow these rules because we know in our hearts 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
42:33and that the Supreme Court will see the merits of the case before it.
42:38That's all. Thank you.
42:42In Republic v. Sereno, the Supreme Court stated
42:47that 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,
43:00the senators may not be guided strictly by the rules,
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
43:16and not in accordance with evidentiary rules and verification requirement
43:20compels us to file this petition before the Supreme Court
43:25because 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 nalangoy.
43:41So it therefore necessitates sa panas, ordinary citizens,
43:44to file a petition before the Supreme Court
43:47in accordance with Article 8, Section 1,
43:51expanded certiorary jurisdiction on the part of the Supreme Court
43:56to rule and determine whether or not there is grave abuse of discretion
44:01amounting to lack or access of jurisdiction
44:04on the part of other branches of the government.
44:09So we therefore have to file this
44:11so as to declare us void
44:13because the Senate has no right nor power nor jurisdiction to do that.
44:19So thank you very much for your time
44:21and may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless us all.
44:29Thank you very much.
44:32Copies of the petition will be sent later.
44:37We will sky it and then send it.
44:40But relax it.
44:42Thank you very much.
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