00:00Today we are scheduled to hear the oral arguments of the parties in regard to the Appeal Cum Motion for
00:07Reconsideration of Senator Judge Irvin Tulfo to the July 6 ruling of the presiding officer pertaining to the threshold vote
00:16in accord under, rather, Article 11, Section 3.6 of the Constitution.
00:23The Constitution requires two-thirds. The question before this court is two-thirds of how many?
00:33For Amici, different approaches, different reasoning, yet all are one in saying that the number to convict is not fixed
00:42at 16.
00:43All four have concluded, expressly or essentially, that 16 is not an absolute number.
00:51Your Honours, the Supreme Court has reminded us time and time again that when the law is clear, there is
01:00no room for interpretation.
01:02There is only room for application.
01:06Now, with those words in mind, perhaps, Your Honours, we should not complicate what the Constitution has made simple.
01:14The issue confronting us today boils down to one question.
01:19How many votes to convict?
01:21The answer of the defense is straightforward and simple.
01:2616.
01:26Parang spaghetti na ang, ano, ang impeachment. Sabi ko, anong spaghetti?
01:32Pababa ng pababa, pataas ng pataas.
01:36Kapag nawala yung iba, tapos tingin natin dito sila kikiling, dito sila kikiling, bababa.
01:43Pag bumalik sila, ano, tataas.
01:46Can we stop it with these attacks on each other?
01:55Let us give each other due respect.
01:59Let's give Filipinos due respect.
02:02I afford my colleagues to respect, and I just hope that our colleagues can do the same for those that
02:13are here and are not here.
02:16If we're going to vote on this issue, we're not going to participate because we don't think it's a matter
02:22that we can vote on.
02:23You don't taste poison.
02:26You don't vote on what's right or wrong.
02:30So we don't think it's a matter of interpretation.
02:35All those in favor of the appeal of Senator Judge Irwin Tulfo, say aye.
02:44Those again say nay.
02:49The ayes have it.
02:51The appeal is one.
03:00You're not.
03:08You
