Complaint to be filed Saturday, Sunday, Monday
By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez
Inquirer.net
An impeachment complaint will be filed against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for three consecutive days, starting Saturday, a private lawyer said Friday.
Harry Roque of the University of the Philippines Law Center said the impeachment complaint would be filed at the House of Representatives at 7 p.m., Saturday, exactly a year after the filing of a similar case; 12 midnight, Sunday, to mark the end of the one-year ban under the Constitution; and at 9 a.m., Monday, when he and other petitioners would personally go to the House to file the complaint.
Roque said the same complaint would be filed on separate days to ensure that no other complaint would slip past the group.
Roque said among the new complainants was Jose de Venecia III., son of former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr.
Aside from Roque and De Venecia, other signatories to the complaint include past and present personalities from government, politics, business, entertainment, and civil society: Josefina Lichauco, Renato Constantino Jr., Rolex Suplico, Jose Luis Alcuaz, Leah Navarro, Virgilio Eustaquio, Rez Cortez, and Henry Khan.
Roque said some of the issues that have been raised against Arroyo in the complaint were on the national broadband network agreement by the government with China’s ZTE Corp., where the young De Venecia was a key witness; the Northrail project; the Joint Maritime Seismic Understanding forged among the Philippines, China, and Vietnam; and the memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Deputy Minority Floor Leader and Bayan Muna partylist Representative Satur
Ocampo confirmed the filing of the impeachment complaint and said that militant partylist groups Bayan Muna, Gabriela, and Anakpawis would endorse it.
But Ocampo, in a phone interview with INQUIRER.net, stressed that they would qualify that they were not supporting the inclusion of the MOA-AD in the complaint, saying it is a “political issue” and that they favor the move for self-determination of the Bangsamoro people.
Last year, lawyer Roel Pulido filed the complaint, which was endorsed by Representative Edgard San Luis of Laguna province, an ally of the President.
Several impeachment complaints have been filed in Congress against Arroyo since 2005, accusing her of electoral fraud, corruption and human rights violations.
In 2005 and again in 2006, lawyer Oliver Lozano was first in filing an impeachment case, which oppositionists said was a deliberately flawed complaint to nullify subsequent “legitimate complaints.”
These complaints were rejected by the House.
The impeachment complaint will also include the switching of the 2004 election returns an the Batasan bldg utilizing the PNP’s Special Action Force.
I hope the impeachment succeeds this time. The first two were bogus. The problem is with Christmas approaching and the solons have the fat bonuses in mind, it may again be dumped in the House. And if it succeeds, the one to benefit is Noli De Castro who would have all the government resources to run in 2010. Hear what Noli says: It’s Presidency or nothing in 2010. He’s already the Vice President now, why still run for the same position? Well, this idiot thinks he’s good. What has he done all these eight years but to protect Gloria’s throne?
Di ba pwedeng isabay i-impeach ang president and VP? Ay oo nga pala, isabay na rin i-impeach ang senate president and speaker of the house. At least si chief justice pwede na ring pagtyagaan, kaysa naman yung mga 3 na pwedeng maging successor. nyaks.
Ellen, can you find a way to post here all the email addresses of all members of the house of representatives? Maybe we can all send them emails to support this impeachment complaint and make them read our opinions. Though I have strong doubts that we could change the minds of these congressmen, we should try all efforts least we be accused of not exhausting all possible ways before resorting to more drastic and radical approaches.
The Filipinos should offer the job of the Presidency to Michelle Malkin. For sure she will end the corruption there. This lady has the tenacity of Ellen.
Dandaw, how’s the election fever in the US? If Obama remains alive until the November election, he will win.
It’s fiesta grande again for tongressmen. Brown envelopes from Malacanang will flood the House of Representa-thieves. Gloria’s congressional allies will have to junk the impeachment complaints ASAP. Money talks during hard times.
Diego, I’m sure the Evil Bitch is prepared for the hard times.
She has ready solution for the solons.
Are you sure Oliver Lozano is not hiding in the House, ready to outsprint Harry Roque to the filing office?
I predict a funny situation where the two sides will be trying to box-out each other to be first in line for filing.
Nangyari na yan, in the early 90s, when there was a “race for the mace” in the Senate. The mace is the symbol of the Senate, so there was a physical race to grab it. If I remember right, it had to do with the move to unseat Jovy Salonga. I forgot who were on the other side.
Parang mga bata ang mga Senate staffers na nag-aagawan sa isang pirasong kahoy. I had already left by then, and was practising. Some friends were still there, staffers of Salonga. That was the highlight of our bantering during our drinking sessions.
Tell Nograles to put out starting blocks, a la 100 meter dash. This is the long term effect of that impeachment decision engineered by Davide, and penned by Conchita Carpio-Morales. Impeachment, a mechanism to allow the people to unseat an errant public servant, has become a caricature of its lofty goal. It has become a game of upmanship, a matter of gulangan, onsehan.
What’s that adage again? Old age and deceit (Davide) always defeat youth and enthusiasm (Rolex Suplico and Harry Roque).
But then again, time evens all scores. Remember Macoy; remember Roh Tae Woo. He who laughs last laughs the heartiest.
Lozano versus Roque filing sprint sa Kongreso: It would be a photo finish decision. Kung sino ang mas mahaba ang nguso siya’y panalo.
Racing ala 100 meter dash ba kanyo? Siguraduhin lang nila Atty. Roque na di nakadikit sa dibdib ni Lozano ang finish line tape. Para palabasin na sya ang unang nakaputol ng tape na yan.
I think this time it is not Lozano nor Pulido the torch barrier and sprint to the finish line.They’re both worn out having too much sex with all faded bold stars.It is Cargador Cayetano’s turn.He is young and aggressive and most of all still a virgin at 50 plus years old.
Oliver Lozano is a Marcos loyalist and Imelda’s lawyer. Imelda has since become Gloria’s best friend. Now, don’t be surprised why Lozano filed bogus impeachment complaint.
Both the Upper House and Lower House have adjourned for monthly vacation. Among them are Senators Villar and Pia Cayetano who are going to Geneva. Villar has a case with the Ethics Committee headed by Pia Cayetano. Don’t you think the two won’t discuss about the case?
Both the Upper House and Lower House have adjourned for monthly vacation. Among them are Senators Villar and Pia Cayetano who are going to Geneva. Villar has a case with the Ethics Committee headed by Pia Cayetano. Don’t you think the two won’t discuss about the case?
What’s the basic difference between the impeachment filed against Erap and that of GMA today?
At the time of then sitting President Joseph Estrada, the impeachment complaint, even without being heard in the justice committee of the House, was quickly accepted by the then Senate President, Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel while former Senate President Drilon waited for the high court to order a “soft” temporary restraining order or an order a status quo in Congress. Then, House Speaker Manny Villar quickly endorsed the complaint to the Senate while former House Speaker JDV blocked the impeachment.
So, the culprits in Erap’s impeachment were Tito Guingona who exposed it; House Speaker Manny Villar, and Senate President Nene Pimentel all now claiming to be with the opposition today.
I think there are no more people as intelligent as my dog. I could easily teach my dog to do some tricks. Impeachment is no longer a new trick. Yet we never learn. Havent we learn that the house is fed on malicious feeds? They know that when they give in, its the end of the golden mother goose and worst there will follow a sure change ala Obamas’. (grabe pala ang corruption din sa US pati election frauds.) Where will they get the money they use for their families, other people families with what they earn legally?
I hope this time magtagumpay na ang impeachment.
Val: ang mga aso at tuta ni putot ay naturuan niya ng lahat na mga tricks at pangluluko at lahat naman ay sumusunod..may na ulol na nga..kahit matanda na siya naglalaway pa..sa pagka ulol..
This is going to be very interesting. I wonder how Joe de Venecia and his Lakas partymates will vote.
If Neri has no balls, JDV’s balls have nasty odor.
Sec-Gen who is suppose to accept and acknowledge the impeachment complaint “hurriedly” flew to Geneva!
So nobody there in the office of the Sec-Gen to accept the complaint on Saturday and during the entire weekend..
tsk, tsk, tsk…
DOG-SMILE and her DOGS are always ten steps ahead of US!!!
Kabute, try http://www.congress.gov.ph
Pinagtatawanan. Pinaiikot lang sa daliri.
Ordinaryong pinoy walang kamuwang-muwang.
Pang-world record talaga ang haba…
… ng pasensiya.
Sa 2010 na lang daw ang lahat.
Sana tatakbo si Erap…
Pweeeeeh!
Technical na nman tayo!
Ang hina kasi ng coaches natin eh!
Kailangan na yat natin si Jaworski dito para magkaroon ng “gulang” ung mga players natin.. hehehe 🙂
How can this new impeachment complaint succeed? Please read:
The fresh impeachment bid against President Arroyo encountered its first hurdle right at the doorstep of the House of Representatives after its proponents led by businessman Jose de Venecia III, the son of former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr., found there was nobody to accept the complaint.
Secretary General Marilyn Yap of the Arroyo allies-dominated House of Representatives, who is supposed to receive the complaint, left for Geneva, Switzerland Friday night, the same day that De Venecia’s group announced plans to submit the impeachment on three consecutive days starting yesterday to prevent the technicality on the correct day that the one-year prescription for a new impeachment complaint.
Let’s wait and see what comes out of the next few days. Gloria’s allies may have sinister plan to counter act Joey De Venecia, et al’s impeachment complaint. They want a technical knock-out in the first round. Fake or weak complaints are waiting on the sideline. It’s possible that officer-in- charge House Deputy Secretary General Ramon Ricardo Roque will be gone missing on Monday. It’s the same pattern during the Hello Garci political scam and $329 M ZTE scam. Key players slipped-out the country with the help from Malacanang. Virgilio Garcillano and Jun Lozada escaped to Singapore and Hong Kong.
I wonder if this Deputy Sec. Gen. Ramon Roque is related to Atty. Harry Roque.
Baka ka-apelyedo lang. There are many Cruzes and Roques in the Philippines.
Papalpak na naman yan, UNAHIN BANG I-ANNOUNCE SA MEDIA eh, di nakagawa na naman ng paraan ang mga taga-Malakanyang. Opposition at media, di yata magandang kumbinasyon laban sa gobyerno.
Marami sa atin ang nangangarap ng dilat. Wala na tayong magagawa dyan, hawak nila ang lahat na sektor ng pamahalaan. Bayad na ang karamihang sa politiko, pulis at sundalo, pati na ang dapat bulag na hustisya, kabilang na rin ang mga abogadong dapat tagapagtanggol ng mga naapi.
Panalangin ko lang, sana mawala na sila!
Ate Glue, by force of habit, has as usual sacrificed accuracy of the truth when she describes the effects of the U.S. economic meltdown on the Philippines in rosy terms. Resiliency is swamped quite easily by a tsunami. If we are to prepare for the worst, we must first define the problem, truthfully, accurately.
Dereliction of duty should be a cause for impeachment.
I thought every office has to function, there is always somebody to take over the function of the boss when he goes even to the motel. But they cant even submit the impeachment trash since the mouse is away. Magaling talaga si Gloria. That makes her really great and powerful to the horror of her detractors and incriminators.
So, what Rule of Law are we talking about?
What Democratic Institutions do we have here?
It’s time to live outside of our Illusions.
There’s no democracy.
There’s only the Rule of the Mighty, and the Subservience of the Weak Majority.
To be respected, one must start with self-respect. We can ask, “Did I sell out last election?”
Assert and claim what is yours. Don’t let others determine your options. Set your options yourselves.
Huwag nating hintayin kung sino ang tatakbo. Patakbuhin natin ang sino mang karapatdapat.
Let the Panlilio Phenomenon multiply!
Sumpit, I have all the respect and admiration for Gov. Panlilio. But sad to say, problems like jueteng still exist in Pampanga since he took office. If he cannot solve Pampanga’s problems, how can he solve the whole country’s?
everything has an end..mawawala rin siya sa mundo…and she is not a problem solver she is the creator of the problem..small but terrible indeed…
BE:
There’s one article in the Inquirer recently which said that Panlilio is continually harassed thru election protest by the Pineda Camp.
I agree that he may not be that decisive as compared to Lacson. It has to do with their training, PMA vs. Priesthood. But millions of quarry fees are now transparently collected, much more than during the time of Lapid.
But what i wish to be replicated is the method by which Panlilio came to the position. He was a reluctant candidate then, but it was the people who prodded him to run and did campaign for him. They created and chose their option.
We must set the option ourselves, and let not the politician do it for us.
Here we go again, but it’s better than doing nothing at all.
I maintain my stand that impeachment is not the right avenue to kick Gloria out because she’s not duly elected. Dapat diyan ay kornerin at i-kaput.
Mahirap siyang pabagsakin sa legal na proseso hawak siya ng Imperyalistang Amerika!
Chi, maybe what’s needed is not impeachment but imbitchment. No way this Evil Bitch can be driven out but to eliminate or terminate her by force.
Sumpit, I know Panlilio was a reluctant candidate. I believe that a man of God would be very hard to be a politician. It just doesn’t mix. That’s why I find it stupid for Bro. Mike Velarde and Eddie Villanueva to declare themselves available in 2010. Their groups don’t have a command or bloc vote. If it were INC’s Manalo, it could be different. INC is well managed. As an organization, it is worth emulating. If Manalo can manage INC that well, he may be able to manage the country better. But per policy, INC doesn’t enter politics. It forbids their members to run for politics. That’s why even if former DOJ and SC Justice Cuevas was pushed by the opposition to run in 2004 or earlier, he could not.
And where’s JDV? His son Joey is among those filing the impeachment complaint. Won’t the elder JDV endorse the complaint? JDV’s endorsement is crucial. He still has some supporters in the House. If he doesn’t want to testify on that ZTE deal; at least he should endorse the complaint of his son. After all, JDV himself spilled all Gloria’s crimes during that dramatic and emotional speech after being ousted from the House.
Imbitchment! Hahaha!!! Yan na nga ang ibig kong sabihin, Be.
Are there any Jose De Venecia’s loyalists left in the lower house? There are about 30 opposition members. I think the magic number is 79 endorsers for the impeachment complaint go to Senate for trial. Neophyte congressmen can play a critical role in the 4th complaint. Their loyalty to Nograles and Gloria is uncertain. She can buy their loyalty to save her ass.
Ingat lang si Atty. Roque. Baka ipa-salvage siya n Gloria Dorobo. O baka gawin ang gaya ng ginawa ng SC ni Davide kay Alan Paguia. Ipatanggal ang lisensiya niya. Hopefully, puede siyang magpraktis sa Tate.
Danding Cojuangco’s NPC holds the key. He knows the Lakas- Kampi merger is as fragile as candy glass. Villar, Erap, Angara, LP maybe, are his suitors. Taking cue from the admin debacle at the Senatorial polls, his foremost concern now is alliance with the strongest party that may capture Malacañang in 2010. That will decide how NPC will votein this new impeachment, I think.
Danding is a shrewd businessman. He uses politics to protect his business empire. But among the personalities you mentioned, I think Danding likes Erap more. Danding, like Lucio Tan, looks for loyalty in a person. And Erap has it.