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Showing posts with label Senate President. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Senate President. Show all posts

Monday, February 10, 2025

Impeachment of VP Sarah may not prosper

It is more fun criticizing

#ChizEscudero, VPSarahDuterte, #impeachment, #AttyRomyMakalintal, #19thCongress

Atty Romy Makalintal, a famous election law lawyer has pointed out that if 19th Congress expires then a new case has to be filed which may not be allowed, since you can only be impeached once.  A Congress has to finish all its bueiness, and cant endorse the unfinished business to the next Congress.  The Senate and HOR may have a new composition  


  But Senate President said, that the impeachment can only proceed after the SONA, in which case, VP Sarah can be off the hook.  What do you think/


Monday, November 14, 2016

Can the Ombdudsman dismiss Sen Villanueva over the PDAF scandal?

It is more fun criticizing

Rizal Philippines
November 14, 2016


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From Philstar

Ombudsman Morales has ordered the Senate President Koko Pimentel to dismiss elected Senator Joel Villanueva over alleged scandal of P10 million in PDAF.  Sen Joel has appealed to the Ombudsman.

Meanwhile, Sen Franklin Drilon that the power of the Ombdudsman to dismiss govt officials does not apply to Senators and Congressmen (Hence Sens. Jinggoy, JPE, and Revilla were not dismissed despite their incarceration.