Pro-impeach solons give way to ARMM debates
By Gerry Baldo 03/16/2011Pro impeachment lawmakers yesterday gave way to debates pertaining to the postponement of the elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao even as they filed the resolution impeaching Ombudsman Merceditas Guterrez. The resolution was numbered 1089.
According to Deputy Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas they are not in a hurry to transmit the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate for trial.
“Should the bills (on ARMM polls postponement) be approved on second reading, the third reading would have to be rescheduled on another day. While the impeachment case is a more urgent matter, time is of the essence here considering that the ARMM polls is set in August this year,” Fariñas said in a press conference.
“There is no need to speed up the sending of the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate, considering that they (Senate) already hinted that they would attend to the impeachment by May,” Fariñas added..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110316nat6.html
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