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Enrile bars Noy ally bid to alter impeach rules By Angie M. Rosales 04/04/2011

Monday, April 4, 2011

CCT CRITICS, MERCI BACKERS SAME GROUP — AQUINO

Enrile bars Noy ally bid to alter impeach rules

By Angie M. Rosales 04/04/2011

An effort of Palace allies in the Senate to expedite a verdict on the impeachment trial set before the Senate court on Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez through an amendment in the recently-adopted rules of the chamber will not be allowed, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said.

Last-ditch efforts to amend the set of rules of the Senate on the impending impeachment proceedings against Gutierrez were proposed by Sen. Francis Pangilinan through a resolution but Enrile yesterday ruled out the possibility of the upper chamber acceding to the call of Pangilinan.

Pangilinan’s proposal, in effect, would allow a Senate court verdict on Gutierrez through a two-thirds vote after the first of the six articles of impeachment has been presented against the Ombudsman.

Efforts to amend the impeachment rules were made as President Aquino stepped up his attacks against his supposed critics in a speech during a visit to Panay island yesterday..... MORE

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