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'BATO DID NOT DIE, IS NOT ABROAD, AND DID NOT RESIGN' Speaking on #ABOGADO, Atty. Hazel “Heyz” Meking argued that Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa should still be included in determining the number of senators for an impeachment vote. Meking cited the Avelino v. Cuenco case, saying the circumstances discussed in that ruling involve senators who are deceased, abroad, detained for a non-bailable offense, or have resigned. She argued that allegations that dela Rosa evaded an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant do not automatically make him legally absent or exclude him from the Senate's membership, adding that no final legal determination has declared his status as a fugitive for purposes of Senate voting. #ImpeachmentWatch
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'THE VOTING THRESHOLD WILL ALWAYS BE 16' On #ABOGADO, Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles explains why 16 votes remain the threshold for conviction in an impeachment trial. Citing the Constitution and the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bayan v. Zamora, she says the two-thirds requirement is based on the Senate’s full constitutional composition of 24 members, not the number of senators currently present. The key point: the threshold stays at 16, even with vacancies or absences.
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ICC WARRANT IS “A SCRAP OF PAPER” On #ABOGADO, Atty. Mark Tolentino says Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is not evading arrest. He argues there is no valid warrant under Philippine law, calling the ICC warrant a “mere scrap of paper” for local enforcement. He warns that acting on it could even be considered kidnapping if there is no proper judicial warrant issued in the country.
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“ENRILE SURRENDERED. DE LIMA SURRENDERED. BATO SLIPPED OUT AT 2:30 A.M.” On #ABOGADO, Former Senate President Franklin Drilon contrasts past senators who faced arrest warrants with the controversial exit of Sen. Bato dela Rosa from the Senate. Drilon recalls former senators and submitted themselves to legal process despite questioning the charges against them. He says the latest incident—where Bato allegedly left the Senate at 2:30 a.m. while supposedly under “protective custody”—stands in sharp contrast to past practice and has damaged the institution’s credibility. Drilon also lamented what he described as the decline of the Senate’s prestige, saying nothing comparable had happened in its history and warning that the chamber may struggle to recover the stature it once held during the era of and other legal giants. FULL DISCUSSION:
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