MAKE MY DAY: A soap called “IMPEACHMENT”
…ang saya saya!
I will rate the opening; instead, the first day…call it as you like, as living up to people’s expectations. It is better; forgive my choice if
you are a Coco Martin fan, but the Impeachment really did make my day more than “Walang
Hanggan” opening episode.
Funny, both corners claiming not ready agreed to postpone
the second day of the show.
Oops! Why both sides? Good question; even the media missed
the point. The prosecution insisted on beginning with the #2 article of impeachment, which was understandably opposed by the indefatigable 83-year-old orator Cuevas
of the defense. I wish I could be as sharp and as booming of speech as the 83-year-old Cuevas when I get to that point in my age; well, if I ever get there.
How many people reach that far in their lives…not many?
The prosecution insisted; they were ready for article number
2, not article number 1, while the defense prepared and were ready for article number one, not article number 2, meaning likewise, they were prepared and not ready,
whoahaha! Where are the fireworks?
I think, and I am saying this with a grin on my face, that the
prosecutors were influenced by a law professor from UP who appeared on TV
Patrol on day 1 of the impeachment. Kabayan Noli asked the professor if she were given the choice, which of the articles of impeachment would she start with? The “ill-gotten wealth,” (sorry, I think she used another term), she replied without
blinking. You are not going to put the CJ in jail or confiscate his
properties. This is an impeachment court, not a criminal court. All you need to
show is a “betrayal of public trust” that will render Corona unfit to sit as CJ, which is what this impeachment is all about, and besides, you have documents to
support your claims. It is easy.
Obviously, the prosecutors took the cue :-)
MANILA, Philippines—The prosecution team’s lack of preparation to present its first evidence against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona prompted the postponement of the impeachment trial in the Senate on Tuesday.
“The prosecution is not prepared to present evidence today, the court moto propio postpones the trial until tomorrow afternoon at 2:00,” said Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, who presided over the trial.
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