The Senate mi**rity bloc is â??openâ?* to questioning President Rodrigo Duterteâ??s declaration of martial law in Mindanao before the Supreme Court (SC), it said Tuesday. â??Napag-usapan initially â??yan. Hindi pa namin nafa-finalize. Bukas kami pero tingnan natin kung a**ng magiging resulta nitong debate,â?* Senator Francis â??Kikoâ?* Pangilinan, a member of the mi**rity bloc and president of the Liberal Party (LP), said. Pangilinan was referring to the anticipated plenary debate on the resolution filed by their bloc Monday calling for a joint session to deliberate on Duterteâ??s Proclamation **. 216 declaring martial law in Mindanao. The mi**rity bloc resolution was filed just 10 minutes after the Senate majority filed a separate resolution expressing support for Duterteâ??s proclamation. mi**rity Leader Franklin Drilon pointed out that the SC, under the 1987 Constitution, would have to rule on a petition questioning the martial law in 30 days. â??Kapag hindi nangyari 'yan (joint session), then with more reason that the Supreme Court would have to rule on the issue,â?* Drilon said Article VII, Section 18 of the Constitution states that â??The Supreme Court may review, in an appropriate proceeding filed by any citizen, the sufficiency of the factual basis of the proclamation of martial law or the suspension of the privilege of the writ or the extension thereof, and must promulgate its decision thereon within thirty days from its filing.â?* Drilon, also a lawyer, said such provision was the result of the martial law declared by the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos. If the joint session does **t push through, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said Senate President Aquili** Pimentel III and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez could answer for the issue of dereliction of duty before the ****** of the Ombudsman. Both House and Senate leaders have said there is ** need for a joint session on martial law, as there is ** intention to revoke it. â??Kapag hindi natuloy ang joint session, kung magfa-file sa Ombudsman ng dereliction of duty, ang mananagot dito is the Speaker of the House, Senate President, and those who openly expressed their opinion na hindi kailangan ng joint session,â?* Trillanes said. The mi**rity bloc said they reached out to at least six senators, who have said they are in favor of convening a joint session, to support their resolution calling for such. Trillanes said those senators were likely â??pressuredâ?* by the majority. â??Baka ayaw nilang madikit sa mi**rity at mabiktima sila ng fake news,â?* Pangilinan added. Senator Paolo Benig** â??Bamâ?* Aqui** IV said calling for a joint session is a constitutional duty of the lawmakers. â??The joint session will provide the venue for the public to be able to hear for themselves 'yung pla** ng security managers sa declaration ng martial law,â?* Aqui** said. â??KG, GMA News
05-31-2017, 09:44 AM
Senate mi**rity bloc ‘open’ to question martial law before SC
The Senate mi**rity bloc is â??openâ?* to questioning President Rodrigo Duterteâ??s declaration of martial law in Mindanao before the Supreme Court (SC), it said Tuesday. â??Napag-usapan initially â??yan. Hindi pa namin nafa-finalize. Bukas kami pero tingnan natin kung a**ng magiging resulta nitong debate,â?* Senator Francis â??Kikoâ?* Pangilinan, a member of the mi**rity bloc and president of the Liberal Party (LP), said. Pangilinan was referring to the anticipated plenary debate on the resolution filed by their bloc Monday calling for a joint session to deliberate on Duterteâ??s Proclamation **. 216 declaring martial law in Mindanao. The mi**rity bloc resolution was filed just 10 minutes after the Senate majority filed a separate resolution expressing support for Duterteâ??s proclamation. mi**rity Leader Franklin Drilon pointed out that the SC, under the 1987 Constitution, would have to rule on a petition questioning the martial law in 30 days. â??Kapag hindi nangyari 'yan (joint session), then with more reason that the Supreme Court would have to rule on the issue,â?* Drilon said Article VII, Section 18 of the Constitution states that â??The Supreme Court may review, in an appropriate proceeding filed by any citizen, the sufficiency of the factual basis of the proclamation of martial law or the suspension of the privilege of the writ or the extension thereof, and must promulgate its decision thereon within thirty days from its filing.â?* Drilon, also a lawyer, said such provision was the result of the martial law declared by the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos. If the joint session does **t push through, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said Senate President Aquili** Pimentel III and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez could answer for the issue of dereliction of duty before the ****** of the Ombudsman. Both House and Senate leaders have said there is ** need for a joint session on martial law, as there is ** intention to revoke it. â??Kapag hindi natuloy ang joint session, kung magfa-file sa Ombudsman ng dereliction of duty, ang mananagot dito is the Speaker of the House, Senate President, and those who openly expressed their opinion na hindi kailangan ng joint session,â?* Trillanes said. The mi**rity bloc said they reached out to at least six senators, who have said they are in favor of convening a joint session, to support their resolution calling for such. Trillanes said those senators were likely â??pressuredâ?* by the majority. â??Baka ayaw nilang madikit sa mi**rity at mabiktima sila ng fake news,â?* Pangilinan added. Senator Paolo Benig** â??Bamâ?* Aqui** IV said calling for a joint session is a constitutional duty of the lawmakers. â??The joint session will provide the venue for the public to be able to hear for themselves 'yung pla** ng security managers sa declaration ng martial law,â?* Aqui** said. â??KG, GMA News
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