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ACCOUNTABILITY OFACCOUNTABILITY OF

PUBLIC OFFICERSPUBLIC OFFICERS

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SECTION 1, ARTICLE XISECTION 1, ARTICLE XI

PublicPublic officeoffice isis aa publicpublic trusttrust..

PublicPublic officersofficers andand employeesemployees mustmust atat allall

timestimes bebe accountableaccountable toto thethe people,people,

serveserve themthem withwith utmostutmost responsibility,responsibility,

integrity,integrity, loyalty,loyalty, andand efficiency,efficiency, actact withwithpatriotismpatriotism andand justice, justice, andand leadlead modestmodest

liveslives..

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PUBLIC OFFICE IS PUBLIC TRUSTPUBLIC OFFICE IS PUBLIC TRUST

InIn aa representativerepresentative government,government, thethe officersofficers

beingbeing meremere agentsagents andand notnot rulersrulers ofof thethe

people,people, oneone wherewhere nono oneone manman oror setset ofofmenmen hashas aa proprietaryproprietary oror contractualcontractual rightright toto

anan office,office, butbut wherewhere everyevery officerofficer acceptsaccepts

officeoffice pursuantpursuant toto thethe provisionsprovisions ofof lawlaw andandholdsholds thethe officeoffice asas aa trusttrust forfor thethe peoplepeople

whomwhom hehe representsrepresents [[ CORNEJOCORNEJO VSVS..

GABRIEL,GABRIEL, 4141 PHILPHIL.. 188188 ]]

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IMPEACHABLE OFFICERSIMPEACHABLE OFFICERS

[ SECTION 2 ][ SECTION 2 ]1)1) President;President;

2)2) Vice President;Vice President;

3)3) Members of the Supreme Court;Members of the Supreme Court;

4)4) Members of CONMembers of CON--COM; andCOM; and

5)5) Ombudsman.Ombudsman.

NOTE:NOTE: List of officers exclusive!List of officers exclusive!

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GROUNDSGROUNDS

1)1) CulpableCulpable ViolationViolation ofof thethe ConstitutionConstitution

2)2) TreasonTreason

3)3) BriberyBribery

4)4) GraftGraft andand CorruptionCorruption

5)5) OtherOther HighHigh CrimesCrimes

6)6) BetrayalBetrayal ofof PublicPublic TrustTrust..

NOTENOTE:: AllAll otherother publicpublic officersofficers // employeesemployees maymaybebe removedremoved fromfrom officeoffice asas providedprovided byby

law,law, butbut notnot byby impeachmentimpeachment..

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PURPOSEPURPOSE

ToTo removeremove anan officerofficer whowho doesdoes

notnot deservedeserve toto holdhold officeoffice..

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PROCEDUREPROCEDURE[ SECTION 3 ][ SECTION 3 ]

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INITIATIONINITIATION

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a]a] IfIf therethere isis findingfinding byby thethe HouseHouse CommitteeCommittee onon JusticeJustice thatthatthethe verifiedverified complaintcomplaint andand // oror resolutionresolution isis sufficientsufficient ininsubstancesubstance;; oror

b]b] OnceOnce thethe HouseHouse itselfitself affirmsaffirms oror overturnsoverturns thethe findingfinding ofofthethe CommitteeCommittee onon JusticeJustice thatthat thethe verifiedverified complaintcomplaint andand //

oror resolutionresolution isis notnot sufficientsufficient inin substancesubstance;; oror

c]c] ByBy thethe filingfiling oror endorsementendorsement beforebefore thethe SecretarySecretary GeneralGeneralofof thethe HouseHouse ofof RepresentativesRepresentatives ofof aa verifiedverified complaintcomplaint ororaa resolutionresolution ofof impeachmentimpeachment byby atat leastleast 11//33 ofof thethe

membersmembers ofof thethe HouseHouse.. [[ FRANCISCOFRANCISCO VV.. HRHR ]]

NOTE:NOTE: Unconstitutional !Unconstitutional !

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(i)(i) AA verifiedverified complaintcomplaint forfor

impeachmentimpeachment maymay bebe filedfiled byby anyanyMemberMember ofof thethe HRHR oror byby anyany citizencitizen

uponupon aa resolutionresolution ofof endorsementendorsement

byby anyany membermember thereofthereof..

(i)(i) IncludedIncluded inin thethe OrderOrder ofof BusinessBusiness

withinwithin 1010 sessionsession days,days, andand referredreferredtoto thethe properproper CommitteeCommittee withinwithin 33

sessionsession daysdays..

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NOTENOTE::

IfIf verifiedverified complaintcomplaint isis filedfiled byby atat

leastleast 11//33 ofof allall thethe membersmembers ofof thetheHR,HR, thethe samesame shallshall constituteconstitute thethe

ArticlesArticles ofof Impeachment,Impeachment, andand trialtrial

byby thethe SenateSenate shallshall forthwithforthwith

proceedproceed..

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iii)iii) TheThe Committee,Committee, afterafter hearing,hearing,andand byby aa majoritymajority votevote ofof allall itsits

members,members, shallshall submitsubmit itsits reportreport

toto thethe HouseHouse withinwithin 6060 sessionsession

daysdays fromfrom suchsuch referral,referral,

togethertogether withwith thethe correspondingcorrespondingresolutionresolution..

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(iv)(iv)VoteVote ofof atat leastleast 11//33 ofof allall thethe

membersmembers ofof thethe HRHR shallshall bebenecessarynecessary eithereither toto affirmaffirm favorablefavorable

resolutionresolution withwith thethe AA ofof II ofof thethe

Committee,Committee, oror overrideoverride itsits contrarycontraryresolutionresolution..

(v)(v) TheThe votevote ofof eacheach membermember shallshall bebe

recordedrecorded..

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LIMITATIONLIMITATION

Not more than once within aNot more than once within a

period of one (1) yearperiod of one (1) year

against the same official.against the same official.

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FRANCISCO VS. HR, 415FRANCISCO VS. HR, 415

SCRA 44SCRA 44 ComplaintComplaint forfor impeachmentimpeachment waswas filedfiled onon

JuneJune 22,, 20032003..

ItIt waswas referredreferred toto thethe CommitteeCommittee onon JusticeJusticeonon AprilApril 55,, 20032003..

OnOn OctoberOctober 2323,, 20032003 aa 22ndnd complaintcomplaint forforimpeachmentimpeachment waswas filedfiled againstagainst thethe samesamepublicpublic officerofficer

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CAN IT BE ENTERTAINED?CAN IT BE ENTERTAINED?

UnderUnder SectionSection 33 [[ 55 ],], ArticleArticle XIXI ofof

thethe Constitution,Constitution, nonoimpeachmentimpeachment proceedingproceeding shallshall

bebe initiatedinitiated againstagainst thethe samesame

officialofficial moremore thanthan onceonce withinwithin aaperiodperiod ofof oneone yearyear..

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TheThe intentionintention ofof thethe framersframers ofof thetheConstitutionConstitution waswas thatthat thethe

proceedingproceeding isis INITIATEDINITIATED whenwhen aa

verifiedverified complaintcomplaint isis filedfiled andandreferredreferred toto thethe CommitteeCommittee onon

JusticeJustice forfor actionaction withinwithin aa periodperiod

ofof oneone ((11)) yearyear..

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TRIAL AND DECISIONTRIAL AND DECISION

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(1)(1)TheThe SenateSenate shallshall havehave thethe solesole

powerpower toto trytry andand decidedecide allall casescasesofof impeachmentimpeachment..

(2)(2)WhenWhen sittingsitting forfor thatthat purpose,purpose, thethe

SenatorsSenators shallshall onon oathoath oror

affirmationaffirmation..

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((33)) WhenWhen thethe PresidentPresident ofof thethe

PhilippinesPhilippines isis onon trail,trail, thethe ChiefChiefJusticeJustice ofof thethe SCSC shallshall preside,preside,

butbut shallshall notnot votevote..

((44)) DecisionDecision ofof convictionconviction mustmust bebe

concurredconcurred inin byby atat leastleast 22//33 ofofallall thethe membersmembers ofof thethe SenateSenate..

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PENALTYPENALTY

(1)(1) RemovalRemoval fromfrom officeoffice;;

(2)(2) DisqualificationDisqualification toto holdhold anyany officeoffice underunderthethe RPRP;;

(3)(3) PersonPerson convictedconvicted shallshall bebe liableliable andandsubjectsubject toto prosecution,prosecution, trialtrial andandpunishmentpunishment accordingaccording toto lawlaw..