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ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC
OFFICERS
GROUNDS
PROCEDURE
JUDGEMENT
Public Office is a Public
Trust
Public officers and employees must at all
times be Accountable to the people, serve
them with utmost Responsibility, Integrity,
Loyalty and Efficiency, act with Patriotism and
Justice, and lead Modest Lives.
Yes. Having concluded that the initiation takes place by the act of
filing of the impeachment complaint and referral to the House
Committee on Justice, the initial action taken thereon, the meaning
of Section 3 (5) of Article XI becomes clear. Once an impeachment
complaint has been initiated in the foregoing manner, another may
not be filed against the same official within a one year period
following Article XI, Section 3(5) of the Constitution.
Gutierrez v House of Representatives
Gr no. 193459 (Feb 15 , 2011)
FACTS:
On 22 July 2010, Baraquel, et al. filed an
impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Ma.
Merceditas N. Gutierrez based on betrayal of public
trust and culpable violation of the Constitution.
,A Second Complaint was filed by Reyes against the
same respondent alsobased on the same grounds.
the two complaints were referred by the House
Plenary to the Committee on Justice at the same
time and found that the two complaints were
sufficient in form and substance.
Petitioner filed for certiorari
Gutierrez v House of Representatives
Gr no. 193459 (Feb 15 , 2011)
ISSUE/S:
Whether or Not an impeachment complaint
need to allege only one impeachable
offense.
Whether or Not the Petitioner was denied
of due process because of the delay of
publication of the Impeachment Rules
Gutierrez v House of Representatives
Gr no. 193459 (Feb 15 , 2011)
HELD:
An impeachment complaint need not allege
only one impeachable offense. Multiple
complaints may be considered so long as they
would all be simultaneously referred/endorsed to
the proper committee of the HR, and would lead to
only ONE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDING.
Since the ConCom did not restrict promulgation
to publication. The Former should be understood
to have been used in its General sense. Its within
the discretion of the Congress to determine how to
promulgate its Impeachment Rules.
Impeachment Court
Trial at the Senate
The Senate has the sole power of sole power
to try and decide all cases of impeachment.