The Movement for Good Governance

MGG Urges Senate to Obey Constitution

The Movement for Good Governance (MGG) condemns the attempts by a number of Senators to prevent the fulfillment of the Senate’s constitutional duty to hold the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte. This is a clear and reprehensible violation of their oath as public officials and as impartial Senator-Judges.

Transparent, participatory, and accountable governance demands that the Articles of Impeachment, duly filed and transmitted by the House of Representatives, be heard by the Senate forthwith and not delayed further nor summarily dismissed on a technicality unsupported by law and the Constitution.

The Vice President is likewise entitled to defend herself against the very grave charges she is being accused of – before the Senate acting as an Impeachment Court. The People of the Philippines have the right to witness the trial unfold and see for themselves that our Constitution’s unmistakable orders are obeyed.