Impeachment sparks rift between Magsaysays
The impeachment of President Arroyo has sparked a rift between members of the Magsaysay family.
Sen. Ramon Magsaysay on Thursday castigated his cousin, Alliance of Volunteer Educators party-list Rep. Eulogio Magsaysay, for withdrawing his endorsement of the amended impeachment complaint filed by the opposition.
The senator said his cousin's decision to withdraw his signature "has stunted our pollitical maturity and caused added strain to our political instability."
He added that it is to the higher interest of majority of Filipinos that the impeachment process go forward.
He said he hopes the congressman deliberated thoroughly on his decision while consulting teachers and educators whom he represents.
Magsaysay on Wednesday withdrew his endorsement of the impeachment complaint, saying he has no first-hand knowledge of the charges leveled against Mrs. Arroyo.
He added that his lawyer advised him that signing the impeachment complaint is tantamount to being a "co-complainant" and not just an endorser.
"After perusing meticulously, thoroughly and figuratively every period and comma (of the impeachment complaint), nakita namin ng kasama kong abogado, who is also my chief-of-staff, na hindi ito sapat para guluhin ang taumbayan (I and my lawyer, who is also my chief of staff, saw that the complaint was not enough to trouble the people)," he added.
Magsaysay, a nephew of the late President Ramon Magsaysay, was one of the first to sign the amended impeachment complaint against the Chief Executive last month.
He hinted he may change his mind again once he sees proof that there is probable cause to impeach the President.
The party-list congressman also denied that he was bribed to retract his endorsement.
House Minority Leader Francis Escudero on Thursday downplayed Magsaysay's withdrawal of his endorsement of the amended impeachment complaint.
He added that while Magsaysay's retraction is a setback, the endorsements of five congressmen more than made up for the loss. Representatives Gilbert Remulla of Cavite, Robert Ace Barbers of Surigao del Norte, Edmund Reyes of Marinduque, Robert Jaworski Jr. of Pasig, and Renato Magtubo of the Partido ng Manggagawa Party-list signed the complaint on Tuesday.
Escudero added that he expects two more congressmen to sign the impeachment complaint.
House majority leader Prospero Nograles, meanwhile, said administration congressmen remains solidly behind the President, dashing hopes for opposition lawmakers to recruit more allies from the ruling coalition to impeach Mrs. Arroyo.
Sen. Ramon Magsaysay on Thursday castigated his cousin, Alliance of Volunteer Educators party-list Rep. Eulogio Magsaysay, for withdrawing his endorsement of the amended impeachment complaint filed by the opposition.
The senator said his cousin's decision to withdraw his signature "has stunted our pollitical maturity and caused added strain to our political instability."
He added that it is to the higher interest of majority of Filipinos that the impeachment process go forward.
He said he hopes the congressman deliberated thoroughly on his decision while consulting teachers and educators whom he represents.
Magsaysay on Wednesday withdrew his endorsement of the impeachment complaint, saying he has no first-hand knowledge of the charges leveled against Mrs. Arroyo.
He added that his lawyer advised him that signing the impeachment complaint is tantamount to being a "co-complainant" and not just an endorser.
"After perusing meticulously, thoroughly and figuratively every period and comma (of the impeachment complaint), nakita namin ng kasama kong abogado, who is also my chief-of-staff, na hindi ito sapat para guluhin ang taumbayan (I and my lawyer, who is also my chief of staff, saw that the complaint was not enough to trouble the people)," he added.
Magsaysay, a nephew of the late President Ramon Magsaysay, was one of the first to sign the amended impeachment complaint against the Chief Executive last month.
He hinted he may change his mind again once he sees proof that there is probable cause to impeach the President.
The party-list congressman also denied that he was bribed to retract his endorsement.
House Minority Leader Francis Escudero on Thursday downplayed Magsaysay's withdrawal of his endorsement of the amended impeachment complaint.
He added that while Magsaysay's retraction is a setback, the endorsements of five congressmen more than made up for the loss. Representatives Gilbert Remulla of Cavite, Robert Ace Barbers of Surigao del Norte, Edmund Reyes of Marinduque, Robert Jaworski Jr. of Pasig, and Renato Magtubo of the Partido ng Manggagawa Party-list signed the complaint on Tuesday.
Escudero added that he expects two more congressmen to sign the impeachment complaint.
House majority leader Prospero Nograles, meanwhile, said administration congressmen remains solidly behind the President, dashing hopes for opposition lawmakers to recruit more allies from the ruling coalition to impeach Mrs. Arroyo.
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