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In
Retrospect: The GMA Impeachment Case
by
Margarita F. Francisco and Misty Hernandez
SSC President Sr. Angelica Leviste,OSB, assisted by the Dean of
Student Affairs Mrs. Rhodora Ferrer, handing over tokens of
appreciation to the guests |
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Last
September 13, 2005, the College Student Council (SC) and
the Political
Science Society (POLIS) held a forum at St. Ehrentrudis Hall
entitled “In Retrospect: The GMA Impeachment Case” with invited
guest speakers Honorable Teodoro “Teddy” Casiño of BAYAN MUNA
Party List, Honorable Rissa Hontiveros-Baraquel of AKBAYAN Party
List and Bro. Armin Luistro, FSC, President of De La Salle
University.
Congressman
Teddy Casiño gave an overview of the series of events that took
place before and after the |
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filing
of the impeachment complaint. He
emphasized that the impeachment process is constitutional and this
process was a parallel effort to the calls for Mrs. Arroyo to step
down from office. |
Representative Rissa
Hontiveros-Baraquel discussed the balance of forces in the House of
Representatives. She further stated that what is happening to
our
country now is a multi-faceted crisis and the roots are structural.
Finally,
Bro. Armin Luistro talked about the moral aspect of the issue. He
challenged the Scholasticans to take a courageous stand and respond to
the present crisis. He dared the students to uphold integrity,
honesty and moral values.
With
the impeachment case “thrown out” by the House, the decision is now up to
the people. The supreme parliament is the parliament of the streets
as Edsa 1 and Edsa 2 have showed.
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