2 Questions
Can Senator Trillanes resigns from office?
Can he be impeached?
We have seen and heard the past days of unthrilled nation  from theatrics  and growls of two camps over the weekend and the start of this week penultimate canto before May 9 Presential Election.  A Senator trying to evade the legal proceedings to name and be under oath for his incredible claims. On the other side is a leadng presidentiable represented with his lawyers with a document to end all hysteria to support and imposed the Rule of Law. Then it fizzles, one man went out of his choice operatic venue and sought media to hide his scars and the uncanny  tail  tamed under his legs -a senator who vowed earlier he would resign.  Would he now quit his job as he announced days leading to this brouhaha?. The answers varies like a plot of koreanovela, amorous Game of Thrones and even as entertaining as Kalyeserye!
Consider this:
Senator Trillanes with all all his braggadocio and hubris would not honor his word period. A senator is not among the sole entities that are impeachable but he can meted “soft impeachment” for suspension and disqualification.He may be removed from office as provided by law, but not by impeachment.He can resign, so far only Miguel Zubiri had the balls to have done it in the history of the Senate.However the guiding law as always is not clear because under the spirit of our constitution it says:
Section 16(3), Article VI provides the manner in which MEMBERS of the Senate may be disciplined, suspended or EXPELLED. It provides as follows:
Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of two-thirds of all its Members, suspend or expel a Member. A penalty of suspension, when imposed, shall not exceed sixty days.”
The senate accommodates a walk-out queen, disobedience soldier, liar, hypocrite and traitor. Trillanes is just one of the many face of our elected officials with the magnamity to be covered by his big brothers in that hallowed hall of privileged primates.  Given the current numbers even with new elected senators comes in the incumbent Senator have 3 more years to enjoy his boy’s club in the upper house. He got supports with his colleagues the last few yeas dismantling some old post and dinosaurs already, this time however he probably met his match. A game changing would-be president would tip off the balance of any accrued power a  self  consumed law maker’s justified end. The congress would finally rally not to derail changes anymore. Either he resign to avoid being cannibalized of his inherited strenght from taxpayers money and mandate that gave him the seat.
Meantime, another person still not free from dent of continous bombardment from all fronts the next few days and the delusion of this disgruntled ex-soldier, but the Man of the hour has a destiny to fullfiil.
Lets live on it..for now. Abangan!
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