Today, citizens led by Manuel L. Quezon III filed an Intervention to the Impeachment Complaint against Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The intervention asserts that the BJE-MOA is an impeachable offense. The intervention is as follows:
Final Complaint in Intervention MOA
We have submitted the document above to the Secretary-General of the House of Representatives even if we currently have no signature or endorsement from any member of the House of Representative. Aside from Quezon and myself, other bloggers who have signed the document are
Furthermore, Quezon has read a Panawagan (Call) during the press conference explaining the intervention and challenging the congress to accept and recognize the document as a legitimate intervention. The BJE – MOA is unconstitutional.
The intervention, or the impeachment case for that matter, might not prosper as many believe that it is a “numbers game.” But we do not. The impeachment case, and the intervention, are legitimate concerns that should be addressed by the Congress.
Please do read the Intervention document that we have submitted. Thank you to MLQ3 for allowing me to be part of this process, and to Arbet for guiding me!
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