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IV. The Presiding Officer shall have the power to make and issue, by
himself or by the Secretary of the Senate, all orders, mandates, and
writs authorized by these rules or by the Senate, and to make and
enforce such other regulations and orders in the premises as the
Senate may authorize or provide.
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opinion shall not take more than two (2) minutes each, with a one
minute rebuttal allowed for the proponent of the motion. Upon all
such questions the vote shall be taken in accordance with the
Standing Rules of the Senate. The Rules of Court shall apply insofar
as they are applicable. Rules of evidence and procedures shall be
liberally construed.
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VIII. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the day appointed for the return
of the summons against the person impeached, the legislative
business of the Senate shall be suspended, and the Secretary of the
Senate shall administer an oath to the returning officer in the form
following: "I, __________________,
__, do solemnly swear that the return
made by me upon the proce
process issued on the ____ day of
______________, by the
Senate of the Philippines, against
he Se
__________________ is truly made, and that I have performed such
describ
service as therein described:
So help me God." Which oath shall be
entered at large on the records.
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XI. The hour of the day at which the Senate shall sit
s upon the trial
of an impeachment shall be (unless otherwise
ordered) 2 o'clock in
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the afternoon; and when the hour shall arrive, the Presiding Officer
upon such trial shall cause proclamation to be made, and the
business of the trial shall proceed. The adjournment of the Senate
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XXI. An
of impeachment
for the
n article
a
hment
ment shall not be divisible
visib
isi
purpose of voting thereon at any time during the trial. Once
voting
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has commenced on an artic
article of impeachment,
continue
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until completed on all arti
articles of impeachment,
unless the Senate
ent,
nt, un
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adjourns for a period
sine die. On
od
d not
no to exceed one day
y or adjourns
ad
the final question whether
the impeachment
h
ment iis sustained, the yeas
eas
and nays shall be taken on each article
cle
le of iimpeachment separately;
ately;
and if the impeachment shall not, upon
any of the articles
u
art
arti
presented, be sustained by the
of two-thirds of al
all the
he votes
vo
Members, a judgment of acquittal
be entered; but
al shall
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utt if the
th person
impeached shall be convicted upon any such article
votes of
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e by the
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two-thirds of all the Members, the Senate may
to the
ay proceed
pr
consideration of such other matters as may
determined to be
y be d
appropriate prior to pronouncing judgment.. A motion
to reconsider
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the vote by which any article of impeachment is sustained or
rejected
shall
not
be
in
order.
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The Presiding Officer shall first state the question; thereafter each
Senator, as his/her name is called, shall rise in his/her place and
answer: guilty or not guilty. If he/she so wishes, a Senator may
explain his/her vote for not more than two (2) minutes.
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______________________________,
Presiding Officer of the Senate
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_______________________,
Secretary of the Senate
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"I solemnly swear (or affirm,
as the case may be) that in all things
rial
al of the impeachment of ______ ______, now
appertaining to the trial
imparti
mparti justice according to the Constitution and
pending, I will do impartial
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laws:
So
help
me
God."
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Form of summons
to be issued
su
sued
ued and served upon the person
impeached
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______________________________,
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Presiding
g Officer of the Senate
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Witness ___________________,
and Presiding Officer of the said
Senate, at the City
this ____ day of ________,
ity
ty of Pasay, Philippines, thi
th
in
the
year
of
Our
Lord
_______.
ye
to
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of
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The Senate
greetings:
OF
REPUBLIC
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Witness ______________________,
_ and Presiding Officer of the Senate,
at the City of Pasay, this ____
___
__ day
da of ____ in the year of Our Lord.
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______________________________,
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Presiding Officer off the S
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All process
shall be served by the
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate,
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unless otherwise
ordered by the
otherw
e Senate.
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