GALVEZ, JEAN CLAUDETTE L.
L-150430 POLITICAL LAW REVIEW
4C, 2018-2019 Commissioner Rene V. Sarmiento
A COMPARISON OF THE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS BETWEEN
THE 1973 CONSTITUTION AND THE 1987 CONSTITUTION
1973 CONSTITUTION 1987 CONSTITUTION
GROUNDS
• Culpable violation of the • Culpable violation of the
Constitution Constitution
• Treason • Treason
• Bribery • Bribery
• Other High crimes • Other High crimes
• Graft and Corruption • Graft and Corruption
• Betrayal of Public Trust
WHO MAY BE IMPEACHED
• President • President
• Chief Justice and Associate • Vice President
Justices of the Supreme Court • Chief Justice and Associate
• Chairman and members of the Justices of the Supreme Court
Constitutional Commissions • Chairman and members of the
Constitutional Commissions
• Chairman and members of the
Ombudsman
ARTICLE XIII ARTICLE XI
ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS
SECTION. 2. The President, the Members SECTION 2. The President, the Vice-
of the Supreme Court, and the Members of President, the Members of the Supreme
the Constitutional Commissions shall be Court, the Members of the Constitutional
removed from office on impeachment for, Commissions, and the Ombudsman may
and conviction of, culpable violation of the be removed from office, on impeachment
Constitution, treason, bribery, other high for, and conviction of, culpable violation of
crimes, or graft and corruption. the Constitution, treason, bribery, graft and
corruption, other high crimes, or betrayal
of public trust. All other public officers and
employees may be removed from office as
provided by law, but not by impeachment.
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SECTION. 3. The Batasang Pambansa SECTION 3. (1) The House of
shall have the exclusive power to initiate, Representatives shall have the exclusive
try, and decide all cases of impeachment. power to initiate all cases of impeachment.
Upon the filling of a verified complaint, the
Batasang Pambansa may initiate (2) A verified complaint for impeachment
impeachment by a vote of at least one-fifth may be filed by any Member of the House
of all its Members. No official shall be of Representatives or by any citizen upon
convicted without the concurrence of at a resolution of endorsement by any
least two-thirds of all the Members thereof. Member thereof, which shall be included in
When the Batasang Pambansa sits in the Order of Business within ten session
impeachment cases, its Members shall be days, and referred to the proper
on oath or affirmation. Committee within three session days
thereafter. The Committee, after hearing,
and by a majority vote of all its Members,
shall submit its report to the House within
sixty session days from such referral,
together with the corresponding resolution.
The resolution shall be calendared for
consideration by the House within ten
session days from receipt thereof.
(3) A vote of at least one-third of all the
Members of the House shall be necessary
either to affirm a favorable resolution with
the Articles of Impeachment of the
Committee, or override its contrary
resolution. The vote of each Member shall
be recorded.
(4) In case the verified complaint or
resolution of impeachment is filed by at
least one-third of all the Members of the
House, the same shall constitute the
Articles of Impeachment, and trial by the
Senate shall forthwith proceed.
(5) No impeachment proceedings shall be
initiated against the same official more
than once within a period of one year.
(6) The Senate shall have the sole power
to try and decide all cases of
impeachment. When sitting for that
purpose, the Senators shall be on oath or
affirmation. When the President of the
Philippines is on trial, the Chief Justice of
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the Supreme Court shall preside, but shall
not vote. No person shall be convicted
without the concurrence of two-thirds of all
the Members of the Senate.
SECTION. 4. Judgments in cases of (7) Judgment in cases of impeachment
impeachment shall be limited to removal shall not extend further than removal from
from office and disqualification to hold any office and disqualification to hold any office
office of honor, trust, or profit under the under the Republic of the Philippines, but
Republic of the Philippines, but the party the party convicted shall nevertheless be
convicted shall nevertheless be liable and liable and subject to prosecution, trial, and
subject to prosecution, trial, and punishment according to law.
punishment, in accordance with law.
(8) The Congress shall promulgate its
rules on impeachment to effectively carry
out the purpose of this section.
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