House prosecution team member, incoming Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima refuses to abandon the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte amid speculations that it is "dead on arrival" once it reaches the Senate. (Video courtesy of Leila De Lima/ML Partylist | FB)
00:00May mga bulong na hindi na rao uusad ang impeachment case laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:08Dead on arrival daw. Kulang daw sa boto. Tapos na bago pa magsimula.
00:16Maging ang Pangulo, nila nais ipakita na wala siyang kinalaman o kagustuhan dito.
00:22Pero malinaw ang tanong, susundin ba natin ang proseso o tatalikuran ito dahil sa takot o kalkulasyon?
00:33The Constitution lays out a path for accountability.
00:37It begins with the filing of the complaint, moves to the House for deliberation and action, and proceeds to trial in the Senate.
00:46Each step exists for one reason, to uncover the truth.
00:52I've been invited to join the prosecution panel, and I said yes, not to serve any political camp, but to uphold the principles of truth, justice, and accountability.
01:05This is not about vendettas. This is about responsibility. This is about courage.
01:11Kung talagang walang sapat na batayan ang mga akusasyon, ang abidensya mismo ang magpapakita niyan, hindi ang chismes, hindi ang takutan, at lalong hindi ang numero sa survey.
01:26To abandon the process is to abandon the people who still believe in the promise of justice.
01:33It tells every Filipino that those in power are beyond reach and that accountability is optional.
01:42But we've seen this before.
01:44We know what happens when process is ignored, when truth is silenced, when the powerful are shielded from scrutiny.
01:52This is how impunity begins.
01:56This is how it is sustained.
01:58And this is how a nation forgets.
02:01We cannot allow that to happen again.
02:05Not on our watch.
02:08Panahon na para muling itindig ang saligang batas.
02:12Panahon na para igiit na katotohanan ang dapat maging pundasyon ng ating pamahalaan.
02:18Let the case be heard.
02:22Let the evidence be tested.
02:25Let truth rise as it must, as it will.
02:31We have been here before.
02:34We refuse to repeat the sins of the past.
02:48We refuse to repeat the sins of the past.
03:05Let the people die somewhere.
03:05If we refuse to defeat the fim of the past, as it will almost fierce andagtil in the past some of the past.
