06/08/2026
๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ง-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ก ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐จ๐๐๐
Led by the ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ - ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ (๐๐๐-๐๐๐), the Student-Lead Forum on the Impeachment trial successfully ended on ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ 5, 2026. The Furom provides students with a deeper understanding of the constitutional impeachment process through informative discussions, legal insights, and appreciate the importance of due process, accountability, and informed civic participation.
The events officially begin with the inspiring message from the ๐๐๐ - ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ญ๐ก ๐. ๐๐จ๐งฬ๐๐๐, who stated that " ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ. " he also emphasized " ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐'๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ'๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐'๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซn ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง." Reminding everyone of the importance of understanding the Constitution, thinking critically, and engaging in discussions grounded in facts.
The Forum featured ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐, a journalist amd Media Scholar, ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐, a Legal Educator (Academe); and ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ, a trial lawyer (Legal Practitioner).
Atty. Jima Vergara discussed the concept of impeachment by asking, "๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ?"
She explained that under the Constitution, any member of the House of Representatives may file an impeachment complaint. A private citizen may also file one, provided it is endorsed by a member of the House. If the required majority votes in favor, the impeachment process may proceed.
She also raised the question: "๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ?" She answered that once an impeachment complaint has been initiated, it is considered filed. The same official cannot be subjected to another impeachment proceeding within one year, unless that one-year period has already passed.
๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ 1987 ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, the officials who may be impeached are the ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง.
She emphasized the statement:
"๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ."
She also remarked:
"๐ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐'๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค."
Atty. Psalm Pueblos, a trial lawyer and legal practitioner, emphasized that ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. For a citizen to file an impeachment complaint, it must first go through the proper procedures, including review by the appropriate committee and several stages of deliberation before it can proceed. The process relies on the wisdom and judgment of the legislative body to ensure fairness and due process.
Meanwhile, Mr. Jason Baguia, a journalist and researcher, stressed that impeachment is governed by due process and should always be transparent and clearly understood by the public. He encouraged citizens to learn about the process so they can make informed opinions based on facts rather than emotions or popularity. He concluded with a quote "๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ." โ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐.
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ - ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ served as a meaningful platform for students to involvein responsible disscussions, strengthen their constitutional and political awareness, and become more ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ri๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐จ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ง๐ฌ.