Press Release December 15, 2008 MIRIAM: CHARTER FORBIDS TRILLANES MOVE Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago filed a dissenting opinion to the proposed Senate resolution amending the Senate Rules by allowing detained Sen.. Antonio Trillanes to participate in Senate sessions by teleconference or videoconference. Santiago , on sick leave, told the media that she expects administration senators to sign her dissent, including senators Joker Arroyo, Richard Gordon, Manuel Lapid, Ramon Revilla, Jr., and Juan Miguel Zubiri. The Senate Rules can be amended by a motion presented one day before its consideration, by a vote of the majority of the senators present in the session. Santiago 's 10 legal grounds are listed in the enclosed dissenting opinion, which shall be circulated among administration senators. Santiago , although on sick leave, has influenced Senate votes on important issues. Last week, she released an opinion that it might be unconstitutional for the Senate to detain former agriculture secretary Jocelyn Bolante for the fertilizer fund scam, leading the Senate to release him. |
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