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Ex-justice Azcuna: SC didn't scrap 'express lane' for impeachment
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The Supreme Court (SC) did not remove the second mode or the faster way of filing impeachment complaints against high-ranking government officials, retired Supreme Court associate justice Adolfo Azcuna said Friday.
Azcuna said the SC clarified that a referral is not needed for the second mode, making the filing faster.
"It's easy now to do a second mode.
(It's easy now to do a second mode.
Now, the hearing by the plenary that was required in the second mode is optional.