{"id":126261,"date":"2017-10-24T05:26:32","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T09:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=126261"},"modified":"2017-10-24T05:26:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T09:26:32","slug":"house-body-declares-bautista-impeachment-moot-and-academic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/24\/house-body-declares-bautista-impeachment-moot-and-academic\/","title":{"rendered":"House body declares Bautista impeachment \u2018moot and academic\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali, committee chair, said he had received the letter signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, dated October 23, that Bautista\u2019s resignation had been accepted by President Rodrigo Duterte. (Photo<\/a>: Atty. Reynaldo “RU” Umali\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0<\/strong>—\u00a0The impeachment bid against former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Andres Bautista has been rendered \u201cmoot and academic\u201d following his resignation, the House Committee on Justice declared on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali, committee chair, said he had received the letter signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, dated October 23, that Bautista\u2019s resignation had been accepted by President Rodrigo Duterte.<\/p>\n

“There was an offer, there was an acceptance, so there is now a meeting of the minds. This meeting of the minds rendered this matter finished,” he said.<\/p>\n

Umali expressed gratitude to the President for his \u201cswift and decisive action\u201d in accepting Bautista\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n

He said this is \u201cgood news\u201d for his panel and perhaps in the Senate as it would \u201crelieve us of the many things that we ought to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPerhaps this meeting will be anti-climactic after the acceptance of the resignation which was made effective by the President as of yesterday,\u201d Umali said.<\/p>\n

The House Justice Committee was supposed to deliberate on the articles of impeachment against Bautista after the plenary voted 137-75-2 to impeach him.<\/p>\n

House Justice committee vice chair Doy Leachon required Bautista\u2019s lawyers to submit within the day his conformity on representation and determine the effectivity date of his resignation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe proceedings of this committee will definitely be moot and academic after the submission of the required documents,\u201d Leachon added.<\/p>\n

Former congressman Jacinto Paras and Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio sought the ouster of Bautista on the grounds of culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public trust.<\/p>\n

The complainants said Bautista betrayed public trust for his failure to prevent the data breach or hacking of the Comelec website, failure to properly declare his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN),\u00a0 and reported receipt of referral fees from the Divina Law firm.<\/p>\n

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