Ramos told "Viewpoint," hosted by Ricardo Puno on ANC, that the Senate and the House of Representatives have a lot of pending bills that need to be acted upon as they are meant to address pressing problems such as terrorism.
"I do believe whatever be the numbers, another impeachment proceeding is really going to be so unproductive for our people and our country," he said. "It’s (the impeachment) not minor, but it’s not a priority."
Among the measures that need to be passed by the legislature are the proposed P1.053-trillion budget for 2006 and the Anti-Terrorism Bill, he said.
He said the non-approval of the budget means that the government would not be able to spend as much as it wants on infrastructure, health, education and anti-poverty programs as it is constrained to operate on a re-enacted budget.
Meanwhile, with terror threats hounding the region, the Philippines cannot do enough to prevent attacks due to lack of an anti-terrorism law.
"Terrorism can best be addressed by international, regional cooperation, but what kind of coordination can you do with your neighbors?" Ramos said.
Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye stressed, however, that the impeachment move is dead because the people have chosen to end political bickering and move on.
"Impeachment is dead because the people themselves, in their desire to end the political charade, want to lay this sad chapter in our national life to rest permanently and move on to the next chapter of genuine nation-building," Bunye said.
"The opposition should know when to throw in the towel. The fight is over and judgment has been made by the people," he added.
Presidential Chief of Staff Michael Defensor, for his part, said the opposition should pray for a miracle to end conflicts in the Middle East where Filipino workers are trapped, instead of praying for a miracle that their impeachment bid would succeed.
He said the pastoral letter of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) "embodies the sentiment of our people at this point."
"The opposition should consider the sentiments of our people. They are tired of politics… They want to move on, they want to continue with their work and they want the focus to shift to giving the people livelihood and a better economic future," Defensor said.