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Something old, something new... the increasing jokes about the ongoing revamp indicate public impatience with the promised “bold reset” of Marcos 2.0.

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The provisions on impeachment in the Constitution are not in Article VI on the legislative branch, but under a separate Article XI, on the “accountability of public officers.” This should indicate the importance attached to accountability by the framers of the Charter.

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