The House of Representatives will take time investigating the impeachment proceedings against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, said Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, while adding that rushing the process is not a good idea.
Belmonte stated that Gutierrez will be undergo due process, and disapproves proposals to fast-track or rush the case proceedings by gathering signatures from at least 90 House members to automatically pass the raps to the Senate.
"Let it (complaint) be heard properly and people be given a chance to explain… I am against automatic endorsement (to the Senate), I want it to go through the process, I am against going to the floor asking the people to sign, I am for due...
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