Wednesday, August 31, 2005 (Philippines)

‘Don't railroad proceedings’ was the cry of the opposition. Above, they raise allegedly tampered election returns, setting off a bedlam that result in the arrest of four hecklers inside the House.(Ap photos) Pandemonium and a walkout by opposition legislators marred yesterday’s hearing by the House justice committee on the impeachment complaints filed against President Arroyo. In the end, the justice committee, minus most of the opposition legislators, voted 54 to 2 to declare the amended case filed by the minority and party-list legislators as a separate complaint from the case earlier filed by private lawyer Oliver Lozano. [full story]