As Neil Tupas said, the impeachment trial would now be moot and academic. But if the administration allies really want to prosecute Merci because of her alleged inaction, then they should proceed with the impeachment trial. Otherwise, the other penalty of disqualification to hold public office would not be imposed - that is if the impeachment court finds her guilty. By the way, compared to Tupas who had a number of graft and corruption charges before the Ombudsman, Merci has no record of pocketing a single centavo in her entire tenure in the government service.
Tupas as head of the prosecution panel seems to have relaxed and is content with the resignation. That means he was probably instructed by Aquino to initiate the impeachment complaint for the sake of pressuring the Ombudsman to resign so that he (Aquino) can appoint his own Ombudsman. It must be noted that there is no need for the Commission on Appointments to confirm the appointed Ombudsman. President Aquino has a free hand in this future appointment.
In the first place, the present administration was in a hurry to proceed with the impeachment only to cover up President Aquino's obvious inaction to the more important complaints of the public, especially the poor - rising oil prices followed by rising prices of commodities. Poverty issues are not co-equal with corruption issues. The former is a more important concern for majority of the Filipinos.
This current development in the Philippine government is a lesser concern for Aquino. Ang mas mahalaga ay ang nagugutom at nahihirapan na mga Pilipino. Nasaan si Benigno Simeon Aquino III para tumulong?
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