MANILA, Philippines - The curse word "gago" was the last straw for the prosecution and may have caused private prosecutor Vitaliano Aguirre to cover his ears during a speech by Senator-judge Miriam Santiago during the impeachment trial on Wednesday of Chief Justice Renato Corona.
Prosecution spokesman Rep. Sonny Angara said, "Siguro, di naman po, as you will recall, bago tumayo si Aguirre at si Fariñas, pina-strike out niya yung word na 'gago.' Di na nakayanan ng prosecution the use of such a word."
Ridiculed, mocked and lectured by luminaries inside and outside the Senate, the prosecution took exception to Santiago's use of the word in an oblique reference to the prosecution.
Angara said Aguirre, who was cited for contempt by the Senate impeachment court, may face a fine to 10 days imprisonment.
He has been a practicing lawyer for 40 years and was one of those who handled the defense of Hubert Webb in the Vizconde massacre case.
Aguirre is a volunteer prosecutor.
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