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Women wearing miniskirts and men in T-shirts and scuffed jeans will not be allowed in the gallery during the upcoming impeachment spectacular in the Senate.
Sticking propaganda messages on attires is a no-no.
A dress code for spectators and journalists was one of the measures Senate officials outlined Thursday for Monday’s opening of Chief Justice Renato Corona’s trial—the first since the aborted impeachment proceedings in 2001 against then President Joseph Estrada that led to his ouster in a People Power uprising.
“This is to preserve the dignity of the impeachment trial,” said Valentina Cruz, the Senate spokesperson.
25 seats for seniors
Like a blockbuster movie in a cramped cinema, the trial in the Senate will accommodate only 175 private individuals, including 25 senior citizens, who would be allowed to watch the action live from the 361-seat gallery of the session hall.
Many of the seats have already been allotted to the staff of senator-judges, House prosecutors and defense lawyers.
Source: Inquirer.net