At impeachment hearing, Paolo Marcoleta can’t even get his movie references right

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The congressman wants to quote John Lloyd Cruz in the film 'One More Chance,' but instead uses an iconic line of Piolo Pascual in another film

It turns out House rules aren’t the only thing that Sagip Representative Paolo Marcoleta struggles to remember accurately.

On the fourth day of the public impeachment hearing against Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, April 29, Marcoleta tried to quote John Lloyd Cruz in the 2007 blockbuster romantic drama film, One More Chance.

Here’s the problem: The movie line he tried to use is not even from that film.

Why is a film about heartbreak even playing a role in the high-stakes hearing?

It started with House justice committee chair Jinky Luistro, who said in her opening speech that John Lloyd Cruz’s famous flu medicine commercial tagline “ingat (take care)” isn’t the same as the reminder of the Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team to the House panel to be cautious when it comes to examining Duterte’s bank transaction records.

“It reminds us of Popoy — how whenever he advised us to take care, we could truly feel the love. That was really Popoy’s trademark reminder: for all of us to take care. But here, their instruction for us to ‘take care’ doesn’t seem to come from concern, it feels like a warning — or perhaps even a threat,” Luistro said in Filipino, referring to Cruz’s iconic One More Chance characted.

Later, Marcoleta tried to jump off from Luistro’s remarks, as he tried to warn the committee against opening Duterte’s tax records amid legal questions.

“Popoy also said in the film, ‘I deserve an explanation; I deserve an acceptable reason.’ Make sure that if you will open the box, you have an acceptable reason in accordance with the law,” Marcoleta said.

This remark prompted Akbayan Representative Perci Cendana to correct him.

“That line was not from Popoy, let’s make that clear. It’s from Piolo Pascual in the film Starting Over Again,” Cendana said, referring to the 2014 box office hit romantic drama film.

“I hope that as we decide on this matter, this will not lead us to starting over again,” Cendana said, an apparent reference to the fact that lawmakers are trying to impeach the Vice President for a second time.

Marcoleta is not a member of the justice committee, which means he cannot vote and introduce motions, only make manifestations. Often ostracized by his colleagues for his antics, Marcoleta has been schooled many times by House members on various issues, including his unfamiliarity with House impeachment rules.

It makes one wonder: When will Marcoleta be right? Does he deserve…one more chance? – Rappler.com