AT LAST, at last, at long last the Honorable Senator Lito Lapid rose to speak at the impeachment trial.

Action!

“O ba’t nagtatawanan na naman kayo (Why are you laughing again)?”

More laughter.

“Ano ang pagkakaiba ng cash advance, sa loan, sa utang (What is the difference between a cash advance, a loan and a debt)?”

“Who are you asking?” the presiding officer of the impeachment court, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, asked Lapid.

Lapid replied it was addressed to the prosecutor Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali who was trying to prove that Chief Justice Renato Corona obtained ill-gotten wealth through the Basa-Guidote Enterprises Inc., owned by his wife’s family, in 2003, the year he got an P11-million loan from the firm.

Umali took pains in explaining that: a) Corona and his wife were not shareholders of Basa-Guidote Enterprises Inc.; b) the license of the company, owned by the family of Cristina Corona, had been revoked and was not operational since 1991; and c) a board approval or resolution is required before making cash advance.

Lapid’s riposte: “Kanina pa kayo tanong ng tanong, yan lang gusto nyo malaman? Kung yung P11-million cash advance, inutang o loan (You keep asking questions and yet that’s all you wanted to know, whether it was a loan or cash advance).”

Cut!

Thus passed Lapid’s day in court.

For the review of the actor’s performance:

Twitter user @Leandrizzle: “Tumigil ang mundo ng tumayo at nagtanong si Lito Lapid. *slow clap* #CJontrial.”

@#tedfrancisco: #Sen. Lito Lapid nakaka pressure maging senator-judge, kailangan magtanong ng may sense.

 Pero pasok ka! #CJonTrial”

@dacaballes: “I almost fainted when lito lapid stood up and took the podium.”

Ain’t we Kapampangans proud of our best and brightest at the Senate?

More laughter.