Malacañang Speaks on Pres. Bongbong Marcos over Possible New Impeachment Complaint vs. VP Sara Duterte
BONGBONG MARCOS
– Malacañang said the President will “not interfere” if another impeachment case will be filed against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte.
impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte was previously archived by the Senate
after the Supreme Court declared it as unconstitutional. According to the high court, the complaint violates the one-year ban rule.
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Nineteen senators voted in favor of the archiving of the impeachment complaint against Duterte. Senator Ping Lacson abstained from voting while three (3) other senators opposed the motion to archive the impeachment complaint.
Alan Peter Cayetano
Pia Cayetano
Ronald Dela Rosa
JV Ejercito
Francis Escudero
Jinggoy Estrada
Sherwin Gatchalian
Bong Go
Lito Lapid
Loren Legarda
Rodante Marcoleta
Imee Marcos
Robinhood Padilla
Erwin Tulfo
Raffy Tulfo
Joel Villanueva
Camille Villar
Mark Villar
Juan Miguel Zubiri
Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV
Risa Hontiveros
Francis Pangilinan
Vicente “Tito” Sotto III
ABSTAIN
Panfilo “Ping” Lacson
Sen. Ping Lacson previously claimed that he and now-Senate Pres. Tito Sotto will move to revive the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte if the Supreme Court will change its decision. Motions for reconsideration were filed before the high court.
Previously, amid the impeachment moves against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, Pres. Bongbong Marcos maintained that he has no role over the issue. Malacañang has also repeatedly stressed that the President will not involve himself in the matter.
Recently, the Makabayan bloc confirmed that they are ready to endorse a new impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte once the one-year ban is lifted in February. Based on a report on Inquirer, Malacañang said Pres. Bongbong Marcos will not interfere if another impeachment rap will be filed against the Vice President.
“Whatever happens regarding impeachment, that is within the jurisdiction of Congress, and if anyone files that case, the president will not interfere,”
Palace press officer undersecretary Claire Castro said.
Based on the
report
, the Malacañang official also reiterated that Pres. Bongbong Marcos “wants to those who should be held accountable to be held accountable”. Previously, multiple complaints including plunder against the Vice President were filed.
Amid the possibility of a fresh impeachment rap, former presidential spokesman
Harry Roque claimed that a lot of House members will allegedly not support the impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte