'Sayang ang boto?' Mindanao vote could deter potential impeach backers

Vice President Sara Duterte addresses the media at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City on November 26, 2024, regarding her remarks about President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and Speaker Martin Romualdez. Duterte clarified that her comments, made during a virtual press conference, were not intended as threats but as expressions of concern for her safety.  The National Bureau of Investigation has issued and served a subpoena asking the vice president to appear at the NBI office and explain her tirades on Friday. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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David Dizon

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Congressmen seeking a national post in the 2025 midterm elections may opt not to sign the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte in the hopes of courting Mindanao voters, House Secretary General Reginald Velasco said Tuesday.Speaking to ANC’s Headstart, Velasco said the impeachment complaints against Duterte will need at least 103 signatures from lawmakers in the House of Representatives for it to be transmitted to the Senate.“They want a complaint that can be signed and endorsed by the 1/3rd requirementGiven the few remaining session days, if you count the remaining session days of the 19th Congress, there will be only 15 session days before its final adjournment in June. For 15 session days, it will be very difficult to process it applying the rules,” he said, adding the entire process could take up to 18 session days.“Maybe, I am just guessing, maybe the House members are hesitant because of this very short time frame.”He added that the 2025 elections could also be a deterrent for those running for senator or even a party-list seat.“The moment they endorse through their signature or a resolution…it could affect their reelection efforts especially if one congressman is running for a national post like a senatorial bet…Maybe they are thinking about the votes they can get from Mindanao,” he said.

Congressmen seeking a national post in the 2025 midterm elections may opt not to sign the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte in the hopes of courting Mindanao voters, House Secretary General Reginald Velasco said Tuesday.

Congressmen seeking a national post in the 2025 midterm elections may opt not to sign the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte in the hopes of courting Mindanao voters, House Secretary General Reginald Velasco said Tuesday.

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'Sayang ang boto?' Mindanao vote could deter potential impeach backers

'Sayang ang boto?' Mindanao vote could deter potential impeach backers

David Dizon,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jan 07, 2025 09:42 AM PHT

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