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Palace says Marcos will not interfere with VP Sara Duterte impeachment
Palace says Marcos will not interfere with VP Sara Duterte impeachment
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte during the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp program kick-off activity at the Don Bosco Youth Center in Tondo,Manila on July 18, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte during the Walang Gutom 2027: Food Stamp program kick-off activity at the Don Bosco Youth Center in Tondo,Manila on July 18, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/FileMANILA — Malacañang on Monday reiterated that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not interfere in the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
MANILA — Malacañang on Monday reiterated that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not interfere in the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin made the remarks after Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas said Marcos is the cause of delay in the impeachment proceedings against Duterte.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin made the remarks after Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas said Marcos is the cause of delay in the impeachment proceedings against Duterte.
“The power to initiate and act on impeachment complaints is the sole prerogative of the House of Representatives,” Bersamin said in a statement.
“The power to initiate and act on impeachment complaints is the sole prerogative of the House of Representatives,” Bersamin said in a statement.
“Out of respect for institutions, the President will not interfere in a matter over which a co-equal branch has exclusive jurisdiction.”
“Out of respect for institutions, the President will not interfere in a matter over which a co-equal branch has exclusive jurisdiction.”
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The House of Representatives will finally get the ball rolling on the 3 impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte last December, the chamber's Secretary General announced Monday.
The House of Representatives will finally get the ball rolling on the 3 impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte last December, the chamber's Secretary General announced Monday.
Velasco gave the assurance that impeachment complaints filed against Duterte will be referred to the Office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez not later than this week.
Velasco gave the assurance that impeachment complaints filed against Duterte will be referred to the Office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez not later than this week.
Velasco asserted that some lawmakers are planning to file a fourth impeachment complaint against the Vice President, amid doubts expressed by an opposition solon on whether such a plan is true.
Velasco asserted that some lawmakers are planning to file a fourth impeachment complaint against the Vice President, amid doubts expressed by an opposition solon on whether such a plan is true.
The House Secretary General said he talked to the congressmen supposedly behind the fourth complaint last week, and that they are preparing a “simplified complaint”, with the signature of at least one third of House members.
The House Secretary General said he talked to the congressmen supposedly behind the fourth complaint last week, and that they are preparing a “simplified complaint”, with the signature of at least one third of House members.
Two weeks ago, President Marcos said that now is not the time to go through the impeachment process, citing the difficulty of getting a quorum as the campaign season nears.
Two weeks ago, President Marcos said that now is not the time to go through the impeachment process, citing the difficulty of getting a quorum as the campaign season nears.
Some congressmen previously recognized the challenges that the impeachment process may face, but also said they will perform their duty once the complaints are referred to the House Committee on Justice.
Some congressmen previously recognized the challenges that the impeachment process may face, but also said they will perform their duty once the complaints are referred to the House Committee on Justice.
- with a report from Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
- with a report from Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
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