After 16 Complainants, Makabayan Bloc Set To File 2nd Impeachment Complaint against VP Sara Duterte
MAKABAYAN BLOC – The party-lists’ group is set to file an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte is currently faced with an impeachment complaint filed by 16 individuals which include members of the different civil society groups. Lawmakers from the House of Representatives said they are bound to process the impeachment complaint as it is part of the mandate in the Constitution.
Prior to the impeachment complaint filed by 16 individuals against Vice Pres. Duterte, a member of the House of Representatives claimed that an impeachment plan is rolling against the Vice President in the lower chamber. It earned the reaction of Pres. Bongbong Marcos.
Despite the recent tirades and “threats” of the Vice President to him, Pres. Bongbong Marcos does not want an impeachment plan against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. According to the Chief Executive, it will not benefit a single Filipino and will only tie up the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos admitted that he sent a message to the lawmakers expressing his opinion on the impeachment plan against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. According to the President, he told them that the Vice President is “unimportant” in a bigger scheme.
The action of Pres. Marcos did not sit well with the Makabayan Bloc. The partylists’ group claimed that the action of the Chief Executive is allegedly an “interference” and a violation on the separation of the powers of the branches of the government.
Recently, Kabataan Party-list Representative Raoul Manuel confirmed that the Makabayan Bloc is set to file an impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. Based on a report on GMA News, Manuel said that the party-lists’ group is still in talks with the people’s organizations regarding the impeachment complaint to be filed against the Vice President.
“Mayroon tayong mga leaders ng iba’t ibang organizations na naghahabol na gusto maging bahagi ng complainants,” Manuel said.
Based on the report, the Makabayan Bloc may be filing the second impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte within the week. Kabataan Party-list Representative Raoul Manuel stressed that different sectors are allegedly persistent to be part of the formal proceedings of the impeachment.
According to Manuel, they want to accommodate as many sectors who want to be part of the impeachment proceedings as they can so there would be a widespread representation of the different sectors. Reportedly, around 50 representatives are set to lead the filing of the impeachment complaint against the Vice President.
Aside from Pres. Bongbong Marcos, presidential sister and Senator Imee Marcos is also not in favor of an impeachment complaint against Duterte.