Newbie Sen. Erwin Tulfo Supports Archiving of Impeachment Case vs. VP Sara Duterte
ERWIN TULFO – The Senator voted “yes” to the motion to archive the impeachment case but claimed he wants Vice President Sara Duterte to face the trial.
The Senate recently voted to archive the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. Nineteen (19) senators were in favor of the amended motion of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta and only four (4) senators went against it.
Initially, the motion of Sen. Rodante Marcoleta, a known Duterte ally, was to dismiss the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. However, Senate Minority Leader Tito Sotto moved to table the motion of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairman but the motion lost.
Sen. Rodante Marcoleta later on agreed to change his motion to archiving the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. The senators voted 19-4-1.
YES
- 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
NO
- Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV
- Risa Hontiveros
- Francis Pangilinan
- Vicente “Tito” Sotto III
ABSTAIN
- Panfilo “Ping” Lacson
Newbie Sen. Erwin Tulfo previously expressed support on the pushing through of the impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. However, during the recent Senate session, he voted to archive the impeachment case against the Vice President.
Based on a post on Inquirer, Sen. Erwin Tulfo cited the Supreme Court ruling in the impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte in his vote to archive the impeachment case. However, he also claimed that still wants the Vice President to answer to the allegations against her.
“Sa totoo lang po, gusto ko siyang humarap sa paglilitis upang maipaliwanag ang mga issue, upang sumagot sa mga tanong ng taong bayan, at upang harapin ang pananagutan kung ito ay nararapat-dapat,” Tulfo said.
Some senators also spoke as they voted in the motion to archive the impeachment case of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. Known Duterte ally Sen. Bong Go called on his fellow senators to move on.