Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes Speaks on Vice Pres. Sara Duterte amid Looming Refiling of Impeachment Case
SARA DUTERTE – Former Senator Antonio Trillanes claimed that a plunder case might be filed against the Vice President this week.
Vice Pres. Duterte claimed she’s not surprised by the possible filing of a fresh impeachment complaint against her by the House of Representatives. According to her, the Filipinos deserve better amid the government officials allegedly using the people’s fund for their own personal intentions.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte recalled the previous claims of other government officials including Senator Chiz Escudero and Navotas Representative Toby Tiangco that there were allegedly buying of signatures for her impeachment. She stressed that despite the claims, no investigation was launched.
The recent remarks of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte came after Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) chairperson Teddy Casiño confirmed that they might refile an impeachment complaint against her once the ban is lifted. The Supreme Court previously ruled that the impeachment complaint against her is “unconstitutional”.
According to the high court, the impeachment court did not abide by the one-year rule ban stated in the Constitution. The Senate archived the impeachment rap against the Vice President following the ruling of the Supreme Court.
Nineteen senators of the 20th Congress voted in favor of the archiving of the impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. Only four (4) voted against it.
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
- Robin Padilla
- Erwin Tulfo
- Raffy Tulfo
- Joel Villanueva
- Camille Villar
- Mar Villar
- Juan Miguel Zubiri
NO
- Bam Aquino
- Risa Hontiveros
- Kiko Pangilinan
- Tito Sotto
Recently, amid the possibility of another impeachment complaint being filed against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte after the ban is lifted, former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV claimed that a plunder case might be filed against the Vice President this week. Based on a post of News5 on social media, it is over the supposed misused confidential funds.
“Ang pagkakaalam ko po may magpa-file ng plunder case sa Ombudsman, laban kay Sara Duterte this week,” the former Senator claimed based on the post.
Aside from the recent claim of the former Senator against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, former Sen. Antonio Trillanes previously filed plunder and graft charges against former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Bong Go.