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Some congressmen 'cool' to Sara Duterte impeachment
Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. expressed reservations about pursuing impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte due to the limited time remaining in the 19th Congress.
Abante noted that the few remaining session days before the 2025 midterm election campaign period may not be sufficient for impeachment proceedings.
He explained that impeachment complaints are still with the Office of the Secretary General and have not yet been processed.
The complaints would still need to go through the Speaker for review before being transmitted to the Senate, a process Abante believes cannot be completed in the remaining session days.
Abante stated that he would support impeachment efforts in the 20th Congress, rather than the current one.
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Former Senator Leila De Lima stated that the 19th Congress has the capacity to process impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte if there is a genuine desire to do so.
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House Deputy Minority leader Rep. France Castro urged lawmakers to take the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte seriously and for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. not to interfere with the process, emphasizing Congress's constitutional duty.
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House Secretary General Reginald Velasco confirmed that all three impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, related to alleged misuse of confidential funds, have been verified and are ready for transmittal.
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ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro expressed doubts about a reported fourth impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, stating that no congressman has approached her or her colleagues for signatures.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. agrees with Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile that impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte are "problematic" and could set a "detrimental precedent."
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