Palace denies Marcos Jr. is blocking impeachment raps vs VP

Malacañang, through Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, has stated that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is not obstructing any impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte.

Bersamin clarified that the President's previous statements were expressions of his opinion and not an attempt to block the process, emphasizing that the House of Representatives has the sole discretion to initiate impeachment proceedings.

This statement comes in response to the Makabayan bloc's claim that the President's alleged interference is causing delays in processing impeachment complaints.

The Makabayan bloc, composed of ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro, Gabriela Women's Party Rep. Arlene Brosas, and Kabataan party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel, condemned what they called an "unprecedented delay" in the impeachment proceedings.

They cited the President's past remarks admitting he told his allies not to file an impeachment complaint against the Vice President, which they believe is the reason for the hesitation.

Bersamin affirmed that the House of Representatives has the constitutional prerogative to endorse impeachment complaints and that the President cannot prevent this.