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Rep. Marcos brushes off vloggers’ fake news on VP impeachment
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. denied any involvement of the Executive branch in the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte.
He confirmed that his son, Ilocos Norte Representative Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Marcos, sought his opinion and that he advised Sandro to support the impeachment process as a duty.
However, Rep. Marcos maintained that no promise of funding allocations were made to lawmakers in exchange for supporting Duterte's impeachment, dismissing such claims as fake news spread by DDS or Diehard Duterte Supporters.
Marcos Jr. also stated that none of his allies in the House of Representatives filed the impeachment complaint, as he had asked them not to.
Senator Imee Marcos expressed her opposition to the impeachment, urging a focus on national issues instead of political destabilization.
The House of Representatives voted to impeach Duterte on Wednesday, February 5, with 215 lawmakers endorsing the complaint to the Senate.
Allegations against the Vice President include failure to properly account for confidential funds and conspiracy to assassinate key figures.
This is the first time in Philippine history that a vice president has faced impeachment.
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Ilocos Norte Representative Sandro Marcos spearheaded the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, which was approved by the House of Representatives after 215 lawmakers signed and endorsed it.
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Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin affirmed that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. will not interfere in the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, emphasizing that the House of Representatives holds exclusive jurisdiction over such proceedings.
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Ilocos Norte Representative Sandro Marcos confirmed he was the first signatory on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Around 215 lawmakers have endorsed an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.
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Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has denounced the House of Representatives' expedited move to impeach his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, as "baseless" and "political persecution."
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