Tiangco: Impeachment complaint hurt VP Duterte's allies in Mindanao

Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco, campaign manager of Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas, attributes the alliance's poor performance in Mindanao during the recent elections to the impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte.

Tiangco stated that the political fallout from the House-approved impeachment charges shifted voter sentiment in the south, alienating Mindanao voters.

He cited pre-election surveys showing a positive trend for their candidates in Mindanao before the impeachment filing, with a significant drop afterward.

According to Tiangco, voters in Mindanao subsequently changed their preferences, opting for candidates who would oppose the impeachment.

He noted that after the House impeached Duterte in February, surveys showed only four Alyansa bets doing well in Mindanao, down from ten.

Tiangco emphasized that the electoral setback was a self-inflicted wound by those who initiated the impeachment complaint.

The Vice President was impeached by the House of Representatives last month on charges of abuse of power and alleged misuse of confidential funds.

The Senate is set to begin trial proceedings in July.