Prexy can’t stop impeach plaint vs VP – speaker

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Friday, March 24, 2017
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MANILA – Not even a pronouncement by President Rodrigo Duterte will stop his ally House of Representatives Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez from filing an impeachment complaint against Vice President Leni Robredo.

While he respects the opinion of Duterte, Alvarez said they will have to push through with the complaint, if and when filed, as part of their Constitution-mandated duty, the lawmaker said in a televised interview on Thursday.

May mandato sa amin ang Konstitusyon to process any impeachment complaint na ihahain sa House of Representatives bilang kami ang may exclusive jurisdiction doon,” said Alvarez. “May separation of powers.”

Alvarez planned to file an impeachment complaint against Robredo for betrayal of public trust over the video of her speech, allegedly at a United Nations event, criticizing the Duterte administration war on drugs.

Robredo allegedly raised irregularities in police antidrug operations, including the so-called “palitulo” scheme, where relatives of drug suspects are taken as collateral if they go into hiding.

Hindi ito bilang ganti sa impeachment complaint na isinampa laban kay Presidente Duterte kundi nakikita natin na nararapat lamang na sampahan ng impeachment complaint si Leni (Robredo),” said Alvarez.

But the President believes an impeachment complaint against the vice president will only cause more trouble.

“Look, we just had an election. Guys, lay off. Stop it,” Duterte said in a speech upon arriving from visits in Myanmar and Thailand. “You can do other things, but do not tinker with the structure of government. I will not countenance it.”

He added: “Elected iyong tao e. So why do you have to file it? Just because she keeps harping on me? Hayaan mo. This is a democracy. It’s freedom of speech. Wala naman — there are no overt acts.”/PN

 

 

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