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Efforts to impeach Sara Duterte
Sara Duterte
AccusedSara Duterte (Vice President of the Philippines)
DateDecember 2, 2024 (2024-12-02) to present
OutcomePending

In December 2024, two impeachment complaints were formally filed against Sara Duterte, the Vice President of the Philippines, and the deputy of President Bongbong Marcos.

Background

Prelude

On November 29, 2024, Bongbong Marcos confirmed that he had directed the House of Representatives to refrain from filing an impeachment motion against Sara Duterte. This is despite his rift with Vice President Sara Duterte which he described as a "a storm in a teacup" and maintained that any potential effort to impeach his deputy would be a waste of time that it "does not make a difference to even one single Filipino life.".[1]

Complaints

24 articles complaint

In December 2, 2024, the first formal impeachment case was lodged against Vice President Sara Duterte.[2] The complaint listed 24 articles which was categorized in four points – "graft and corruption", "bribery", "betrayal of public trust" and "other high crimes".[3] Aside from corruption, other cited reasons include her alleged role in the extra-judicial killings of the drug suspects and failure to make a stance against China's aggressive sovereignty claims in the South China Sea dispute.[2]

Bayan complaint

The second impeachment complaint against Duterte was filed on December 4, 2024 by 70 activists led by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan.[4][5] They cited a single reason which is betrayal of public trust over the illegal use and mishandling of confidential funds. Duterte is accused of committing "gross abuse of discretionary powers" over the ₱612.5 million confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education.[4][6]

Potential third complaint

On December 5, 2024, House Secretary General Reginald Velasco disclosed that a third complaint by select members of the House of Representativesis being prepared.[7]

Analysis

Antonio Soriano of the Citizens' Watch for Good Governance questioned the "shotgun" approach of the impeachment complaint. Soriano says that intent regarding Duterte's threat against the president has to be proven. He also believes that Duterte's action under the capacity of mayor of Davao City can't be used for grounds for her impeachment and details of her alleged misused of confidential funds can't be publicly disclosed.[8]

Soriano also suggest that the composition of the Senate, with impeachment advocates needing 16 votes, currently favors Duterte.[8]

Ronald Llamas of the Galahad Consulting Agency, and political advisor of former president Benigno Aquino III believes the delaying the impeachment proceedings to after the 2025 mid-terms election would render Marcos a lame-duck president. Llamas said that Marcos' earlier pronouncement to discourage impeachment proceedings can either be taken "at face value" or as a "tactical move"[9]

Soriano even speculated that the motions might even benefit a potential electoral bid of Duterte in the upcoming 2028 elections.[8]

Response

The Office of the President on December 3, distances itself from the issue and reiterates its stance of not encouraging any impeachment motions stating its the right of private citizens to make such moves.[10] Senate President Chiz Escudero had advised his colleagues not to make public pronouncements about the impeachment complaints.[9]

The Iglesia ni Cristo on December 4 has announced that it plans to hold a rally to oppose the impeachment efforts concurring with President Marcos' stance in November 2024 that efforts to remove Duterte from office is unconstructive.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Punzalan, Jamaine (November 29, 2024). "Marcos says row with VP Sara Duterte 'a storm in a teacup', tells lawmakers not to file impeachment raps". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Gomez, Jim (December 2, 2024). "Impeachment complaint filed against Philippine Vice President Duterte after she threatened president". AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  3. ^ De Leon, Dwight (December 2, 2024). "LIST: Issues invoked vs VP Sara Duterte in the first impeachment rap against her". Rappler. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Gatchalian, Ched Rick; Gulla, Vivienne (December 4, 2024). "VP Sara Duterte faces second impeachment complaint". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  5. ^ De Leon, Dwight (December 4, 2024). "Sara Duterte slapped with second impeachment complaint". Rappler. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Gomez, Jim (December 4, 2024). "Activists file second impeachment complaint against embattled Philippine Vice President Duterte". AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Gulla, Vivienne (December 5, 2024). "Third impeachment complaint against Sara Duterte looms". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Robles, Raissa (December 5, 2024). "Impeaching Philippine VP Sara Duterte is 'now or never', analysts say". South China Morning Post. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  9. ^ Bajo, Anna Felicia (December 3, 2024). "Palace distances from impeachment complaint filed vs. VP Sara". GMA News.
  10. ^ "INC to hold rally to oppose impeach moves vs. VP Sara Duterte". GMA News. December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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