VP Sara Duterte Speaks Shortly on Impeachment Trial at Zamboanga
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President told the people that she already accepted whatever will be the outcome of the impeachment trial against her.
Vice Pres. Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives last February 5. Two-thirds of the lawmakers in the lower chamber approved the impeachment of the Vice President.
Amid Pres. Bongbong Marcos’ previous pronouncement calling against the impeachment of the VP, his son, Ilocos Norte Representative Sandro Marcos is one of those who signed Duterte’s impeachment raps.
The Senate has yet to issue the final schedule on the impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. Previously, Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero proposed July 30 as the tentative start of the impeachment trial of the Vice President.
Vice Pres. Duterte flew to The Hague, Netherlands following the arrest of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte. She stayed abroad for more than three weeks to finalize the legal team of her father in his legal battle before the International Criminal Court.
Upon her return from The Hague, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte met with her lawyers who she said are “more than confident” to win the impeachment trial against her. According to her, she is most confident with the lawyers who are handling the case.
Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero previously stressed that the impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Duterte will push through despite the ICC detention of her father. There were several calls to start the impeachment trial immediately but the Senate chief stressed that the law cannot be bent.
Recently, at the sidelines of a campaign sortie in Zamboanga City, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte spoke shortly about her impeachment trial. Based on a report on GMA News, the Vice President explained that she does not talk about her impeachment as she does not want the people to think that her actions are about her interest.
“As I said on the stage earlier, I will not talk about my impeachment because people might think that this is about my interests,” the Vice President said.
Based on the report, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte said that she is at peace whether she will be acquitted or charged guilty in her impeachment trial. According to the Vice President, she has accepted whatever the result will be.
“I told them that you just leave the impeachment to me and I am at peace, I am at peace whatever the outcome of the impeachment trial will be, whether I may be acquitted or guilty, I already accepted that, the two possibilities,” Duterte said.
Aside from the impeachment trial, the Office of the Prosecutor also sent summons to the Vice President. According to Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, she will attend the DOJ preliminary probe over her “kill” remark against Pres. Bongbong Marcos.