Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Claims Her Legal Team Prepared For All Possibilities
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President claimed she wants all evidence presented but it will not happen now after the Senate archived the impeachment case.
Following the ruling of the Supreme Court which declared the impeachment complaint against Duterte as “unconstitutional”, the Senate decided on the fate of the impeachment case against the Vice President.
The high court said the impeachment complaint did not follow the one-year rule after four (4) impeachment complaints were filed in the same year. The complainants argued that the other complaints were archived and not transmitted.
Some complainants and the House of Representatives filed a Motion for Reconsideration before the Supreme Court. Thus, the lower chamber asked the Senate to wait for their appeal before deciding to whether or not dismiss the impeachment case.
With a 19-4 ruling, the Senate recently voted to archive the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. The motion was introduced by Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairman Rodante Marcoleta, a known Duterte ally.
YES
- Alan Peter Cayetano
- Pia Cayetano
- Ronald Dela Rosa
- JV Ejercito
- Francis Escudero
- Jinggoy Estrada
- Sherwin Gatchalian
- Bong Go
- Lito Lapid
- Loren Legarda
- Rodante Marcoleta
- Imee Marcos
- Robinhood Padilla
- Erwin Tulfo
- Raffy Tulfo
- Joel Villanueva
- Camille Villar
- Mark Villar
- Juan Miguel Zubiri
NO
- Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV
- Risa Hontiveros
- Francis Pangilinan
- Vicente “Tito” Sotto III
ABSTAIN
- Panfilo “Ping” Lacson
With regards to her impeachment case, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte had a legal team composed of 16 lawyers. They are from the Fortun Narvasa and Salazar Law Firm.
- Philip Sigfrid A. Fortun
- Gregorio Y. Narvasa II
- Sheila C.Sison
- Carlo Joaquin T. Narvasa
- Roberto N. Batungbacal
- Justin Nicol B. Gular
- Lindon Miguel C. Bacquel
- David Ronell M. Golla VII
- Maria Selena Golda R. Fortun
- Clarlaine F. Radoc
- Francesca Marie V. Flores
- Miguel Carlos A. Fernandez
- Michael Wesley T. Poa
- Reynold S. Munsayac
- Mark C. Vinluan
- Ralph B. Bodota
Based on a report on PhilStar, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte claimed that her lawyers prepared for all the possibilities including the Senate archiving the impeachment complaint. According to the Vice President, they really did not expect on anything as her lawyers were prepared for all possibilities.
However, according to her, her desire for all the evidence to be presented for everyone will no longer happen now following the Senate ruling. Based on the report, she really wants all pieces of evidence from both the prosecution and the defense to be presented.
“I wanted… all the pieces of evidence from the prosecution and all the pieces of evidence from the defense presented for everyone. But unfortunately, it will not happen for now,” the Vice President expressed.
Recently, another known Duterte ally, Sen. Imee Marcos, suggested to the House of Representatives to replace Speaker Martin Romualdez instead of ousting Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. The Vice President was impeached by the House last February.