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<h3>Tells allies to lay off VP</h3><p>The people working on filing an impeachment case against Vice-President Leni Robredo may have found an unlikely opponent to their plans — President Rodrigo Duterte.</p><p>The last few days have seen politicians virtually frothing at the mouth seeking to remove Robredo from office on account of a video message she sent to a UN conference side event questioning the methods of Duterte&#x27;s illegal-drugs campaign.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/17/17/alvarez-mulls-impeachment-rap-vs-robredo">READ: Alvarez mulls impeachment rap vs Robredo</a></li></ul><p>On Thursday, it was Duterte himself who came to Robredo&#x27;s defense.</p><p>&quot;We just had an election. Guys, lay off. Stop it. Do other things but don&#x27;t tinker with structure of government,&quot; Duterte said during a press conference at NAIA, fresh off official visits in Myanmar and Thailand.</p><p>&quot;I will not countenance it. Elected yung tao. Why do you have to . . . just because she keeps harping on me?</p><p>&quot;Hayaan mo, this is a democracy. Freedom of speech.&quot;</p><p>Duterte did clarify that he isn&#x27;t aware of the UN video, the reason his allies say Robredo deserves to be impeached for &quot;betrayal of public trust.&quot;</p><p>Last week, House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said he is considering filing an impeachment complaint against Robredo for alleged &quot;betrayal of public trust,&quot; which he says was what the video message did.</p><p>In an <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/18/17/maliwanag-pa-sa-sikat-ng-araw-robredo-rushing-to-have-duterte-impeached-alvarez-says" target="_blank">interview</a> on dzMM over the weekend, Alvarez said the video message was &quot;very irresponsible and a stupid move.&quot; </p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1455604" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure>

<p>The people working on filing an impeachment case against Vice-President Leni Robredo may have found an unlikely opponent to their plans -- President Rodrigo Duterte.</p>

The people working on filing an impeachment case against Vice-President Leni Robredo may have found an unlikely opponent to their plans -- President Rodrigo Duterte.