Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to the media at the Office of The Vice President in Mandaluyong City on December 11, 2024, after skipping on the same day a National Bureau of Investigation probe on her remarks of having  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated should she be killed. Duterte stood firm that she would not present herself before the NBI saying that its inquiry was “unfair.” Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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David Dizon

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Moves to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte are getting the cold shoulder treatment as lawmakers seek out both the Mindanao vote and the backing of the Iglesia ni Cristo in the 2025 midterm elections, a former lawmaker said Tuesday. “Totoo naman na medyo nagdadalawang isip ang mga pulitiko na suportahan ang pagpapanagot kay Vice President Duterte,” Teddy Casino, chairperson of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and one of those backing Duterte’s impeachment, said in a TeleRadyo Serbisyo interview.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/13/police-around-1-5-million-members-of-inc-attended-peace-rally-2051">Police: Around 1.5 million members of INC attended peace rally</a></div>Casino noted it was not the first time an impeachable official had a huge rally to stave off impeachment, citing the case of former President Joseph Estrada, adding “it did not stop the House from doing its duty.”He said lawmakers should not look at crowd numbers but at the evidence if an impeachable official had betrayed public trust. <div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/13/will-pro-impeachment-politicians-face-backlash-after-inc-peace-rally-2255">Will pro-impeachment politicians face backlash after INC peace rally?</a></div>In the interview, Casino said the 3 impeachment complaints against Vice President Duterte were being “dribbled” at the level of the House secretary-general until time runs out as the official campaign period for the 2025 midterm elections start.“Kakaiba…Ministerial lang ‘yan, dapat automatically pinapasa na sa Office of the Speaker,” he said.Under the rules of impeachment, the Speaker has only 10 days to send the impeachment complaint to the committee on rules. The House Secretary-General earlier said it is waiting for a fourth impeachment complaint before forwarding the complaints to Speaker Martin Romualdez.Casino admitted Monday’s peace rally attended by over a million Iglesia ni Cristo members may have persuaded some congressmen to think twice about impeachment.At the end of the day, lawmakers should use their “conscience and sense of justice” to decide whether or not to back the impeachment, he said.

Moves to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte are getting the cold shoulder treatment as lawmakers seek out both the Mindanao vote and the backing of the Iglesia ni Cristo in the 2025 midterm elections, a former lawmaker said Tuesday.

Moves to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte are getting the cold shoulder treatment as lawmakers seek out both the Mindanao vote and the backing of the Iglesia ni Cristo in the 2025 midterm elections, a former lawmaker said Tuesday.

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'Politicos thinking twice about backing impeachment vs VP Duterte'

'Politicos thinking twice about backing impeachment vs VP Duterte'

David Dizon,

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Published Jan 14, 2025 09:43 AM PHT

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