Will impeachment trial cause chaos? Marcos doesn't think so
Speaking before members of the Philippine media who covered his participation in the ASEAN Summit and related meetings in this city, Marcos was asked if he thought the impeachment trial would result in chaos.
KUALA LUMPUR – President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. doesn't think the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte will result in political turmoil, but reiterated he didn't want the impeachment in the House of Representatives.
Speaking before members of the Philippine media who covered his participation in the ASEAN Summit and related meetings in this city, Marcos was asked if he thought the impeachment trial would result in chaos.
'I don't think so, but you know, the legislators, the Senate, and the House are going to decide on how to handle it. I don't think that they have made decisions yet in that regard," Marcos said.
Marcos said his allies in the House didn't file the impeachment complaints against Sara Duterte. He said he could not have influenced the persons involved to file the complaints versus the Vice President.
"Why did I have to keep explaining that I didn't want impeachment?'' Marcos said.
Marcos has said that the impeachment trial of Sara Duterte was already in the hands of the Senate, adding that the process should be allowed to take its course.
Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives on February 5, with over 200 congressmen endorsing the complaint against her. She was accused of betrayal of public trust, culpable violation of the Constitution, graft and corruption, and other high crimes.
The Vice President, for her part, said she was looking forward to her impeachment trial in the upcoming 20th Congress. She said she wanted "a bloodbath'' adding that her legal team was "full throttle" in their preparations.
The reading of the Articles of Impeachment is set for June 2. –NB, GMA Integrated News
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