3 days ago
Senate sergeant-at-arms to serve summons for Sara Duterte
The Senate sergeant-at-arms is set to serve on Wednesday morning the writ of summons for Vice President Sara Duterte at her office in Mandaluyong City.
Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Roberto Ancan will be the one to serve the summons at the Office of the Vice President (OVP), based on a Super Radyo dzBB report of Nimfa Ravelo.
Once received, Duterte will be given a non-extendible period of 10 days to answer to the articles of impeachment against her.
The Vice President is currently in Malaysia for a personal trip with her family.
The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, on Tuesday night voted to return to the House of Representatives the articles of impeachment against Duterte without dismissing or terminating them.
The motion was approved with a vote of 18 affirmative, five negative, and no abstentions.
The House of Representatives impeached Duterte on February 5, with over 200 lawmakers endorsing the complaint.
The seven Articles of Impeachment against Duterte include:
Conspiracy to assassinate President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Marcos, and Speaker Martin Romualdez;
Malversation of P612.5 million in confidential funds with questionable liquidation documents;
Bribery and corruption in the Department of Education (DepEd) during Duterte's tenure as Education Secretary, involving former DepEd officials;
Unexplained wealth and failure to disclose assets in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), with her wealth reportedly increasing fourfold from 2007 to 2017;
Involvement in extrajudicial killings in Davao City;
Destabilization and public disorder efforts, including boycotting the State of the Nation Address (SONA) while declaring herself "designated survivor," leading rallies calling for Marcos Jr.'s resignation, obstructing congressional investigations, and issuing threats against top officials; and
The totality of her conduct as Vice President.
— VDV, GMA Integrated News
