00:00The palace clarified that President Ferdinand R. Marx Jr. cannot dictate the House of Representatives
00:05what they should do regarding the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:10Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamini explained that while the president can express his opinion,
00:15it is ultimately up to the House to decide whether to proceed as Congress is an independent and
00:21co-equal branch of government. He also stressed that the president is not blocking the impeachment
00:26process as he has no power to do so.
00:56If you try to initiate, there is no way of preventing that.