00:00Legislators dub the young guns of the House are expressing their sentiments,
00:04even misgivings on the odds of three impeachment complaints filed by as many groups against
00:09Vice President Sara Duterte Carpio. Seems like the impeachment complaints have one thing going
00:15against them, time. Our Mela Lasmana shares how the complaints are tied up with the midterm polls
00:20looming near. Some lawmakers assert they are not neglecting the three impeachment complaints
00:28filed in the House of Representatives against Vice President Sara Duterte. Earlier today,
00:34the complainants organized a massive rally to call for Congress to act on the cases and remove
00:39Duterte from her post. ACT-Bayan Partylist Representative Percy Sandania, one of the
00:44endorsers of the first complaint against the Vice President, insists the lower house should act on
00:49it before the session break.
01:12One wider party's representative, Roger Chavez, said they are well aware of their constitutional
01:17duty. He assured everyone will participate once the complaints are taken up by the committee.
01:31According to House Assistant Majority Leader Ernest Junisio, the complaints will also undergo
01:36a thorough study. To be honest, whether you're in favor or against the impeachment, Congress
01:43really has to act upon an impeachment complaint. So each congressman, you know,
01:53we don't have the same stand in everything. So at the end of the day, we'll really
01:57check the merits of the case. For his part, House Assistant Majority Leader C. Alonto Adjong
02:02reminded everyone the complaints will not only be taken up in the House of Representatives,
02:07but also in the Senate. He stressed the need to consider the time left before the 19th Congress
02:12ends, especially in light of the upcoming elections. Of course, those who are complaining,
02:17they also want to see a possible conviction. If that's what they are intending to see,
02:23then I guess they have to, you know, they have to rethink again because the time frame is that
02:28the Senate will also be moving into campaign mode, most of the senators. Malalas Moras from
02:34the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
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