00:00Verify impeachment complaint against Vice President Salon Simerman Duterte has been filed by at least one-third of all the members of the House of Representatives on February 5, 2035.
00:19Mr. Speaker, for the record, there is no claim from the Secretary General to the total membership of the House as of today, February 5, 2035.
00:32Secretary General, please respond.
00:35Mr. Speaker, as of the present, the total number of members of the House of Representatives is 306.
00:47The Majority Leader is recognized.
00:50Mr. Speaker, may we inquire from the Secretary General how many members of the House verified and sworn before him the impeachment complaint?
01:02Secretary General, please respond to the verdict of the Majority Leader.
01:07Yes, Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Section 14, Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure in impeachment proceedings, the total number of House members who verified and sworn before me this impeachment complaint is 215 House members.
01:38Majority Leader is recognized.
01:40Mr. Speaker, may we know what is one-third of the total number of the members of the House?
01:51Secretary General, please respond.
01:54Mr. Speaker, one-third of the total number of members of the House is 102.
02:02Majority Leader is recognized.
02:06Mr. Speaker, Coordinator, in consonance with the Constitution on Article 11 on Accountability of Public Officers, particularly Mr. Secretary General, I report pursuant to Section 14, Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure in impeachment proceedings, which provides us with the following.
02:33Section 14, Endorsement of the Complaint Resolution to the Senate, a verified complaint resolution of impeachment, filed by at least one-third of all the members of the House, found to constitute the articles of impeachment.
02:54There is a motion to direct the Secretary General to immediately endorse to the Senate the impeachment complaint.
03:01Having been filed by more than one-third of the membership of the House, or a total of 215 members, is there any objection?
03:11The Chair hears none.
03:13The motion is approved.
03:15The Secretary General is now directed.
03:18The discussion is suspended.
03:24Applause.
03:37Music.
03:48Music.
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