00:00The Senate session of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte,
00:07the first vice president of the Philippines impeached by the Camera, was adjourned.
00:12There are two possibilities in the impeachment trial,
00:14starting from now, even if the Congress is already on a break,
00:17if the senators can reach an agreement or if the midterm elections will not end.
00:23That is the report of Tina Panganiban-Perez.
00:26The Secretary General has certified that at least 215 members of the House of Representatives
00:39have verified and swore before him this said impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Zimmerman Duterte.
00:49I move that the Secretary General be directed immediately to endorse the same to the Senate.
00:58Is there any objection?
01:00The chair hears none.
01:02The motion is approved.
01:03The Secretary General is so directed.
01:07The session is suspended.
01:10The plan of the House of Representatives in the session of the Constitutional Law is clear.
01:16After the approval of the motion, the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte will be submitted to the Senate.
01:24Before this, the Secretary General Reginald Velasco,
01:28who has four impeachment complaints against Duterte,
01:32was endorsed by 215 congressmen.
01:36Culpable violation of the Constitution, flagrant betrayal of public trust, graft and corruption,
01:42and other high crimes are grounds for impeachment.
01:46Along with the aforementioned violations of the Constitution,
01:49he admitted in a live broadcast that he contracted the killing of the President, First Lady, and Speaker.
01:57He admitted to the confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education when he was its secretary.
02:06He admitted to giving money as a gift to some officials of the DepEd related to procurement.
02:12He admitted to having unexplained wealth.
02:15He did not admit to declaring all his money and assets in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth.
02:23In addition to the complaint, he also admitted to his involvement in extrajudicial killings.
02:28He also admitted to attacking the Marcos administration,
02:33including his involvement in the rally that called for the President to step down from his post.
02:38Based on the rules of the House of Representatives,
02:40the impeachment complaint can be directed to the Senate if there are one-third or 102 congressmen who will endorse it.
02:48First on the list of those who endorsed the four complaints were Presidential Son and Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos,
02:57while the former President did not sign, and now former Rep. Gloria Arroyo.
03:03The three impeachment complaints filed in December against Vice President Sara Duterte
03:09will not be transmitted to the Senate, but to the archives of the House of Representatives.
03:14Duterte should be impeached.
03:16He will not be removed from his post because there will be an impeachment trial.
03:21At 5 p.m. yesterday, Balasco arrived at the Senate.
03:25He received the documents from Sen. Ray Bantug and turned them over to the Senate leader.
03:32The impeachment complaint must be included in the agenda and be read in the plenary.
03:37However, today is the last day of the session of the Congress before the three-month break for the election.
03:44It depends on the Senate. We will respect whatever decision they have.
03:49But it's their constitutional duty to act on this.
03:54Is there a possibility that they will take action in June because of the break?
03:58They can convene a court even during the break
04:06because this is a non-legislative function of the Senate.
04:11Based on the rules of impeachment of the Senate,
04:13Senate President Chis Escudero will preside over the impeachment proceedings
04:18while the judges and senators will stand.
04:21The impeachment court also has the power to call witnesses.
04:2511 congressmen are the important prosecutors of the Camera facing the impeachment trial.
04:32The GMA Integrated News is trying to get Bice to impeach him.
04:38But in a message from the Office of the Vice President to the media,
04:42Bice said he has the right to decide when he will answer.
04:47In December, he also said that the impeachment complaints were good enough
04:52for him to answer the accusations against him.
04:55Some of the allegations in the impeachment complaint were previously denied.
05:00Rep. Paulo Duterte, who is desperate and politically motivated,
05:05called for him to hurry up with the impeachment against his brother.
05:10Political persecution led to the manipulation of some judges
05:14led by Rep. Janet Garin to find a signature
05:19and to speed up the impeachment case.
05:23Garin's answer was that the allegations of Congressman Duterte were malicious.
05:27Who is he to manipulate his colleagues?
05:31There was a party consultation where impeachment was discussed.
05:36He signed because of his constitutional duty.
05:40Tina Panganiban Perez reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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