00:00Vice President Sara Duterte has been preparing the impeachment against her for a long time.
00:05But the vice president said that she has no plans to face the impeachment court.
00:09The reaction of her statement,
00:12God save the Philippines, has also increased.
00:13Here is the report of Marisol Abdurrahman.
00:20It's more painful to leave a boyfriend or girlfriend
00:27than to be impeached by the House of Representatives.
00:32This is how Vice President Sara Duterte reacted
00:35after being impeached by the House of Representatives this Wednesday.
00:39Do I feel betrayed?
00:44Actually, ma'am, I have no feelings.
00:50I have no feelings about it.
00:54I'm okay.
00:55She has not yet read the impeachment complaint.
00:57But her legal team has been preparing the defense for a long time.
01:01We've already started preparing the moment
01:05Franz Castro announced the impeachment plans,
01:08which was November of 2023.
01:11It was not yet announced that the member of her defense team will be busy.
01:14But her former president, Rodrigo Duterte,
01:17who was the first to say that he will appoint a lawyer for him,
01:20may not be able to become the lead counsel due to his age.
01:24They haven't talked to his father yet.
01:27But he sent a message here.
01:30I think I said, everything will be all right.
01:34His reply was a song, MacArthur Spark.
01:37He sent a video of him singing.
01:41That Vice President,
01:44if you see her, just talk to her.
01:47Tell her to memorize MacArthur Spark.
01:54215 congressmen voted for the impeachment complaint that was transmitted to the Senate.
02:0025 more congressmen signed the 4th impeachment complaint
02:04according to House Secretary General Reginald Velasco.
02:08If the Senate accepts the additional signatures,
02:10240 will be the endorsers of the 4th impeachment complaint.
02:15Senate President Jesus Codero said that the impeachment trial will start in June
02:20because the session is already on break.
02:22But just now, Duterte said that he will not interfere in the litigation.
02:27If it's possible not to, and I understand it's possible,
02:31it's not.
02:33Because they might be intimidated by my presence there.
02:36Do you think you have the numbers in the Senate to be acquitted?
02:38I can't say that now.
02:41Duterte responded to the statement of President Bongbong Marcos
02:45that this has nothing to do with impeachment.
02:47But he insisted that he did not risk the life of the President,
02:50First Lady, and House Speaker,
02:52which was the basis of one of the articles of impeachment.
02:55I did not make an assassination threat to the President.
03:00They're the only ones saying that.
03:02They're the only ones saying there's an assassination.
03:04They're the only ones saying there's an assassin, there's a gunman.
03:08I did not say that.
03:10And in the midst of the chaos in politics,
03:12following his impeachment,
03:14Vice President said,
03:16God save the Philippines.
03:18That statement was answered by several congressmen
03:20who have filed their previous impeachment complaints.
03:22VP Sara is arrogant in saying,
03:26God save the Philippines.
03:28Because in many occasions,
03:30she failed to save the Philippines
03:32when it was needed,
03:34as leader of the country.
03:36Representative Franz Castro said,
03:38impeachment is a serious issue
03:40because it is far from answering
03:42those who are hoarding the money of the people.
03:44Presidential Senate House Senior Deputy Majority Leader
03:46Sandro Marcos said,
03:48in the midst of his busy assassination attempt,
03:52I think we know the truth to that,
03:54so let's just leave it at that.
03:56It is not surprising that
03:58he is the first on the list
04:00of those who can legally support
04:02the four impeachment complaints.
04:04If a person wants to humiliate your grandfather
04:06and throw his body
04:08in the West Philippine Sea,
04:10he will say that he wants to kill
04:12the President and the First Lady
04:14and my parents,
04:16and he wants to kill the Speaker.
04:18Why would a person be surprised
04:20when I sign there?
04:22These are statements that can't be taken lightly,
04:24especially from someone
04:26with such a high position.
04:28Even if he signed the four impeachment complaints,
04:30he denied that he was the one who initiated it.
04:32There was also no change in the signing
04:34of those who can legally sign
04:36the impeachment complaint.
04:38Marisol Abduraman,
04:40reporting for GMA Integrity News.
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