00:00In the meantime, the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte faces possible changes as legal developments continue to unfold.
00:08Lawmakers say the outcome now hinges on the Supreme Court's action on a pending motion that could affect whether an impeachment complaint will still be necessary.
00:18Our VEL Custodio reports.
00:22The filing of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte is set on February.
00:28But according to House Committee on Public Accounts Chairperson Terry Ridon, if the Supreme Court or SE approves the motion for reconsideration regarding this matter, filing for an impeachment complaint against the Vice President is no longer needed.
00:43Ibig sabihin, it will be the Senate's prerogative at this point to unarchive the proceedings.
00:51To bring it back.
00:52Yan yung first and second for the Senate to proceed to trial.
00:56So, yan po yung magiging consequence nun, pagkaho favorable to the House.
01:01If it's unfavorable to the House, siyempre the House will have to adopt the new standards of being given by the Supreme Court on how to conduct impeachment proceedings.
01:13Ridon also responded to rumors that members of the House majority seems to be losing interest in the impeachment case against VP Sara.
01:21But secondly, I think yung pong appetite for impeachment, siyempre there is low appetite at this point for the impeachment kasi it has not yet been filed.
01:32Pero I'm quite certain, pagkaho an impeachment is filed by the 6th of Feb or whichever, further down the dates, tataas mo yung pagtingin ng mga kongresista po dyan.
01:47Kasi it's something that Congress will have to resolve ultimately.
01:51Di ba, they have to either approve it or reject it.
01:55Di Colsaro, partly as Representative Ridon, is looking forward to the possibility of the motion for reconsideration being resolved within the next 2 to 3 weeks.
02:05Meanwhile, he also commented on the statement of Caloocan 2nd District Representative Edgar Erice regarding the alleged plan of several congressmen to support an impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand R. Marcus Jr.
02:19I think up until I see the impeachment complaint against the President, parang all of it are basically just nasa hangin lang po.
02:29Kasi again, to be clear, if they will talk about unprogrammed funds, unprogrammed funds have been in the budget since 1989.
02:38Despite these issues, the primary focus of Congress remains on the President's priority bills.
02:44Vel Custodio for the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
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