2 of 4 VP Duterte impeachment complaints make it through 1st House panel hearing

Manila Bulletin

And then there were only two impeachment complaints--but two that could still theoretically unseat Vice President Sara Duterte.  The House Committee on Justice dropped two of the four impeachment complaints filed against Duterte during its initial hearing Monday, March 2, leaving only two complaints--the Father Joel Saballa, et.al complaint and Atty. Nathaniel Cabrera complaint--as active.  The Saballa and Cabrera complaints--which were the third and fourth complaints filed against Duterte this year based on chronology--were declared "sufficient in form" by the committe chaired by Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro.  Nobody from the panel objected to the separate motions to declare the two raps sufficient in form, which was the first hurdle that they had to overcome.  READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2026/03/02/2-of-4-vp-duterte-impeachment-complaints-make-it-through-1st-house-panel-hearing

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00:00After we conclude on the deliberation on all the impeachment complaints, which at this point we only have two, the

00:07third and the fourth impeachment complaint, we shall proceed to vote.

00:11The Chair is now ready to hear the motion with respect to the sufficiency or insufficiency in form of the

00:19third impeachment complaint.

00:21Madam Chair.

00:22The Honorable Samora.

00:23Madam Chair, I move to declare the third impeachment complaint as sufficient in form.

00:30There is a motion to declare the third impeachment complaint sufficient in form.

00:35Do I hear a second?

00:37Is there any objection?

00:39Hearing none.

00:40The Chair declares the third impeachment complaint, that is Father Sabalia et al. impeachment complaint, sufficient in form.

00:49So rule.

00:52The Chair is now ready to hear the motion on the fourth impeachment complaint.

00:58The Honorable Padiernos.

01:00Madam Chair, I move to declare the fourth impeachment complaint as sufficient in form.

01:06There is a motion to declare the fourth impeachment complaint, that is Cabrera impeachment complaint, sufficient in form.

01:14Do I hear a second?

01:15The same has been seconded.

01:17Is there any objection?

01:18Hearing none.

01:21The Chair declares the fourth impeachment complaint, that is Cabrera impeachment complaint, sufficient in form.

01:29So rule.

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