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Impeach case vs Sara not an 'escape' for those accountable in flood control mess, says lawmaker

Navotas Rep. Toby Tiangco, speaking to the media on March 17, 2026, says that the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte should not be used as an 'escape' to make those accountable in the flood control issue, noting that there could be some lawmakers who wanted Duterte to be impeached because they were 'scared' of her becoming president.

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00:00Yung mga taong involved sa pinakamalaking scam doon sa flood control project.
00:05So yun yung akin na baka naman kaya lang nila gusto ma-impeach si BP Sara
00:10dahil natatakot sila sa posibilidad na maging presidente siya
00:14at kung maging presidente siya kung sa ngayon nakakalusot sila
00:20at hindi pa sila napapanagot doon sa kanilang mga kasalanan
00:24sa tingin nila hindi sila makakalusot kay BP Sara.
00:28So we have to make sure of that.
00:29Kasi ngayon wala pa silang napapanagot.
00:31So isip nila kung si BP Sara manalo, siguradong papanagotin sila.
00:36So let's make sure about that.
00:39Sumunod, nakita ko yung reply ni at uulitin ko
00:43kasi pag may sinabi akong favorable sa isang partido,
00:47sasabihin DDS ako, hindi po ako DDS.
00:49Gusto ko lang, same standards.
00:51Kung ano po yung standards na ginawa namin doon sa pagsabi
00:56na insufficient in substance yung impeachment kay Pangulong Bongbong Marcos,
01:02dapat ganun din yung standards na ipapatupad dito kay VP Sara.
01:09Kasi yun ang accountability.
01:11Accountability means parehong standards.
01:13Hindi po pwedeng magkaiba yung standards
01:15ng kay President Bongbong Marcos at kay VP Sara.
01:18And for the record, bumoto nga ako na insufficient in substance
01:21yung kay President Bongbong Marcos.
01:25Pangatlo, ito, tabak ko ito ng mga abogado.
01:28Sa tingin ko, doon sa pag-file niya ng adcautelam,
01:32ano ang tinawag na?
01:36Adcautelam.
01:36Ano mong tamang pronouncement doon?
01:38Adcautelam.
01:39O doon sa pag-file niya ng adcautelam,
01:42ibig sabihin nun,
01:44she is not surrendering her rights to seek other remedies.
01:48So mukhang, mukhang,
01:51baka, baka, no?
01:53Hindi ko alam kung anong plano nila.
01:54Kasi adcautelam.
01:55Baka questionin nila sa Supreme Court yung due process.
01:59Tsaka,
02:01yung base doon sa kaniyang reply,
02:04baka, baka ang questionin doon is yung one-year ban,
02:08yung due process,
02:09at yung kung parehong standards ba ang ginamit doon sa impeachment kay President Bombo Marcos
02:18at tsaka sa kanya.
02:20So yun ang tingin kong mga posibilidad.
02:23Is it possible na baka maupinan naman ito sa technicalities?
02:28Hindi na technicalities eh.
02:29Kasi ang tatanungin is same standards ba ang ginamit, no?
02:34Okay.
02:34Ito naman,
02:35tingin ko lang,
02:36okay, isa-isahin natin yung mga accusations, no?
02:42Yung COA,
02:44hindi pa kasi final yung COA.
02:46Alam naman natin,
02:48yung notice of disallowance,
02:49appealable yan.
02:51At kahit magkaroon ng finality doon sa COA,
02:56pwede pang appeal yan hanggang Supreme Court.
02:59So, yun.
03:01O baka sabihin na naman,
03:02dinidepensa ko yun sa akin,
03:03totoo lang.
03:04Sige,
03:05sino magtututol sa akin
03:07at sabihin na
03:08final na yung decision ng COA?
03:10Hindi pa yung final, no?
03:11Ano pa ba yung isa?
03:12Yung grave threat.
03:14Kasi sabi nila siya daw mismo
03:16ang nagsabi nun sa video.
03:19So,
03:19matibay na evident siya yun.
03:20Ha?
03:21Sabi ni BP,
03:22wala daw ko traka.
03:24So,
03:24hindi daw ko siya yung threat.
03:26Andi,
03:26sa akin hindi yun eh.
03:27Sa akin,
03:29di ba yung grave threat
03:30is a criminal offense?
03:32Di ba?
03:33So,
03:33di dapat file nila sa
03:34Department of Justice?
03:36Di ba?
03:37Bakit di na file nila?
03:39Who can say it's a grave threat?
03:41Kunyari ako,
03:44may nanakot sa akin.
03:47Pwede bang siya
03:48ang magsabi na grave threat yun?
03:50Di ba ako lang magsasabi
03:51if I was gravely threatened or not,
03:54not anyone else,
03:56di ba?
03:56Di ba sa criminal case
03:58ang magpa-file ng grave threats?
03:59Eh kung sino yung tinakot?
04:01Di dapat,
04:02kung sino yung tinakot,
04:03sila yung nag-file ng grave threats.
04:05Tsaka para sa akin sa DOJ yan eh.
04:07Because,
04:08sasabihin lang,
04:09ano yan eh?
04:10Um,
04:11saan ba tatama yung grave threats?
04:13So,
04:13ibig sabihin,
04:16betrayal of public trust?
04:18But more than the betrayal of public trust,
04:20the grave threats is a criminal offense.
04:22Di ba?
04:22Ba't hindi siya pa nagutin criminally
04:23for,
04:24for that offense?
04:26May immunity.
04:27Hindi,
04:27walang immunity.
04:28Ang may immunity from suit,
04:30yun na nga eh,
04:30buti,
04:30buti sinabi mo Bernard.
04:32Because yan ang difference,
04:33yan ang difference nung,
04:35um,
04:35presidente at vice president.
04:36The
04:38empire of public trust,
04:40so faман da Kangai将
04:40be uh,
04:43ba hi,
04:56and
05:04You
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