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Duterte party 'alarmed' over 'weaponization' of House impeach process vs Sara

The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP), in a press briefing on March 26, 2026, says it is 'alarmed' over the 'weaponization' of the impeachment process by the House of Representatives justice committee against Vice President Sara Duterte. Former president Rodrigo Duterte is the PDP's chairman emeritus.

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Transcript
00:00Ang amin pong nais ipahayag ngayon sa ating mga kababayan ay ang aming lubos na pagkabahala sa nangyayari po sa
00:11ating House of Representatives, particularly the Committee on Justice.
00:17Kung saan nakikita po naman natin na we ne-weaponize ang proceedings for the impeachment process with the chairman and
00:32the vast majority of the members of the House Committee na talagang ito po ay conspiracy na to convert the
00:44summary proceedings,
00:46proceedings which are supposed to be summary or abbreviated or truncated, maiksi lamang po, into a trial para sirain si
00:55pangalawang Pangulong Sara Duterte.
00:59Bakit po nasabi ito ng partido? Unang-una, nakita nyo naman po ang abuse of process.
01:07Ito pong abuse ay ang pag-convert ng proseso into a mini-trial. Bakit namin nasabi ito?
01:14Ang proseso po ay streamlined. Sabagkat ang trial po dapat po sa Senado sitting as an impeachment court.
01:23So ito lamang po ang proseso. May magpa-file under any of the two modes. Kasi tatlong modes po yan
01:31eh.
01:33Yung isa po, pagka one-third, iba po ang proseso. But this was not, the impeachment complaints were not initiated
01:41under the last mode.
01:42Yung isa lang po, verified complaint endorsed by a member at verified complaint by a member.
01:49So nandyan na po. Dapat yan, the House Committee should find whether it is sufficient in form,
01:57after which they should find whether it is sufficient in substance.
02:01If the answer is in the affirmative, magkakaroon po ng sufficiency of ground, there will be a hearing, a hearing
02:08not a trial.
02:09And later on, papaliwanag po ng ating mga kasamahan, anong pagkakaiba ng hearing at trial to determine sufficiency of grounds
02:18and the formulation of the articles of impeachment.
02:22Alam po namin ni Atty. Luna yan at ni Jing Paras, sabagkat baka hindi po alam ng iba,
02:28kami po tatlo ang nag-successfully impeach kay former Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista.
02:39He was successfully impeached dahil yung pong articles ay natransmit sa Senado.
02:46However, the Senate ruled that the said impeachment has become moot and academic because of his intervening resignation.
03:00So, dumaan po kami sa proseso at alam po namin yan.
03:04Hindi po nagkakaroon ng ganyang trial sa Committee on Justice.
03:10In fact, si Laila De Lima, nagagalit siya noon, noong naging mini-trial.
03:19Yung impeachment complaint laban kay, then, ah, hindi naman pwedeng sabihin chief justice kasi lalain void nga eh,
03:29against Maria Lourdes Sereno.
03:31Have a great weekend.
03:59Midday Link
04:00Happen
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04:00You
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