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Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro is highlighting the empty chair narrative ahead of the plenary vote on the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte.

The empty chair is a figure of speech for the Vice President's non-participation in her own impeachment proceedings, which the House Committee on Justice essentially wrapped up on Monday morning, May 4. (Video courtesy of House of Representatives)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/05/04/luistro-cites-the-empty-chair-as-vp-duterte-impeachment-moves-past-committee-level

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00:00At sa gitna ng lahat ng ebidensyang ito, sa kabila ng lahat ng diskusyon natin, may isang bagay na hindi
00:11nagbago.
00:12Ang upuan, ang bakanteng upuan.
00:20Sa bawat ebidensya, walang direktang sagot.
00:25Sa bawat tanong, walang paliwanag.
00:32Naghintay tayo ng salaysay mula sa vicepresidente sa ilalim ng panunumpa.
00:39Pero ang tanging humarap sa atin ay ang tahimik ang isang bakanteng upuan.
00:51Ngunit, mapagtatanto natin na meron na pala tayong hawak na ebidensya mula mismo sa kanya.
01:01Hindi na natin kailangang tumingin pa sa malayo.
01:06We already have a sworn statement.
01:09Isang sinumpaang salaysay, ang tagal na palang nandito, ang kanyang salen.
01:22Isang dokumento, siya mismo ang pumirma.
01:27Siya ang nanumpa at siya ang nagsumite.
01:31At malinaw ang nakasaad doon.
01:35Walang cash o cash deposit.
01:39Ngayon, itabi natin ang salen na iyon sa lahat ng ebidensya ang ating naipon.
01:48Doon lumabas ang tanong na hindi na natin matatakasan.
01:52Kapag ang sinumpaang dokumento ay nagsabing zero cash.
01:59Pero ang official report ay nagpapakita ng bilyon-bilyong transaksyon saan tayo maniniwala.
02:10Kaya naman, noong April 29, the Committee on Justice decided that we have seen enough.
02:20No need to extend.
02:23No need to give one more chance to someone who refuses to attend.
02:30Sabi nga ni Congressman Percy Sendanya,
02:32Hindi na kailangan ng make-up class ang laging nagkakating class.
02:40By a unanimous vote, this committee found probable cause to impeach Vice President Sarah Z. Duterte
02:51for culpable violation of the Constitution, bribery, graft and corruption, other high crimes,
03:01end betrayal of public trust.
03:12You
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