While members of House of Representatives were signing the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte Feb. 5, activists rallied outside the Batasang Pambansa urging legislators to speed up the process that would make her accountable for the following:
- conspiracy to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Marcos, and Speaker Martin Romualdez;
- malversation of P612.5 Million in confidential funds with questionable liquidation documents;
- bribery and corruption in the DepEd during Duterte’s tenure by handing out cash to former DepEd Undersecretary Gloria Jumamil-Mercado (Procurement Head), Bids and Awards Committee Member Resty Osias, DepEd Chief Accountant Rhunna Catalan and Special Disbursing Officer Edward Fajarda;
- unexplained wealth and failure to disclose assets in the Vice President’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth where her wealth increased by four times from 2007 to 2017;
- involvement in extrajudicial killings in Davao City;
- destabilization, insurrection, and public disorder efforts, which include: boycotting the State of the Nation Address (SONA) while declaring herself “designated survivor,” leading rallies calling for Marcos’ resignation, obstructing congressional investigations by ordering subordinates not to comply with subpoenas, threatening bodily harm against the First Couple and Romualdez, among others;
- the totality of the Vice President’s conduct as the second highest official of the land.
Endorsed by 215 lawmakers, the impeachment process now moves to the Senate, where a trial will be conducted to determine Duterte’s culpability.
Photos and video by Bullit Marquez
