Why did BBM ask lawmakers not to push through with impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte? My guess is, Marcos is not sure if he has the numbers in the Senate to convict Duterte in an impeachment trial. Malacañang cannot afford to lose because impeachment rules allow only one impeachment proceedings against the same official within one year.
A video erroneously claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos is facing impeachment over the dwindling calamity fund of the government.
A YouTube video falsely claims that the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte have started in the House of Representatives.
A video is falsely claiming that Vice President Sara Duterte is facing impeachment charges for allegedly “stealing” P125 million from a “secret budget fund” of the OVP.
The unanimous vote by the House committee on justice on May 27 dismissing on its first hearing the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario Victor “Marvic” Leonen was the right thing to do. It should not even have reached that stage, wasting legislative time and resources.
Impeachment of members of the Supreme Court is initiated in the House of Representatives and the trial against Leonen has yet to begin.
In this third installment, VERA Files highlights the structure of an expanded Judicial Department and notes the new process of impeachment found in the Article on Accountability of Public Officers.
Here’s a five-minute video summing up 68 years of impeachment history in the Philippines.
Ang mga kaso ng impeachment ng dalawang dating punong mahistrado ay makatutulong sa pagbibigay ng liwanag kung ano ang ibig sabihin nito.
It's more than just a numbers game.