President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s chief legal counsel, Juan Ponce Enrile, warned Filipinos against accepting the implied logic of the recent Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) rally opposing the impeachment bid against Vice President Sara Duterte. Enrile emphasized impeachment as a constitutional legal process and questioned the INC's authority to amend or suspend constitutional provisions. He expressed concern about sacrificing the rule of law for a person or group.
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s chief legal counsel warned Filipinos of a 'very detrimental precedent' if the Philippines follows the implied logic of the Iglesia Ni Cristo's recent rally opposing the impeachment bid against Vice President Sara Duterte.
Can the INC, with all its members, amend the Constitution or suspend any of its provisions? Are we prepared to discard or sacrifice the value of rule of law for a person or a group of persons?' Enrile said in a Facebook post.Enrile then warned against following the reasoning implied in the INC rally, which was organized by the religious group in support of Marcos' opposition to moves to remove from office the Vice President.
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