The coming year is expected to see the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, with legal and political grounds already established. The House of Representatives Quad Committee found millions of pesos from her confidential funds were disbursed to fictitious individuals. This points to plunder, betrayal of public trust, and corruption, making her impeachment a likely outcome.
There is, of course, the May mid-term elections. And, hopefully, the elections next year will be fair, peaceful and orderly. Just like what Pope Francis prayed, let’s all be pilgrims of hope.What’s of great interest to all should be the Senate race, which will be dominated by candidates who could be elected not because they deserve it, but only because they are popular.
In particular, we expect for the coming year the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte. Since it takes one-third of the members of the House of Representatives to vote for the elevation of the articles of impeachment to the Senate, and considering that the impeachment is both legal and mostly political, the impeachment of Sara by the Senate is a done deal.
Following no less than three impeachment cases against the Vice President, if the House will adapt the Villar-type of impeachment that was used against former President Erap Estrada when Speaker Manny Villar simply elevated Erap’s impeachment cases to the Senate after getting one-third of the support of the House, Erap’s articles of impeachment were simply submitted to the Senate, after which the Senate voted for the impeachment of Erap for plunder.
The ICC does not have jurisdiction in the Philippines, but it would be done by the Interpol, which has a working arrangement with the Department of Justice. In fact, the former President was already summoned by the DOJ. Just how this case against Duetrte will proceed is something to watch.
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