IF Vice President Sara Duterte is removed from her post through an impeachment trial — which would also ban her from ever holding public office again — the Marcos-Romualdez clan could rule the country for at least 18 years, two years short of the 20 years that Ferdinand Marcos Sr. was president and then, dictator.
Sara certainly wasn't being melodramatic when her very first statement in her press conference after the House of Representatives announced that they had the minimum votes needed to ask the Senate to convene an impeachment trial: 'God save the Philippines.' This is one of those rare times I do hope there is a deity.If Sara is removed through an impeachment trial, as sure as the sun sets in the east, President Marcos Jr.
Ramos was also a master of Machiavellian plotting. Estrada's impeachment was aborted as EDSA 2 broke out against him. He fled Malacañang, escaping being officially found guilty, which spared him from the lifetime ban on occupying any government post, so he later was elected mayor of Manila.
Sara Is Ousted As VP We'll Have 18 Years Of Marcos Rule
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