House of Representatives impeaches Vice President Sara Duterte

- Vice President Sara Duterte has been impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday

- A total of 215 House members have endorsed the fourth impeachment complaint

- This came nearly two months since three impeachment complaints were lodged against Duterte at the lower chamber

- The complaint against Duterte is now set to be transmitted to the Senate

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, February 5 impeached Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

More than two-thirds of the members of the House signed as complainants in a new impeachment bid against the country’s second-in-command.

A total of 215 out of 306 congressmen supported the impeachment complaint, which is now set to be transmitted to the Senate, GMA News Online reported.

According to Rappler, the move came nearly two months since three impeachment complaints were lodged against her at the lower chamber, and nearly five months since the House formalized its inquiry into her alleged misuse of public funds as the vice president and Department of Education (DepEd) secretary.

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Meanwhile, Inquirer.net noted that Under the 1987 Constitution, all impeachment complaints must be filed before the House.

However, it continued that “there are two ways that a petition can proceed: under Article XI, Section 3 of the 1987 Constitution, a verified complaint can be discussed after the House Secretary General forwards it to the House Speaker, who in turn sends it to the House committee on rules and the committee on justice.”

Sara Zimmerman Duterte-Carpio, commonly known as Inday Sara, is a Filipino lawyer and politician currently serving as the 15th vice president of the Philippines. She is notable for being the third female vice president, the third vice president from Mindanao, and the youngest vice president in the country's history. Duterte held the position of secretary of education until July 19, 2024. She is the daughter of the 16th president, Rodrigo Duterte, and has served as the mayor of Davao City from 2016 to 2022 and from 2010 to 2013. Additionally, she was Davao City's vice mayor from 2007 to 2010.

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As previously report by KAMI, Vice President Sara Duterte could face an impeachment process if the impeachment complaint filed against her prospers. On December 2, a coalition of different organizations filed an impeachment complaint against Duterte. These organizations include Akbayan, Mamamayang Liberal, Magdalo, some members of the Catholic Church and student leaders. If such complaint prospers and becomes successful, it could remove the vice president from her office.

Earlier, Vice President Sara Duterte made a statement about the threat she issued against Pres. Bongbong Marcos, First Lady Liza Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez. The vice president, in GMA News' report said that her statement was "maliciously taken out of logical context." Her statement came after the National Security Council said that it considers all kinds of threats against the president as a matter of national security. She thereafter questioned why was it that she, being a member of the NSC was not invited to the meetings.

Source: KAMI.com.gh