Koko Pimentel reacts to Bong Go's 'hindi naman nakakain itong impeachment' statement

• Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel countered Sen. Bong Go’s statement on the impeachment proceedings against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte
• Go urged his fellow Senator-Judges to focus on “what is important for our people that we serve”
• Go futher noted, “Hindi naman nakakain itong impeachment”
• Pimentel then underscored how important justice is in human life

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel opposed Sen. Bong Go’s opinion on the impeachment proceedings against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte.

In his statement seconding Sen. Bato Dela Rosa’s privilege speech on dismissing the said impeachment case. Go asked his fellow Senator-Judges to focus on more important matters.

“Let us focus on what is important for our people that we serve. Hustisya sa tamang paraan at serbisyo na makakatulong sa mga Pilipino. Yun po ang kailangan ng taong bayan. Yun ang dapat pagtuunan ng pansin,” he urged.

He further plead, “Mag-focus sana tayo sa pangunahing mandato ng lehislatura. Ang gumawa ng mga batas at magsulong sa mga programa na tunay na tutugon sa mga pangangailangan ng ating mga kababayan, lalong-lalo na po yung mga mahirap at walang ibang malalapitan kundi ang gobyerno.”

“Hindi naman nakakain itong impeachment,” Go stressed.

Pimentel later countered Go’s remark and highlighted the importance of attaining justice.

“Ang tanong nila kung makakain ba daw itong impeachment process. Pero marami namang bagay sa buhay na importante rin na hindi nahahawakan katulad ng hustisya,” Pimentel uttered.

“Ang hustisya hindi nga natin makita yan hindi natin mahawakan yan pero napakahalagang bagay po sa buhay ng tao,” he further aired.

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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. She 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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