IMPEACHMENT NOTES
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—Senate President Francis Escudero
We’re also questioning the cross over from the 19th to the 20th Congress because of the composition of the House of Representatives.
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—Speaker Martin Romualdez
—VP Sara Duterte
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We are not here to favor one side or the other. We are here to uphold the law and the rules. We must be fair and consistent in our decisions, ensuring justice is served without bias. Justice is blind and has no favorites.
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The impeachment complaint is already with the Senate. So we leave it to their sound discretion as to how they want to proceed and conduct… We have to respect the decision of the Senate President and the Senate.
June 19: Inaugurated as • Vice President
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June 30: Begins role as DepEd Secretary
Dec 21–31: ₱125M confidential funds from OVP allegedly spent in 11 days
1987 Constitution – Accountability of Public Officers
Basis: Article XI, Section 3(4) of the Philippine Constitution Violation Types: Graft, malversation, sedition
Possible consequences if Convicted Immediate removal from office
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Lifetime ban from holding public office
Aug 4: VP requests ₱2.3B budget (₱500M in confidential funds)
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RA 3019 – Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act
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Nov 9: VP drops confidential fund requests after criticism
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June 19: Resigns as DepEd Secretary
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July 11: Declares herself “Designated Survivor,” skips SONA
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Nov 23: VP makes threatening remarks in Zoom presscon
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AND SO IT BEGINS. Senate President Francis ‘Chiz’
Escudero takes his oath as presiding judge of the Senate impeachment court after a compromise agreement was reached on the motion filed by minority senators Koko Pimentel and Risa Hontiveros for the Senate to convene as an impeachment court. Inset shows rallyists marching to the Senate to demand the start of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Lino Santos
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Feb 5: 4th impeachment complaint filed
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Feb 6: Complaint sent to Senate
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Feb 18: VP files petition in Supreme Court to block the case
Senate to try VP Sara
To convene as impeachment court June 11; Escudero takes oath as presiding judge KEY ALLEGATIONS
By Ram Superable
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ENATE President Francis Escudero took his oath as presiding judge of the Senate sitting as an impeachment court Monday evening, marking the start of the proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Senators also voted unanimously to refer the verified impeachment complaint against Duterte to the Senate committee on rules. Session were suspended twice yesterday before the two motions of Senator Joel Villanueva was adopted, and amid the start of a three-day protest
rally outside the Senate and the filing of a resolution seeking to terminate the trial before it has event started. A third motion was made for the other senators to take their oath as senator-judges at 4 p.m. today (Tuesday).
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3-day protest starts; biz groups, ex-CBCP head slam trial delay By Pot Chavez, Othel V. Campos. Maricel V. Cruz, Joel Zurbano, Rolando Ng III, and Rio Araja SOME 3,000 members of various civil society, academic and religious groups started their three-day mass action Monday to push for the immediate start of the impeachment trial of Vice
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1. Conspiracy to Commit Assassination •
Alleged plot to kill President Marcos Jr., First Lady, and Speaker Romualdez
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Public admissions of hiring an assassin and fantasizing about decapitation
4. Unexplained Wealth & SALN Violations
₱254.8M under Office of the VP linked to 1,322 fictitious beneficiaries
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₱43.2M in ghost transactions under DepEd
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Special Disbursing Officers testified to illegal handovers
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NEWS / A3 •
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₱2B in suspicious joint bank transactions with Rodrigo Duterte ₱111.6M in unaccounted income
5. Involvement in Extrajudicial Killings •
Testimony from SPO4 Arturo Lascañas
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Links to Davao Death Squad and Operation Tokhang
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Mass graves at Laud Quarry
6. Acts of Destabilization & Sedition
3. Bribery and Corruption in DepEd •
Net worth quadrupled (2007–2017) with no clear income source
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2. Malversation of ₱612.5 Million in Confidential Funds •
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Bribes to officials managing procurement/ bidding
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Implicated: Gloria Jumamil-Mercado, Resty Osias, Rhunna Catalan, Edward Fajarda
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Led anti-government rallies
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Defended fugitive Apollo Quiboloy
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Disobeyed subpoenas; issued violent threats
Program rigging by lawyer Reynold Munsayac
Boycotted SONA, called herself “designated survivor”
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