By Liezelle Soriano
MANILA — Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin clarified on Tuesday (December 3, 2024) that the Office of the President (OP) has no involvement in the impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio in the House of Representatives.
Bersamin described the complaint, lodged by several private citizens, as “clearly an independent initiative.”
“The impeachment complaint filed in the House of Representatives by several private citizens is clearly the complainants’ independent initiative, and its endorsement is the prerogative of any Member of the House of Representatives. The Office of the President has nothing to do with it,” Bersamin said in a statement.
His remarks followed the filing of the impeachment complaint against Duterte-Carpio on Monday.
Bersamin also reiterated that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s earlier statement implying no support for calls to impeach the Vice President was “unambiguous.”
Marcos previously said he does not support the calls, emphasizing that such a move would not benefit the Filipino people.
“This is not important. This does not make any difference to even one single Filipino life. So, why waste time on this?” the President stated.
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