By Celeste Tamayo
MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. emphasized that the executive branch has no involvement in the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio.
“No, the executive cannot have a hand in the impeachment. Walang role ang executive sa impeachment,” he said.
The President further noted that Congress and the executive are independent of each other, adding that he “doesn’t give guidance to Congress.”
“They will decide how they will proceed. I don’t think you can expect a congressman, a senator, the SP, or the Speaker to come to me and ask, ‘Oh, what do you want us to do?’ They have their own way of doing things,” the Chief Executive stressed.
“I do not give guidance to Congress. Again, you give too much credit that I can tell congressmen to do this or that. I cannot. I do not give guidance to Congress. We are independent of each other.”
On Wednesday, the last day of the Congressional session, the House of Representatives impeached Duterte and transmitted the articles of impeachment to the Senate.
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