By Liezelle Soriano
MANILA — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Friday (29 Nov 2024) expressed his opposition to calls for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, saying 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?” Marcos stated.
The President emphasized that pursuing an impeachment would only hinder the legislative process. “What will happen if somebody files an impeachment? It will tie down the House, it will tie down the Senate. It will just take up all our time and for what? For nothing, for nothing. None of this will help improve a single Filipino life. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a storm in a teacup,” he added.
Marcos also addressed a text message reportedly sent by him, urging lawmakers to refrain from filing an impeachment complaint against Duterte-Carpio.
“In the larger scheme of things, Sara is unimportant. So please do not file impeachment complaints,” the message read.
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