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HOUSE leaders described Vice President Sara Duterte\u2019s petition before the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to halt her looming impeachment as a desperate and baseless legal maneuver designed to evade accountability.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n According to Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio \u201cDong\u201d Gonzales Jr. of Pampanga and Deputy Speaker David \u201cJay-Jay\u201d Suarez of Quezon, the Vice President\u2019s petition is a clear attempt to subvert the constitutional authority of the House of Representatives to determine whether she should be held accountable for alleged misuse of public funds and other violations.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe Constitution is clear \u2013 impeachment is the sole prerogative of Congress,\u201d said Gonzales.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cNatatakot na sila kaya gusto nang pigilan ang impeachment process. Mukhang totoo ang allegations on corruption lalo\u2019t masisilip ang bank records,\u201dhe further said.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cVP Duterte\u2019s petition is nothing more than a desperate attempt to evade accountability,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Suarez maintained that the House is following due process, and Duterte\u2019s petition sets a dangerous precedent of judicial overreach into a purely constitutional process.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Quezon solon said the House will not be deterred by legal theatrics. He said they will continue to uphold their constitutional mandate and ensure that the impeachment process proceeds fairly and transparently.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Suarez also underscored that Duterte\u2019s legal move \u201creeks of panic and a blatant effort to undermine the impeachment process even before it formally begins.\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIf she truly believes she is innocent, she should face the charges head-on instead of running to the courts for protection. This attempt to short-circuit the process only raises more questions about what she is trying to hide,\u201d he pointed out.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The House leaders vowed to resist any attempts to derail or delay proceedings through legal maneuvers, reiterating their commitment to upholding the integrity of the impeachment process.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe will not be intimidated. The House will exercise its authority responsibly, fairly and without fear or favor,\u201d they said in a joint statement .<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" HOUSE leaders described Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition before the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to halt her looming impeachment as a desperate and baseless legal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11925"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11927,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11925\/revisions\/11927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}