FILE PHOTO: Senator Imee Marcos (left) and Vice President Sara Duterte (right). | Photo from Senate PRIB and the official Facebook page of Inday Sara Duterte
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Senator Imee Marcos on Monday blasted the alleged impeachment talks against Vice President Sara Duterte, describing it as an attack on 鈥渄emocracy.鈥�
鈥淢agsilbing paalala ito na ang gusto n鈥檡ong paglaruan ay ang demokrasya,鈥� her statement reads.
(This will serve as a reminder that what you want to play with is democracy.)
鈥淎ng mga hakbang na ito ay kabastusan sa pasya ng bayan at resulta ng eleksyon; isang panghahamak sa boses at karapatan ng sambayanan sa pagpili ng kanilang lider,鈥� she added.
(These steps are an insult to the people鈥檚 decision and election results; an affront to the people鈥檚 voice and right to choose their leader.)
She pointed out that Duterte had over 32 million votes in the 2022 elections, and accused Duterte鈥檚 critics of challenging the voters.
鈥淣aghahamon ba kayo sa 32M? O naghahanap kayo ng gulo upang hatiin ang bayan na may napakaraming problema sa kasalukuyan?鈥� she said.
(Are you challenging the 32M? Or are you looking for trouble to divide the town which has so many problems these days?)
Duterte has claimed that her possible impeachment is already being 鈥渙penly discussed鈥� in the House of Representatives.
The Commission on Audit has issued a notice of disallowance on P73 million of the P125-million confidential fund of Duterte鈥檚 office for 2022.
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ACT Teachers party-list France Castro said the misuse of taxpayer鈥檚 money, particularly confidential funds, is an impeachable offense.
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