President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Leila de Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTOS
Stop the talk. Impeach me.
President Rodrigo Duterte remained unfazed despite possible moves to impeach him after his declaration that he wouldn鈥檛 allow policemen involved in the killing of former Albuera town mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. to be jailed.
鈥淭hey can go ahead. Bakit pa mas maraming daldal? Sige na, impeach na鈥� Hayaan mo sila (Why is there so much chatter? Go, impeach me鈥� let them do that). Sige impeachable, go ahead,鈥� Duterte said on Thursday in an ambush interview during the ground breaking ceremony of the Bicol International Airport in Legazpi City, Albay.
On Wednesday, Sen. Leila de Lima said the statement of Duterte that he would not allow the policemen involved in the killing of Espinosa to go to jail聽was 鈥渂ordering (on) impeachability鈥� for聽 committing 鈥渂etrayal of public trust.鈥澛�JE/rga
搁贰础顿:听鈥楧uterte bordering impeachability in defending cops in Espinosa slay鈥�