MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had nothing to do with the impeachment complaint filed by advocacy groups against Vice President Sara Duterte before the House of Representatives, Malacañang said Tuesday.
“The impeachment complaint filed in the House of Representatives by several private citizens is clearly the complainants’ independent initiative, and its endorsement the prerogative of any Member of the House of Representatives,” Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said in a statement.
“The Office of the President has nothing to do with it. The President’s earlier statement on the matter is unambiguous,” he added.
On Monday afternoon, private individuals filed an impeachment complaint against Duterte, citing 24 violations allegedly committed by the vice president.
The complaint was filed a week after Duterte made the controversial remark that she asked someone to kill President Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and Speaker Martin Romualdez if an alleged plot against her succeeds.
The President last week said he was not supportive of any impeachment plan against Duterte, believing that it would not benefit the lives of Filipinos.
“This (impeachment) is not important. This does not make a difference to even one single Filipino life. So why waste time on it?” he added.
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