TACLOBAN CITY – Senator Imee Marcos has reiterated that she does not support the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, emphasizing her stance against political instability.
“I never said I would block the impeachment. What I said was, I don’t want chaos, I don’t want impeachment, I don’t want the ICC, I don’t want destabilization… especially against Bongbong,” Marcos said, referring to her brother, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
The senator added that the Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, is set to deliberate on the complaint starting June 3, following an agreement among senators.
Marcos also revealed that discussions about impeaching Duterte had been circulating since 2023. “But we senators have agreed to tackle it in June when we reconvene,” she said.
Former Senate President Franklin Drilon earlier urged President Marcos Jr. to call for a special session to begin the impeachment trial. The President has said he is open to doing so if requested by a senator.
Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives for reportedly committing culpable violation of the Constitution, for graft, and for making a threat to the lives of the President, his wife, First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
The presidential sister was in Tolosa, the hometown of their mother, former First Lady Imelda Marcos, on Sunday, Feb.9, to lead the inauguration of a P45-million evacuation center.
She was welcomed by town officials led by Mayor Erwin Ocaña who she endorsed as her candidate for the mayor of Tolosa.
(JOEY A. GABIETA)
