Co: All VP Sara impeachment articles will be given equal weight in Senate trial | Morning Matters

Added: 2026-05-21

[00:00:00]In recent weeks, I know maraming mga kongresista ang tinanong um on what they believe is the strongest article of impeachment. Now, some of them pointed to the grave threats, others said uh it's the allegations on unexplained wealth, particularly doon sa SALN and Vice President Sara Duterte. Uh so, given that, Kong, will the prosecution focus more heavily on a specific articles of impeachment uh that are, let's say, more likely to secure a conviction, or will it will all articles be given equal weight?

[00:00:31]All articles will be given weight.

[00:00:33]Because uh tama naman na uh lahat 'yan mabigat. Isang lang ang kailangan para magtawid ng conviction. No, the hill at the end of the day um may five grounds for impeachment. Just one no, and one act of one ground sufficient na po 'yan.

[00:00:50]Uh ang kailangan lang ay i-prove siya.

[00:00:53]So, sa atin no, dahil marami yung na-identify natin na violations uh mas magandang um i- bigay yung attention sa paglalatag kung ano sila. Uh and we will let the senator judges uh convene as an impeachment court no uh decide and appreciate yung evidence on hand to support that particular act and ground.

[00:01:15]Um sa atin naman no uh marami tayong narinig na iba't ibang mga arguments kung ano yung strongest. Siguro ang personal take ko na lang ang gusto ko talagang um makita no na ma-ma-mapasagot si VP is syempre on the confidential and intelligence funds. Uh Ito po ay dahil galing talaga sa kaban ng bayan. No, yung pera na ito. Na hanggang ngayon it's been years. 2022 pa ito um na-allocate at na-disperse sa kanya.

[00:01:44]Pero hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin po nasasagot kung saan napunta. Right now, COA has issued a dis- has issued decisions saying yung mali yung pagka-start kailangan pong ibalik ito.

[00:01:54]At kung ibalik ito uh ang a hope ng representation nito ay pumunta talaga sa >> coming month months even And Kong, how confident is the House prosecution panel in the evidence that it currently has to secure a conviction of Vice President Sara Duterte?

[00:02:25]hearings and measure limited powers Justice Committee to scrutinize evidence. But now that we've reached the trial stage of the impeachment process.

[00:02:38]crucial could actually even be open prosecution.

[00:02:53]House prosecution panel evidence the how clear confidence It's actually we can see the strength of it in the House of Representatives. In the 19th Congress, there's only 215 votes to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Now now there's 257. So you might like numerous neon.

[00:03:22]the arguments and even the evidences supporting these arguments. So we're hoping and we're pushing now.

[00:03:31]But I must appreciate the Senate.