00:00In the first instance, the Camera approved the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte
00:07where it was approved by more than 1 third of congressmen.
00:12Melales Mora in detail.
00:17We helped the interest of the people.
00:21We fought against the forces of darkness.
00:26We did not retreat from the camp of evil.
00:31Ours is a congress that does not shy away from its responsibility to our people.
00:39We are not here to protect the powerful.
00:42We are here to serve the people.
00:45To stand for what is just and to ensure that no one is beyond the reach of the law.
00:51This is the message of House Speaker Martin Romualdez in the adjournment of the session of the Camera last night.
00:58There is a motion to direct the Secretary General to immediately endorse to the Senate the impeachment complaint.
01:05Having been filed by more than one third of the membership of the House or a total of 215 members,
01:13is there any objection?
01:15The Chair hears none.
01:17The motion is approved.
01:18The Secretary General is so directed.
01:22The session is suspended.
01:29In a historic occasion, the congressmen formally impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.
01:37This is the first time in the history of the Philippines that the second president of the Philippines has been impeached.
01:44Culpable violation of the Constitution, betrayal of public trust, graft and corruption, and other high crimes are the grounds of impeachment.
01:55A total of 215 congressmen or more than one third of the House members signed the complaint,
02:01so it was quickly included in the plenary and was transmitted to the Senate.
02:05It was first mentioned by Presidential Son and House Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos,
02:12while at the end of the list was House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
02:16Even if he is impeached, it does not mean that VP Sara will immediately leave office.
02:22The Senate will serve as impeachment trial court.
02:26This is where the senator-judges will decide if VP Duterte is convicted or acquitted.
02:31The House of Representatives appointed congressmen who will serve as prosecutors in the impeachment trial.
02:38These are congressmen Jerville Luistro, Romeo Acop, Roge Gutierrez, Joel Chua, Jill Bongalon, Loreto Acharon, Marcelino Libanan, Arnan Panaligan, Isabel Maria Zamora, Lawrence Defensor, and Jonathan Keith Flores.
02:54All 11 will prosecute the second president, including the lawyers.
03:00I'm honored to be selected as one of the prosecutors. I think this impeachment process is a good venue.
03:06This is a good opportunity to lay the evidence for this impeachment complaint.
03:11And it's also the perfect opportunity for the Vice President herself to be given due process.
03:17For now, the complaint will be discussed in the Senate.
03:21Mel Alasmoras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
