00:00Vice President Sara Duterte's apocalyptic vision of the country falling into ruin as a result of her impeachment by the House
00:08drew a slew of mockery from House Solons who signed the impeachment form.
00:14She was roasted even more by her poor analogy of impeachment and being ditched by a lover as we hear more from our Mela Lismoras.
00:25God save the Philippines. Yes, we agree. God save the Philippines from Duterte, especially VP Sara Duterte.
00:34And VP Sara will suffer for saying God save the Philippines because in many occasions, she failed to save the Philippines.
00:43This was the response of ACT-BAYAN Partylist Representative Percy Sendanya to Vice President Sara Duterte's statement
00:50saying she hopes God will save the country after being impeached by the House of Representatives.
00:56According to Sendanya, instead of asking God for help, VP Sara should first explain the serious allegations against her.
01:03The lawmaker also had a remark regarding VP Sara's statement that losing a partner is more painful than impeachment.
01:10I want to say to VP Sara, this is not about a partner. This is about public accountability and responsibility.
01:18According to Sirigao Del Norte Second District Representative Robert Ace Barbers,
01:22their support for the impeachment of VP Duterte was well-founded and not influenced by any amount of aid or money.
01:29With 215 congressmen officially signing as complainants and 25 more seeking to join,
01:34Barbers underscored a clear and unmistakable message and collective will of the Filipino people.
01:40The political parties had a consultation. They were given a copy of this complaint.
01:50It was analyzed and other members agreed.
01:58There is no alternative here. The issue here is transparency, accountability, and rule of law.
02:08We need to have a judgment and justice.
02:15In an interview, House Speaker Martin Umaldes said they, who signed the impeachment complaint, leave it up to the Senate to decide when to begin the impeachment trial.
02:24Do you leave it up to the Senate to conduct the hearing?
02:28It's up to them. We leave it up to their sound discretion.
02:35Meanwhile, House Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sando Marcos had this to say on why he was the first to sign the impeachment complaint.
02:43Now as to why I was the first one to sign,
02:47if a person wants to insult your grandfather and throw his body in the West Philippine Sea,
02:55if he wants to kill the President and First Lady of my parents,
03:00and if he wants to kill the Speaker,
03:02why would anyone be surprised when I sign there?
03:06These are statements that can't be taken lightly, especially from someone with such a high position.
03:12I wonder why people are surprised.
03:17If you say you will insult my grandfather, of course I'll be the first one to sign.
03:24That should come as no surprise.
03:26That's why I was the first one to sign.
03:32From PTV, Melalas Moras, Balitang Top Bansal.
