Party-list Coalition Foundation Inc. (PCFI) President Ako-Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co heads the list of 25 House members who want their names added to the 215 signatories of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.
'Humabol pa!': Zaldy Co leads 25 solons who want to add signatures to VP Duterte impeachment
Feb 7, 2025 09:24 AM
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Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook, PPAB)
Party-list Coalition Foundation Inc. (PCFI) President Ako-Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co heads the list of 25 House members who want their names added to the 215 signatories of the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco said in a statement Friday, Feb. 7 that all 25 solons have submitted their verification forms as complainants in the bid to oust the embattled lady official.
The fourth impeachment complaint against Vice President Duterte--signed by 215 congressmen--was referred to the Senate on Wednesday, thus compelling the chamber to convene into a quasi-judicial impeachment court.
According to Velasco, the 25 lawmakers were unable to be physically present during the initial oath-taking and verification due to commitments abroad or in their respective districts.
But they have since sent their respective verifications to the House of Representatives to formalize their support for the impeachment proceedings.
Velasco's statement basically confirmed Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong's remarks Thursday wherein he said that more solons wanted to sign on for the impeachment but were unable to do so for one reason or another.
Aside from Co, the 25 new complainants are Lakas-CMD Party members Biñan Rep. Marlyn “Len” Alonte, Cagayan Rep. Ramon Nolasco Jr., Isabela Rep. Tonypet Albano, and Lanao del Norte Rep. Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo, Leyte Rep. Carl Nicolas Cari, Masbate Reps. Richard Kho, Olga “Ara” Kho, and Wilton Kho, Negros Occidental Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo, Quirino Rep. Midy Cua, Sultan Kudarat Rep. Princess Rihan Sakaluran, and Pangasinan Rep. Ramon Guico Jr.
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Other signatories to the complaint are Pangasinan Rep. Arthur Celeste (Nacionalista Party), Cavite Rep. Adrian Jay Advincula (National Unity Party), Tarlac Reps. Noel “Bong” Rivera (Nationalist People’s Coalition) and Christian Tell Yap (Sama-Sama Tarlac), Oriental Mindoro Rep. Alfonso Umali Jr. (Liberal Party), Ako Bisaya Rep. Sonny Lagon, GP Rep. Jose Gay Padiernos, Ako Ilocano Ako (AIA) Rep. Richelle Singson, Kabayan Rep. Ron Salo, Sagip Rep. Caroline Tanchay, Abono Rep. Robert Raymund Estrella, and ACT-CIS Rep. Edvic Yap.
Duterte is the first Vice President to be impeached by the House in the history of the Philippines.