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Opposing VP Sara's impeachment doesn't mean Marcos isn't for transparency, accountability—Palace

Published May 30, 2025 01:58 pm

At A Glance

  • President Marcos is against the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, arguing that opposition to the impeachment should not be seen as a lack of commitment to transparency and accountability. Instead, there may be other legal ways to hold individuals accountable.
  • Marcos insists that due process and legal procedures must be followed, emphasizing that the Executive branch will not get involved in the impeachment trial.
Not favoring the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte does not mean President Marcos is dismissing transparency and accountability, Malacañang said.
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Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary  Claire Castro pointed out that it was true the President has been opposing the impeachment of his former ally  from the very start.
However, his opposition to it does not mean he was not for transparency and accountability. He was simply saying that there could be other legal means to hold violators accountable, Castro stressed.
"Maliwanag po ang sinabi ng Pangulo na sa simula po ay ayaw niya talaga po ng impeachment dahil maaaring mayroon pong ibang mga legal na pamamaraan kung dapat mapanagot ang dapat mapanagot (What the President said was clear that from the very start, he was not in favor of the impeachment because there could be other ways to hold those involved accountable)," Castro said in a Palace briefing on Friday, May 30.
"Pero ngayon po, ang bise presidente po ay impeached na, wala na po sa kamay ng Pangulo ito. Iyon naman po ay kaniyang suggestion lang, kung maaari ay ayaw niya ng impeachment. Ang sabi po ng Pangulo, proseso (But now, the vice president has been impeached, this is no longer off the hands of the President. That was just his suggestion, if possible the impeachment will not happen. The President said, process)," Castro added.
The Palace press officer also underscored that the impeachment trial is not the business of the Executive. But the President wants the process to be followed, and due process to be upheld.
She reiterated that the President will not get himself involved in the impeachment trial against Duterte.
"Sa pagkakataon pong itong impeachment trial, alam po natin that impeachment trial is not the business of the Executive. Hindi po makikialam ang Pangulo patungkol po diyan pero sinabi po niya na dapat umandar ang proseso, irespeto ang due process. So, ito po ay nasa kamay na ng mga prosecutors, nasa kamay na po ng Senado. ‘Pag sinabi po nating proseso, dapat sundin ang batas (We know that the impeachment trial is not the business of the Executive. The President will not meddle with it but he was saying to let the process run, to respect due process. This is already in the hands of the prosecutors and the Senate. If we talk about process, the law must be followed)," Castro said.
She also said that it is now up to the prosecutors and the Senate. The impeachment trial is now in their hands, and the people should watch closely and judge the impeachment trial.
The Palace official further said that the prosecutor and Senators, who will be serving as judges, must perform their roles as senator-judges.
"Proseso ang nais ng Pangulo, huwag po nating kalimutan 'yan (The President wants the process, let us not forget about that)," she said.  

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