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Heed CBCP's call on VP Duterte impeachment, Chua tells Senate

Published Mar 2, 2025 02:27 am

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  • Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, said the Senate should heed the call of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) for an "immediate and impartial" handling of the impeachment case against Vice President Duterte. 

20240420_125942.jpgManila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook)



The Senate should heed the call of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) for an “immediate and impartial” handling of the impeachment case against Vice President Duterte.

Thus, said Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua, one of the 11 House prosecutors looking to gain a conviction of Duterte at the Senate impeachment court.

“Tama po (sila). Dahil ang isyu dito is accountability. Ang pinag-uusapan po dito ay hindi po naming pare-parehas pera, pera po ng taong-bayan. Kaya ito po talaga ay dapat binibigyan po ng prayoridad ng ating mga mambabatas,” Chua said.

(They are correct. Because the issue here is accountability. The subject here is not our money but the people's money. That's why this should be prioritized by our lawmakers.)

“In fact, kung titingnan po natin, no, sa ating Saligang Batas, kaya nga ginamit ‘yung mga salitang 'forthwith', ‘di ba…’yung paano ii-interpret itong forthwith, ibig sabihin agad- agad,” he said.

(In fact, if we look at the Constitution, that's why the word 'forthwith' was used...how do we interpret forthwith, it means immediately.)

Earlier, Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of CBCP, warned against delays in the impeachment process.

“Once an impeachment complaint is filed, government institutions must act swiftly and decisively. Delays and hesitations in the process only weaken our democratic institutions and erode public trust in governance,” Caritas Philippines, led by Bishop Jose Colin Bagafaro, said in a statement.

House members who signed on for Vice President Duterte's impeachment have repeatedly pointed out that according to the Charter, the impeachment trial shall begin forthwith.

Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero recently said that Duterte's impeachment trial would begin on July 30, or in the next 20th Congress. This will have been five whole months after the House submitted its impeachment complaint against the Vice President to the Senate.

Although nobody has been saying it out loud, there has been palpable frustration in the 300-plus strong House amid the delay in starting the impeachment trial.

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