House leaders downplay impeachment rumor vs VP Sara Duterte

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00:00 Lower House Solange referred to the supposed plot to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte

00:05 as mere fake news.

00:07 House Majority Leader Mannix de Lita said the allegation has no basis and might merely

00:12 be meant to create a rift between the Vice President and Speaker Martin Romualdez.

00:17 Likewise, Deputy Majority Leader Erwin Tulfo downplayed the apparent rumor.

00:22 The issue reportedly stemmed from a statement made by House Deputy Minority Leader Franz

00:28 Castro wherein she alleged several lawmakers discussing the possibility of filing an impeachment

00:34 complaint against the second highest official of the land.

00:39 Being the Deputy Majority Leader for Communications and I know that Congress will ask, so I opted

00:50 to call the leaders, Kong Saldi, hanggang kay Speaker, to ask them what's going on, if there's

00:59 such a thing.

01:00 And wala eh, hindi yan natakel, walang pinag-usapan, no such thing na pinag-usapin ng mga party

01:12 leaders or house leadership.

01:14 Kasi, ang sinasabi, at this point, wala namang nakikita impeachable offense na ginawa ang

01:22 VP.