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00:00On the first occasion, Vice President Sara Duterte spoke after she was impeached by the camera.
00:06She said that her legal team is getting ready.
00:09Some congressmen encouraged her to give a small speech in the impeachment process.
00:15Witness, Marisol Abdurrahman.
00:21God save the Philippines.
00:25Two days after being impeached by the camera.
00:28Sara D. Duterte.
00:30Vice President Sara Duterte spoke in front of the media.
00:32She hasn't read the complaint yet.
00:35But she said that her legal team is getting ready for the impeachment trial.
00:39We've already started preparing the moment
00:43Franz Castro announced the impeachment plans which was November of 2023.
00:49So November of 2023, there were already lawyers doing their work for the impeachment.
00:56So, we leave it to the lawyers.
01:00Is the Vice President ready for the impeachment trial?
01:03If possible, no. And I understand that it's possible.
01:07But no.
01:08Because they might be intimidated by my presence there.
01:12Do you think you have the numbers in the Senate to be acquitted?
01:14I can't say that right now, sir.
01:17We're not there yet.
01:19Are you not confident that you have enough allies to avoid a conviction in the Senate acting as an impeachment court?
01:25I haven't thought about that yet, sir.
01:28I've not counted numbers of votes in the Senate.
01:34So, we are not there yet.
01:36We are still, the legal team is still in the preparation of the defense and what we will do moving forward.
01:47The highest punishment that an impeachment court can impose is to be removed from office.
01:52And for the rest of your life, you cannot hold any position in the government if you are found guilty.
01:58Resignation is not an option.
02:00We are not there yet, ma'am.
02:02Those things are still too far.
02:08We are still in the process of reading.
02:16Actually, ma'am, we are not there yet because only the lawyers are working.
02:20I really don't know what they are doing.
02:22But I have a meeting with them.
02:24The VC did not specify who will be his defense team.
02:27But his amongst is former President Rodrigo Duterte,
02:30who first said that he will appoint a lawyer for him.
02:33Possibly, they cannot be the lead counsel.
02:36Maybe if he wants to, he can be part of the defense team.
02:40But because of his age and because of rigorous preparations in an impeachment case,
02:48maybe I will tell him not to lead because former President Rodrigo Duterte is a bit old.
02:59He's already 80 years old this year.
03:01They haven't talked to his father yet but he sent a message here.
03:06I think I said, everything will be alright.
03:10I think that's what I said.
03:13His reply was a song.
03:16What song?
03:18MacArthur's Park.
03:20He sent a video of him singing.
03:25If you see that VC President, just talk to him.
03:34Tell him to memorize MacArthur's Park.
03:41215 congressmen endorsed the impeachment complaint.
03:45That's why it was directly transmitted to the Senate.
03:48Do I feel betrayed?
03:52Actually, ma'am, I don't have feelings.
03:58I don't have feelings about it.
04:03Because if you notice, I don't have a political partner.
04:10I don't join their circles.
04:16But we are friends.
04:18Maybe that's why it's easy for them to make a decision about the impeachment.
04:26Because there's nothing that is worthwhile in our friendship.
04:36I'm okay.
04:37You know, it's more painful to leave a boyfriend or girlfriend
04:46than to be impeached by the House of Representatives.
04:52Presidential son and House Senior Deputy Majority Leader, Sandro Marcos, was the first to be on the list of signatures.
04:59How do you feel?
05:00BBM said that he didn't support the impeachment.
05:03But number one, his son was the first to sign.
05:09Because he said, this is all I can read.
05:13Congressman Marcos said that he didn't support the four impeachment complaints.
05:18But he shouldn't be surprised if he was the first to sign the complaint.
05:22As to why I was the first one to sign,
05:25you know, if a person wants to insult your grandfather and throw his body in the West Philippine Sea,
05:33he will say that he wants to kill the President and the First Lady, my parents,
05:38and he wants to kill the Speaker,
05:40why would I be surprised if I was the first one to sign?
05:43You know, these are statements that can't be taken lightly,
05:47especially from someone with such a high position.
05:50So, I wonder why people would be surprised.
05:55The first to be on the list of articles of impeachment were the words of the Vice President
05:59against the President, First Lady, and House Speaker.
06:02But the Vice President insisted,
06:04I did not make an assassination threat to the President.
06:09They're the only ones saying that.
06:11They're the only ones saying there's an assassination,
06:13they're the only ones saying there's an assassin, there's a gunman.
06:17I did not say that.
06:19I think we know the truth to that.
06:21So, let's just leave it at that.
06:23The Vice President did not answer the question
06:25if he believes that the President has nothing to do with the impeachment
06:28and if he believes that he has money to do this.
06:31Some congressmen did not like the line of confusion of the Vice President in the impeachment process
06:36despite the fact that the officials were separated.
06:39It shows how low his regard for public service is,
06:45how he does not value the mandate of the people and our democratic processes.
06:51I want to tell VP Sarate, this is not a matter of friendship.
06:55This is a matter of public accountability and responsibility.
06:59It is still unclear when the impeachment trial will begin.
07:03But Senate President Jesus Cotero said earlier that it will begin in June
07:08because the session is already on break.
07:10House Speaker Martin Ruimualdez is asking him to leave the Senate
07:14and said that he's not in a hurry.
07:17The congressmen signed an additional 25
07:21according to House Secretary General Reginald Velasco.
07:24They are in their district abroad to sign the congressmen on Wednesday.
07:30If the Senate accepts the additional signatures,
07:33the endorsement of the court impeachment complaint for GMA Integrated News will reach 240.
07:40I am Marisol Abduraman, your witness.
08:00For more information visit www.fema.gov