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House of Representatives Has 215 Votes to Impeach Vice President Sara Duterte
A member of the justice committee said the House has secured support from 215 members to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte. The figure matches the number of votes from last year's impeachment effort. A plenary vote on the committee report is scheduled for May 11.
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The House of Representatives has secured the support of 215 members to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte for a second time, a member of the justice committee said on May 7. Bicol Saro Representative Terry Ridon stated that consultations showed around 215 House members back the impeachment.
The number matches the votes recorded last year when 215 lawmakers supported an impeachment complaint against Duterte. Only 106 votes are required to impeach the vice president under the Constitution. Party commitments gathered so far total at least 137 votes, with one group committing 60 members, another estimating 30, and a coalition projecting at least 47.
Reaching 215 votes would maintain the level of support seen in the prior effort.
A party-list representative said the number of lawmakers convinced by the evidence increased after the second and third hearings. The second hearing showed a disparity between the vice president's reported bank transactions totaling billions of pesos and her declared cash assets.
Duterte faces the same accusations as in the previous impeachment effort, including misuse of public funds and issuing death threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The justice committee has completed its work on a report containing articles of impeachment.
A plenary vote on the committee report is scheduled for Monday, May 11. If approved, the articles would proceed to a full impeachment trial in the Senate.
