VP Sara Duterte on her impeachment: No feelings about it

THE HAGUE – Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday said she is letting her lawyers handle the House of Representatives’ move to impeach her, adding that she has no personal feelings about the development.

“Sa impeachment, mayroon kaming spokesperson at defense team para sa impeachment. ‘Yan ay isang legal na proseso at iwan na lang natin sa spokesperson at sa abogado ang pag-komento,” Duterte said in an interview here.

(We already have a spokesperson and a defense team for the impeachment. This is a legal process, and we should leave the comments to the spokesperson and the lawyers.)

Asked how she felt about the House’s vote to impeach her, the Vice President said: “Wala akong feelings about the impeachment (I have no feelings about the impeachment).”

On Monday, the House voted 257-25-9 to impeach the Vice President and to endorse the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate, which will convene as an impeachment court.

Her lawyers said they are prepared to defend her.

“While questions of constitutional significance remain pending before the Supreme Court, we are fully prepared to defend the Vice President before the Senate sitting as an Impeachment Court, where it is incumbent upon the Prosecution to discharge the burden of proof,” Duterte’s defense team said in a statement.

In a previous interview, Duterte thanked her supporters for their trust and genuine compassion for her, something that not all public officials are fortunate to experience. — JMA, GMA News