Alvarez mulls impeachment complaint vs. Robredo

"Pinagaaralan ko pa rin... Kung sa aking pag-aaral ay meron akong sapat na ebidensiya para i-prosecute 'yan, we have to see if it can stand trial sa Senado."

This was the statement of House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Friday in a CNN Philippines exclusive. He said that he considering the possibility of filing an impeachment complaint against Vice President Robredo.

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This was after Robredo sent a recorded video to the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the United Nations' 60th anniversary where she called for intervention at the situation of the Philippines now that President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war is in place.

According to Alvarez, Robredo's pronouncements before an international audience betrayed public trust which is an impeachable offense under the 1987 Philippine Constitution.

"Ang pananaw ko dito mayroong betrayal of public trust... Sa buong buhay ko, ngayon lang ako nakakita ng isang mataas na opisyal ng gobyerno na walang pakundangan siraan ang ating bansa sa international community... Ano ang magiging epekto noon economically?" he said.

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Source/s: CNN, CNN Video

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