Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos says impeaching the vice president, who is facing a legal storm after publicly threatening to have him killed, would be a waste of time for Congress.
National Bureau of Investigation Director Jaime Santiago holds a copy of a letter from the lawyer of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte during a news conference, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, in Pasay, Philippines. Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, left, speaks as she attends a hearing at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Philippines on Monday Nov. 25, 2024. FILE - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The legal troubles facing the vice president and her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, are unfolding in the backdrop of theirwith Marcos. It’s the latest battle between the country’s most powerful families in a long-unwieldy democracy that has been dominated for decades by political dynasties.“This is not important. This will not make any difference to even one single Filipino life, so, why waste time on it?” he said of an impeachment.
Duterte, a 46-year-old lawyer, failed to appear on Friday before investigators at the National Bureau of Investigation, which issued a subpoena for her to explain her threats against the president, his wife and Romualdez, which were made in an online news conference over the weekend. Under Philippine law, such public remarks may constitute a crime of threatening to inflict a wrong on a person or their family and are punishable by a prison term and fine.
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