INQToday: VP Sara Duterte slapped with 3rd impeachment complaint

VP Sara Duterte slapped with 3rd impeachment complaint

Religious groups and lawyers filed the third impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte before the House of Representatives’ Office of the Secretary General on Thursday morning.

The groups led by Amando Virgil Ligutan submitted the impeachment complaint to the office of House Secretary General Reginald Velasco at 11:45 a.m.

Clemency for Mary Jane Veloso still subject to review – Marcos

Granting clemency to Mary Jane Veloso, who returned to the Philippines after almost 15 years on death row in Indonesia, still needs to be assessed by legal experts, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos said on Thursday.

In an ambush interview in Pasay City on Thursday, Marcos was asked if Veloso would be granted clemency.

Marcos: DOJ to handle recommended raps vs ex-president Duterte, allies

The Department of Justice (DOJ) will have to review the House of Representatives quad committee’s recommendation to file crimes against humanity complaints against former president Rodrigo Duterte and his allies for their alleged role in the extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs, President Ferdionand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr, said on Thursday.

In an ambush interview in Pasay City on Thursday, Marcos said he was aware of the proposal and noted that it is the DOJ that will have to determine the next steps based on the recommendation.

Quad comm wants Duterte charged for killing Chinese inmates

Aside from possible cases due to his role in the drug war, another set of complaints were recommended against former president Rodrigo Duterte, this time due to his alleged role in the killing of three Chinese nationals at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm in August 2016.