INQToday: House impeaches VP Sara Duterte, complaint reaches Senate
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
House impeaches VP Duterte, fast-tracking transmittal to Senate
Vice President Sara Duterte has been impeached by the House of Representatives after a total of 215 lawmakers have endorsed the fourth impeachment complaint, fast-tracking the processing and sending of the petition to the Senate for a trial.
On Wednesday, the last session before Congress goes on a break for the election season, it was announced that over one-third of all House members have signed the impeachment complaint.
VP Sara Duterte impeachment complaint reaches Senate
The impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte reached the Senate on Wednesday.
The document from the House of Representatives was received by Senate Secretary Renato Bantug at 5:49 p.m
VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment a ‘political persecution’ – Rep. Duterte
The impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte is merely “political persecution,” her brother Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte said on Wednesday.
In a statement, Rep. Duterte said he was “appalled and enraged by the desperate and politically motivated efforts to railroad the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.”
Car owners may eventually have to pay fees to use Edsa, says Remulla
Drivers of four-wheeled vehicles in Metro Manila may eventually have to pay a fee to use the perennially congested Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa).
Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla believes this will encourage vehicle owners to try public transportation.
DILG: Edsa bus lane may be removed, motorcycles to be allowed in bike lanes
Motorists in Metro Manila might see the eventual phase-out of the Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) bus lane.
On the other hand, the bike lanes will be “modified” to become a shared space with motorcycles.
Edsa rehab to begin in March, says MMDA chief
The rehabilitation of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) is set to begin in March starting with the southbound lanes, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Don Artes said Wednesday.
In a Palace briefing, Artes said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is finalizing the project’s timetable and traffic management plan.
Experts refute Marcoleta: ‘West Philippine Sea is real’
An analyst and a public historian refuted Sagip party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta’s dismissive claims about the West Philippine Sea.
They joined the mounting criticisms hurled against Marcoleta, who, during a House tri-committee hearing on the prevalence of fake news on Tuesday, claimed that there is no such thing as the West Philippine Sea even in the country’s maps.
