Binay calls Aquino impeach move ‘unproductive, divisive’

Vice President Jejomar Binay. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines—Vice President Jejomar Binay thumbed down calls to impeach President  Benigno Aquino III, saying such move was “unproductive and divisive.”

“President Aquino is our leader duly elected by our people. He has the people’s mandate and we should support him,” Binay said in a statement on Wednesday.

“This is why talks of impeaching President Aquino are both unproductive and divisive,” he said, reacting to some groups’ call for Aquino’s impeachment following the Supreme Court’s decision, declaring the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) unconstitutional.

Instead, Binay called for sobriety and an end to partisanship and speculation on the extent of liabilities of government officials.

“I would instead encourage all parties to set aside partisan political acts and just accept and respect the ruling of the SC,” said Binay.

“As to the accountabilities of other government officials, we should let the effects of the SC decision take its course. As of now, none of us has read the decision in its entirety so any discussion accountabilities at this point on is purely speculative.”

Binay also appealed to all parties “to work together and advance the welfare of our people, which should be our overriding goal.”

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