READ: The impeachment complaint backed by 215 lawmakers against VP Sara Duterte

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Sara Duterte is impeached on the grounds of betrayal of public trust, culpable violation of the Constitution, bribery, graft and corruption, and other high crimes

MANILA, Philippines – A total of 215 out of 306 lawmakers agreed to be named as complainants in the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte that was transmitted by the House to the Senate on Wednesday, February 5.

The complaint listed seven articles of impeachment, namely:

• Betrayal of public trust, culpable violation of the Constitution, and high crimes when she admitted contracting an assassin to kill the President, First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and Speaker Martin Romualdez
• Betrayal of public trust, and graft and corruption when she allegedly misused public funds as head of the Office of the Vice President and secretary of the Department of Education
• Betrayal of public trust, bribery, and other acts of graft and corruption when she supposedly distributed monetary gifts to DepEd officials holding procurement-related functions
• Culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public trust in relation to her supposed unexplained wealth
• High crimes, in relation to her alleged role in the extrajudicial killings in Davao City
• Betrayal of public trust, culpable violation of the Constitution, and high crimes when she “committed acts of political destabilization”
• Betrayal of public trust, culpable violation of the Constitution, and graft and corruption through the totality of Duterte’s conduct

Read the full complaint here.

– Rappler.com