The House of Representatives has referred to the Committee on Justice the impeachment complaint filed against President Duterte at Tuesday’s plenary session. Magdalo partylist Representative Gary Alejano moved for the impeachment of Mr. Duterte. Alejano said the President was accountable for the thousands of deaths resulting from the administration’s war against drugs. ADVERTISEMENTMr. Duterte also allegedly amassed ill-gotten wealth amounting to more than P2 billion, hired some 11,000 ghost employees during his term as Davao City mayor, and failed to assert the country’s rights in disputed territories with China, according to Alejano in his impeachment complaint. Lagman said that the Constitution “envisions” two phases of an impeachment hearing: a preliminary hearing on the sufficiency of form and substance of the complaint; and a full blown hearing to determine the absence or existence of probable cause to impeach the respondent, after finding the complaint sufficient in form and substance.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 09, 2017 10:07 UTC