Under the 1987 Constitution, betrayal of public trust is considered as a ground for impeachment of qualified officials, in addition to culpable violation of the Constitution, treason, bribery, graft and corruption and other high crimes. 196232), promulgatedon September 4, 2012, has defined betrayal of public trust. The court ruled that the ground for betrayal of public trust must be in the same gravity as the other grounds. The Constitution and the courts may not have mentioned one empirical indicator of betrayal of public trust. And it is clear that a significant majority of that public despise Leni Robredo.

Source: Manila Times March 20, 2017 16:18 UTC