“The Constitution does not grant the vice president immunity from suit. He issued the statement only as a matter of personal opinion on legal issues involving the lack of immunity from suit of the vice president. “The vice president is not immune (from suits). The Constitution doesn’t say the vice president (is) immune,” he explained in a phone interview. “The overriding principle (for not giving the vice president immunity) is the rule of law...

Source: Philippine Star July 21, 2019 19:18 UTC