Prosecution drops 3 of the 4 articles of impeachment, retains Art. 2 on unexplained wealth

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ABS CBN - Prosecution drops 3 other Articles of Impeachment

The prosecution seem too sure of its case and would rather drop 3 of the 4 articles of impeachment and impeachment of VPSD is now becoming clearer?    The defense could only resort to theatrics and could not  rebut the numbers presented by the forensic witness.  With the threshold vote lowered, there is nothing much the defense could do but expect the prosecution success?

Civil society to hold prayer rally on January 31 (tomorrow) to protest 2025 budget (and to impeach SD)

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Another mass action is planned by civil society group tomorrow, January 31 to protest the 2025 budget (and impeach Sarad Duterte.

The last one was held last January 13, 2025 by INC, for peace, and was generally peaceful.  Let us pray this one turns out to be peaceful too and its goals achieved.        

Third impeachment complaint filed by Catholic priest vs. VP Sarah Duterte

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A third impeachment complaint has been filed by Catholic priests vs. VP Sarah Duterte.  That is a lot of cases to fend off.  May we wish VP Duterte the best of luck to extricate herself from the triple complaints for impeachment.

The big question is why have the two other complaints not moving at all?

Possible answers:

1. HOR is heeding PBBM call?

2.  A political suicide?

3.  Weak allegation/Articles of Impeachment

4.  Not enough time  (Congress is about to go or has gone in Christmas vacation, only 8 days before Congress goes into recess)

Truly the impeachment will divide the nation and people will take sides:    Mindanao and Visayas vs Luzon, pinks, yellow vs leftist.  And we may even see ourselves in Civil war. 

Let us pray for peace in our Lands.

Later denied? How bizarre!

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What if Sarah Duterte wins 2028 election? What will happen to PNP, other officials who made life difficult for her and CS Lopez? What if Atty Lopez becomes DOJ head?

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We dont have to look very far.  Pres Trump cases were an example.   The cases thrown vs Trump were reported to be politically motivated.

Special Prosecutor Jack Smith has withdrawn his cases and was reported to be resigning   The NY judge who allegedly tried the hush money case is postpoining his decision (No Trump as alleged by Harris is not a convicted fellon)

The PNP reaction to Lopez detention is as if she was convicted felon.   Take note that the quadcomm ruling vs OVP and/her staff can not be greater than the 33 million on more who elected her.

What happens in 2028 if she gets elected in 2028 as Pres?  What happens to the rest of people who are making life hard for her

Karma is real and it comes.  (Call it revenge and revenge happens)

VP advised to undergo psycho exam because of her recent rants?

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VP Sara was advised because of her recent rants in a recent press conference:   that she will cut the head of PBBM,  get the body of late Apo and throw this to WPS.  This maybe due to height of her frustration with  regards to OVP budget, COA audit her  confidential funds, and Dep Ed ending.     


That PBBM does not know how to govern and lead goes back to her because of her Dep Ed performance and audit results

The OVP must be more specific on her accusation vs PBBM incompetence.  As we know there were specific achievements that PBBM had.   Nothing from her office

Loyalty to her country and to her office dictates that she should not have done said anything.  

VP Duterte, trapped into a corner says these in frustration

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VP Duterte, being checkmated into a corner calls for a press conference, and says these awful things under duress.  How unwise of her to call for desecration of the olds remains to be thrown at WPS.  

But one can say that having felt betrayal.  They went into a Uniteam for a winning team, for PBBM to win at Visayas and Mindanao and VPD to win in Luzon.  The latter to be given immunity for ICC on EJK.  But now her budget has been cut and FPRD will be  thrown to ICC after all.

But OVP has to explain her use of funds in OVP and at DepEd properly to the public.  They did not look nice.   Even her Usec Densing at Dep Ed looked ugly for the school building program (Densing was a colleague professor at a GSB and was surprised at Pimentels accussation, given that they are both from Mindanao.  I hope these are false)

Sara Duterte files COC for VP, what is going to happen

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We cant guess the scenario when Sarah Duterte withdrew her candidacy for Mayor of Davao City and filed COC for VP.   

Philstar - BBM Sarah Tandem

What are the possibilities?

1.  A BBM Sarah Duterte tandem;

2.  A Bato Sarah Duterte combination

3.  A Bong Go (puwede pa ba)  Sarah Duterte combination

All ready people are asking questions  Did Pres Duterte file for VP or filing COC for senator  Will there be a Duterte Duterte fight for VP  (The PFP announced yesterday Marcos’ move, after another story broke out earlier that Duterte had slid to being a vice presidential aspirant, replacing Lyle Uy, a placeholder of the Lakas-CMD for the VP slot. - Philstar)

Bong Go and Bato withdrew their certificates of candidacy

PFP (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas  quickly adopted SD as their VP candidate.   

PFP resolution

The Nov. 13 PFP resolution read in part: “Vice presidential candidate Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio of the Lakas-CMD is hereby adopted by the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas as its candidate for vice president, and hereby endorses her candidacy as the running mate of the PFP’s official candidate for president of the Philippines, Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in the 9 May 2022 national elections.”

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Some people speculate how Sarah Duterte will perpetuate the DU30 dynasty

1.  BBM and Duterte join as a tandem.  BBM becomes Pres.  With finality  BBM will be disqualified due to the tax case,     Sarah becomes Pres.

2.  Bong Go and/or  Bato  pairs with Sarah.   Bong Go and or Bato win, they resign, Sarah becomes President.

3.  Term sharing?  (A bad idea, undemocratic)

Why do this only?  They seem to be the  formidable tandem in the election as per survey.    Surveys do count during a hotly contested election.   Politicians recognize that most the outcome of surveys can be correct.   

But definitely horse trading compromises are going to be part of negotiation.  Immunity from lawsuite (on the part of DDM) or on the part of Marcos.   

What do we think?  Will they do it?

The Presidential Race Who is ahead?

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All of a sudden the administration candidate looked puny Bato and Go -  Bato Go  Its not winnablel

and Leni took off just like that.   Isko is viewed upon as hilaw pa.

But dont be surprised by surprises.   Expect Sara and BBM to pull in a surprise in which case the race will be tight.  There are signs that that may happen, what with meeting of Gwen Garcia, Sara and BBM at Ce bu.  The supporters at Luzon Visayas and Mindanao especially from vote rich areas will be awesome

Sarah BBM GG in closed door meeting in Cebu yesterday

Expect more surprises. 

Questions raised on the election of former Pres. Arroyo as new House Speaker

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Rizal Philippines
July 25, 2018

From Business Mirror - leadership struggle in HOR caused dalay in Sona

In a surprise move, 162 congressmen installed former Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the new House Speaker replacing Davao del Norte Cong, Pantaleon Alvarez Monday afternoon, timed during Pres. Dutertes SONA.

The Palace has distanced itself and has not made any comment on the event. There are whispers that the Pres daughter the Mayor of Davao city has wielded her influence to have Alvarez ousted because the latter pissed the Pres. daughter

All ready, she is installing new house  committee members

So too are objections and furor over her election

1.  Of course the supporters of Alvarez are questioning the legality of the move. The ouster took place when the  House was not in session (Alvarez just adjourned it)  Alvarez and  Majority Leader Farinas have left the session hall to welcome Pres. Duterte.  The event caused the delay in the delivery of the Sona.  Of course, those who did it are aware of the House Rules

2. The Human rights activists are all ready threatening to make GMA to be held accountable for the Human Rights violations by the  former President

3.  So too with other parties who are wondering why SC dismissed her plunder case, which the Ombudsman Carpio said had a watertight case (the PCSO plunder)  And so with string of other cases pending before her.

4.  She might be the new Prime Minister under the new Federal Govt.

Power struggle looms as Bongbong attempts a comeback to the govt/Vice Presidency....And now here is GMA staging a comeback too..

What is happening to our country?  Prime example of culprits/offenders in govt reclaiming their stake in political landscape after there are allegations of corruption. Corruption will never decrease in our country because of this bad example from the opt