VP Sara’s impeachment raps coming soon, says Trillanes
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s troubles may continue to double with an impeachment rap possibly coming her way soon, former senator Antonio Trillanes III said on Wednesday, November 27.
Trillanes was on his way to the House Quad Panel to expose links between former president Rodrigo Duterte and illegal drug trade.
In an ambush interview with the media, Trillanes was asked about possible impeachment raps against the former president’s daughter.
Asked if the time was right to impeach her, Trillanes said “hinog na hinog na.” (The time is very, very ripe.)
Trillanes has been a consistent critic of the Dutertes. Aside from being a vocal critic, Trillanes was also one of the petitioners who filed a case at the International Criminal Court prompting them to investigate Rodrigo’s bloody war on drugs.
During the interview, Trillanes stressed that the impeachment has a sense of urgency.
“She could be president any time, in cases of emergency. Kaya imagine mo 'yung asal na linalabas niya, pinapakita niya, bibigyan mo ng power ng presidency 'yan? Dapat kinikilabutan ang bawat Pilipino. Wala ito sa tamang katinuan,” Trillanes said.
(She could be president any time, in cases of emergency. Imagine if her behavior that she is exhibiting now, the one she is showing, if you give it the power of the presidency? Every Filipino should be scared. She is not in the right mind.)
“May topak,” Trillanes said. (There is something wrong.)
However, Trillanes clarified that he would not be the one to file the case. He said that a draft has been ready for a while but new information will be added.
“I am saying that there will be someone who will file,” Trillanes said, adding that there is a “joint effort.”
The Makabayan bloc, another set of Duterte’s fiercest critics, is apparently not involved in the joint effort.
“Definitely not Makabayan. I do not know what their plans are, but our plans are different,” Trillanes said in a mix of English and Filipino.
Trillanes also quashed the Duterte patriarch's accusation that he was being backed by Malacañang.
“You would have to be naive, so politically dense, or talagang cult follower ka, to actually believe him. He
