The Vice President of the
Philippines is impeachable for alleged betrayal of public trust by refusing to
answer corruption charges towards him in Senate, this was what Senator Defensor—Santiago
said.
“Betrayal of public trust is big
enough to cover anything,” Senator Santiago said when she was asked if Senate
inquiry into the allegedly overpriced Php2.28-billion Makati building had
pointed to a impeachable offense by Vice President Binay.
“I mean you are the Vice President
of the Philippines. People look up to you. If ever President dies, they will expect
you to have the same competence and efficiency, and therefore same level of
service to the people,” Senator Santiago said to reporters.
“The people of the Philippines look up to
you, and now all of a sudden, there are horrendous accusations against you,
which the mind of reasonable person can’t just have been invented. Only most
perverse mind can invent that and hope to prove it in court,” the
senator added.
Vice President Binay declined to
attend Senate inquiry of the allegedly overpriced Makati building, where the VP
was accused of taking kickbacks. Instead, Vice President tapped several
spokespersons to defend him in press conferences.
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