{"id":100880,"date":"2017-05-03T21:41:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T01:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=100880"},"modified":"2017-05-03T21:41:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T01:41:58","slug":"pangilinan-confident-impeachment-complaint-vs-vp-robredo-will-be-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/03\/pangilinan-confident-impeachment-complaint-vs-vp-robredo-will-be-dismissed\/","title":{"rendered":"Pangilinan confident impeachment complaint vs VP Robredo will be dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_100881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100881\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15171110_10154729071883200_1007542608565102099_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-100881\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15171110_10154729071883200_1007542608565102099_n-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Kiko Pangilinan\/Facebook.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15171110_10154729071883200_1007542608565102099_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/15171110_10154729071883200_1007542608565102099_n.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Kiko Pangilinan\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/officialkikopangilinan\/photos\/p.10154729071883200\/10154729071883200\/?type=1&amp;opaqueCursor=AbqH6HL8Hc9wqx1wp717lImGu99XN4HShvvfaYs9Dq3sLYHpmiVsZ_HXEGOzmjgr4fh6dkFbyRNzCzpxovfkWO6Z3nXuJgYU2SP6EdlGYz-lWVoVwOzunjedK47Q8ek7QLx1UUEhqeIUzAAa6r5UT_Y7igHzr7njs12IA1hcY_KQhaY4GcGIOc6BOi8Lvyek8Oroda8ylbgjqeRDDkU0KrIBQGlesDd1GLVgY4QYAndxUmpMyqjwwHMzEqct4CDJtb3tF3HySjKRg3bbGEIvnsRgw_peYiDhlD6Z4e05TtlKSRi8GV4QZTPa0KKzDFvz4vEuzu4zOUOuD1IVzsW8IbraW-UNV8U1fkTShHN5hmnfFehVM-ywro4-1RGVdanp94RSNx7pe104-awW4oJBjX-R&amp;theater\">Facebook.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">MANILA \u4e00 Liberal Party (LP) president Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Wednesday said that he was confident that the impeachment case filed against Vice Pres. Leni Robredo would be dismissed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an interview, Pangilinan said that thought that the case was \u201cpulled out of thin air\u201d and \u201ccompletely baseless.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To recall, a group of lawyers composed of Bruce Rivera, Trixie Angeles, Tom Berenguer, and Prof. Antonio Contreras, among others sought the ouster of Robredo for her video message to the United Nations where she criticized the administration\u2019s anti-drug campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pangilinan, also a lawyer, said that clear, free speech, is non-impeachable. And in fact, protected by the Constitution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cFreedom of speech is a constitutionally protected right. It is not an impeachable. I&#8217;m optimistic that the congressmen see that we do not consider free speech as impeachable,\u201d Pangilinan said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe are confident that the truth will prevail and ultimately the impeachment will be dismissed,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He also urged the public to maintain vigilance and take action to prevent what the forced impeachment which he described as \u201cbullying.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The lawyers who filed a case against Robredo also cited her alleged \u201cmisdeclaration\u201d of her Meralco shares stated only as \u201cbusiness interests\u201d in her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth and her alleged \u201csponsoring\u201d of a national convention on empowerment, not housing, in the United States using Pag-IBIG funds.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u4e00 Liberal Party (LP) president Sen. 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