{"id":102433,"date":"2017-05-15T21:35:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T01:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=102433"},"modified":"2025-01-10T07:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T12:30:10","slug":"junking-of-impeachment-complaint-vs-duterte-expected-pimentel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/05\/15\/junking-of-impeachment-complaint-vs-duterte-expected-pimentel\/","title":{"rendered":"Junking of impeachment complaint vs Duterte expected\u2014Pimentel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_102436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102436\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pimentel-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"329\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102436\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pimentel-1.jpg\" alt=\"Senate Pres. Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday said the decision of the House justice committee to reject the impeachment complaint filed against Pres. Rodrigo Duterte was \u201cexpected\u201d.<\/p srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pimentel-1.jpg 499w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Pimentel-1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy priligy online <a href=\"https:\/\/eyecaremarshfield.com\/contactsus\/html\/priligy.html\">https:\/\/eyecaremarshfield.com\/contactsus\/html\/priligy.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> (PNA photo)&#8221; width=&#8221;499&#8243; height=&#8221;329&#8243; \/><\/a> Senate Pres. Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday said the decision of the House justice committee to reject the impeachment complaint filed against Pres. Rodrigo Duterte was \u201cexpected\u201d. (<a href=\"http:\/\/58.71.118.44\/\/images\/SPPimentel.jpg\">PNA photo<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u2014Senate Pres. Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday said the decision of the House justice committee to reject the impeachment complaint filed against Pres. Rodrigo Duterte was \u201cexpected\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImpeachment\u2026is a mix of politics and law so because there are many supporters of Pres. Duterte in the House, we consider that to be expected,\u201d Pimentel, an ally of the President, told reporters in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>Pimentel, however, said that he was sure that the House panel had a \u201cgood reason\u201d to reject the impeachment complaint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince there needs to be a legal basis, I\u2019m sure they have a point.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy keflex online <a href=\"https:\/\/eyecaremarshfield.com\/contactsus\/html\/keflex.html\">https:\/\/eyecaremarshfield.com\/contactsus\/html\/keflex.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> I\u2019m sure they have a good reason why they rejected the impeachment complaint,\u201d Pimentel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe it was not sufficient in form, it is the wrong form, or maybe they found it insufficient in substance when they read it. This is not worth our time, to waste time on such a complaint for impeachment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Although he has not yet seen the impeachment complaint, the Senate President also said that there was no other choice but to respect it because it had already been examined thoroughly.<\/p>\n<p>It may be recalled that Magdalo Rep.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy zepbound online <a href=\"https:\/\/eyecaremarshfield.com\/contactsus\/html\/zepbound.html\">https:\/\/eyecaremarshfield.com\/contactsus\/html\/zepbound.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p> Gary Alejano sought the ouster of Duterte for his state policy on illegal drugs which allegedly resulted in a spate of summary executions and extrajudicial killings; his alleged links to vigilante killings by the Davao Death Squad; and his supposed PHP2.2 billion hidden wealth.<\/p>\n<p>He also filed a supplemental complaint regarding Duterte\u2019s failure to assert the country\u2019s sovereign and maritime rights over disputed territories with China including Benham Rise, Panatag Shoal and the rest of the West Philippine Sea.<\/p>\n<p>However, Oriental Mindoro Rep. Doy Leachon and Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro declared the complaint \u201cinsufficient in substance\u201d despite it being found to be \u201csufficient in form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Leachon and Castro&#8217;s motion was approved with a total of 42 votes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u2014Senate Pres. 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