More than 1 in 3 disagree with SC’s move to junk VP’s impeachment

MORE than one in 3 Filipinos disagreed with the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision declaring the impeachment case of Vice-President (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio as unconstitutional, according to the latest poll by WR Numero Research.

- Adrian H. Halili

In its August Philippine Public Opinion Monitor, the pollster found that 34% of 1,418 surveyed from July 29 to Aug. 6, either “disagreed” (26.1%) or “strongly disagreed” (7.7%) with the tribunal’s ruling, compared to respondents who either “agreed” (20.9%) or “strongly agreed” (5.7%). The share of respondents who were “unsure” was, however, higher at 40%.

The tribunal, last July 26, ruled that the impeachment proceedings were unconstitutional after it violated the ban on filing more than one impeachment complaint within a year, breaching Ms. Duterte’s right to due process. ‘As a result, any new complaint against her could only be filed by Feb. 6 next year.

The survey found that there is a “high” awareness among Filipinos, with 67.4% saying they know that the Vice-President facing impeachment complaints, against 32.5% who said otherwise.