: House Prosecutor at Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua
House Prosecutor and Manila 3rd District Rep. Joel Chua asserted that Vice President Sara Duterte violated her oath of office when she threatened President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., stressing that the Constitution requires the vice president to “execute the law.”
“Maliwanag na nakalagay sa ating Saligang Batas Section 5 Article 7, yung oath of office ng presidente at bise presidente… Ang sinasabi roon, they will execute the law, eh ang pagbabanta ba ay pag-e-execute ba yan ng law? Ang linaw-linaw eh,” Chua said in an interview with ANC.
Chua further argued that Duterte’s remarks amounted to “betrayal of public trust”, noting that she directly threatened the head of state.
“Isa pa, betrayal of public trust, isipin mo ang ginawa niya, ang pagbantaan ang head of the state… Would you imagine the second highest ranking official of our country, threatening the commander-in-chief of our army,” he explained.
The congressman underscored that Duterte’s family record shows capacity to carry out such threats, citing her father’s alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings.
“Lahat ng threat sa ating pangulo ay national security concern… much more kung alam natin na may kapasidad, makikita naman natin ang record ng pamilya ng ating bise presidente. Nasaan ang kanyang ama? Anong kaso ang kinakaharap ng kanyang ama, EJKs,” Chua added. # (ROSE NOVENARIO)
