DEPUTY Speaker Paolo Ortega V of La Union on Tuesday welcomed the new OCTA Research survey showing 74 percent of Filipinos support the impending impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte.
“The poll is a reflection of the growing interest of an increasing number of Filipinos in the trial of the Vice President, who has consistently stayed away from the House impeachment proceedings,” Ortega said.
He said the new level of support for the trial is an improvement of five percentage-points from the 69 percent recorded in March.
“Ang ibig sabihin nito ay umakyat sa halos pito at kalahati, mula sa halos pito, sa bawat sampu sa mga kababayan natin ang gustong matuloy ang trial ni Bise Presidente Sara Duterte,” he said.
“Ito’y nangangahulugan din na gusto nilang marinig ang sagot ni VP Sara sa mga paratang sa kanya, sagot na hindi nila narinig sa House impeachment process,” he added.
Ortega pointed out that the slight uptick in the level of support of Filipinos for the trial happened during the period when the House Committee on Justice conducted clarificatory hearings on the impeachment charges against the Vice President.
“Ako ay naniniwala na ang hindi pagtingin ng bise presidente sa mga pagdinig na ginawa ng komite noong Abril at ang mga ebidensya na iprisinta dito ay nakakumbinse sa marami nating kababayan ną suportahan ang impeachment trial,” he stressed.
Ortega said the new survey should convince the Senate impeachment court to proceed with the actual trial and presentation of evidence as tentatively scheduled on July 6.
“Sa tingin ko, hindi papayag ang mga kababayan natin na maantala pa ito. Excited na excited na sila na matuloy ang trial at marinig si VP Sara,” Ortega said.
