MANILA, Aug. 27 (PNA) — The Palace believes there is no basis for the impeachment complaints filed against President Benigno S. Aquino III, whose reform agenda still has the support of the people, an official said Wednesday.
“We believe that there is no basis for that (impeachment),” said Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda in a press briefing on Wednesday.
The House of Representatives’ justice committee said on Tuesday that the three impeachment complaints filed against the President are “sufficient in form,” which means that the complaints meet the requirements for submitting a verified complaint under impeachment rules.
Opponents of the administration are entitled to their own opinion and they can take the advantage of the process that is enshrined in the Constitution, Lacierda said.
“That is understandable. That is how the Constitution has provided a mechanism for that,” he said.
“But the majority of the Filipino people are with us in the ‘tuwid na daan.’ We believe that the President has not done any impeachable offense,” he added.
Lacierda further said that members of Congress will see no merit in the allegations against the President.
While the deliberations are important proceedings in Congress, he said the Palace is more concerned with the country’s problems than with the impeachment complaints.
“What we are more concerned with is really how to address all the concerns of the country that affect our countrymen,” he said. (PNA)