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PORMAL nang naipaabot ng House Committee on Justice kay Vice President Sara Duterte ang “Notice to Respondent” na nagbibigay ng 10 araw sa akusado para tumugon sa kinakaharap na reklamo.
Partikular na pinapasagot ang pangalawang pangulo ang dalawang verified impeachment complaints, matapos ideklarang “sufficient in form and substance” ang mga impeachment complaints na inihain ni Fr. Jose Saballa et. al, at isa pang reklamong isinampa ni Atty. Nathaniel Cabrera.
Pirmado ni Committee Chairperson at Batangas 2nd Dist. Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” R. Luistro ang abusong opisyal na tinanggap ng Office of the Vice President sa Cybergate Plaza, Mandaluyong City.
“Accordingly, you are hereby directed to file your Verified Answer to the abovementioned complaints within a NON-EXTENDIBLE period of ten (10) calendar days from receipt of this Notice, and to serve a copy of your Verified Answer upon the complainants within the same period as required under Sec. 6 of the Rules,” saad sa abiso.
“Failure on your part to file the Verified Answer within the period herein provided shall be deemed a waiver of your right to file the same, and you shall be considered to have interposed a general denial to the allegations contained in the Impeachment Complaints.”
Kalakip nito ang kopya ng dalawang impeachment raps — ang Fr. Saballa et. al., na inindorso ni Mamamayang Liberal partylist Rep. Leila de Lim at Cabrera complaint na inindorso naman nina Deputy Speaker Paolo Ortega V (La Union 1st District) at Manila 6th Dist. Rep. Bienvenido Abante.
Ayon kay Luistro, sakaling magsumite ng sagot ang bise-presidente, padadalan nila
ng kopya ang mga complainant na inaasahang magkomento sa loob ng tatlong araw.
“Ang tawag natin dito ay responsive pleadings, the reason is nagsasagutan sila. From the complaints may answer si VP (Duterte), from answer mayroong reply si complainants and from reply may rejoinder si VP, anang lady House panel head. (ROMER R. BUTUYAN)
