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MANILA, Philippines — Caloocan Representative Edgar Erice is considering filing an impeachment complaint against Vice President Jejomar Binay.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Erice said Binay may be impeached for betrayal of public trust as he faces a Senate investigation on alleged corruption when he was Makati mayor.
Erice, a member of President Benigno Aquino III’s Liberal Party, cited the alleged use of Makati funds by Binay for his vice presidential campaign in 2010, as well as his purported failure to declare his properties in Batangas and Tagaytay in his Statement of Assets and Liabilities Networth (SALN).
“Mahalaga ito sapagkat ayaw natin magkaroon ng Pangulo na korap,” Erice said of Binay who seeks the presidency in 2016.
(This is important because we don’t want a president who is corrupt.)
Erice had been vocal in having Binay removed as a Cabinet official.
Erice is also seeking to amend the Constitution to allow Aquino a shot for reelection in 2016.
Militant lawmakers have filed several impeachment complaints against Aquino but which were dismissed by their colleagues at the House of Representatives for lack of substance.
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