Forty-one of 60 members of the House of Representatives from the congressional districts in Mindanao were among the lawmakers who signed the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.
The articles of impeachment were approved during the House plenary Wednesday and transmitted to the Senate on the same day, just before both chambers adjourned for the election campaign.
A total of 215 out of 306 members of the House voted for impeachment, higher than the one-third requirement for the complaint to be transmitted to the Senate for trial.
A guilty verdict will mean Duterte’s removal as vice president and ineligibility to hold any public office.
The vice president has declared she will run for president in May 2028. She was the running mate of then-candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the May 2022 presidential elections.
The following lawmakers from Mindanao signed the impeachment complaint:
Manuel Jose Dalipe, Zamboanga City 2nd District
Jurdin Jesus Romualdo, Camiguin Lone District
Yasser Balindong, Lanao del Sur 2nd District
Zia Alonto Adiong, Lanao del Sur 1st District
Ace Barbers, Surigao del Norte 2nd District
Francisco Jose Matugas, Surigao Norte 1st District
Wilter Palma, Zamboanga Sibugay 1st District
Antonieta Eudela, Zamboanga 2nd District
Sancho Fernando Oaminal, Misamis Occidental 2nd District
Jason Almonte, Misamis Occidental 1st District
Peter Miguel, South Cotabato 2nd District
Isidro Lumayag, South Cotabato 1st District
Mohamad Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur
Romeo Momo, Surigao Sur 1st District
Johnny Pimentel, Surigao del Sur 2nd District
Celso Regencia, Iligan City
Alan Ecleo, Dinagat Island
Loreto Acharon, General Santos City
Steve Solon, Sarangani
Dimszar M. Sali, Tawi-Tawi
Roberto Uy Jr., Zamboanga del Norte 1st District
Glona Labadlabad, Zamboanga del Norte 2nd District
Adrian Amatong, Zamboanga del Norte 3rd District
Alfelito Bascug, Agusan del Sur 1st District
Adolph Edward Plaza, Agusan del Sur 2nd District
Christian Unabia, Misamis Oriental 1st District
Yevgeny Emano, Misamis Oriental 2nd District
Lordan Suan, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District
Joselito Sacdalan, Cotabato 1st District
Ma. Alana Samantha Santos, Cotabato 3rd District
Jose Aquino, Agusan del Norte 1st District
Jeyzel Victoria C. Yu, Zamboanga del Sur 2nd District
Divina Grace Yu, Zamboanga del Sur 1st District
Munir Arbison Jr., Sulu 2nd District
Samier Tan, Sulu 1st District
John Tracy Cagas, Davao del Sur
Dimple Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte / Cotabato City
Jonathan Keith Flores, Bukidnon 2nd District
Laarni Roque, Bukidnon 4th District
Jose Manuel Alba, Bukidnon 1st District
Sittie Aminah Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte 2nd District
The following did not sign the impeachment complaint, although it was not clear whether they refused to sign or did not attend the session Wednesday when it was brought to the plenary:
Dale Corvera, Agusan del Norte 2nd District
Jose Maria Zubiri, Bukidnon 3rd District
Rufus Rodriguez, Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District
Paolo Duterte, Davao City 1st District
Vincent Garcia, Davao City 2nd District
Isidro Ungab, Davao City 3rd District
Maricar Zamora, Davao de Oro 1st District
Ruwel Peter Gonzaga, Davao de Oro 2nd District
Pantaleon Alvarez, Davao del Norte 1st District
Alan Dujali, Davao del Norte 2nd District
Claude Bautista, Davao Occidental Lone District
Nelson Dayanghirang, Davao Oriental 1st District
Cheeno Almario, Davao Oriental 2nd District
Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo, Lanao del Norte 1st District
Rudy Caoagdan, Cotabato 1st District
Princess Rihan Sakaluran, Sultan Kudarat 1st District
Horacio Suansing Jr. Sultan Kudarat 2nd District
Khymer Adan Olaso, Zamboanga City 1st District
Mujiv Hataman, Basilan Lone District
Cheeno Almario is the husband of PBA Party-list Rep. Margarita Ignacia “Migs” Nograles, who is running as representative of Davao City’s First District against Paolo Duterte and three other candidates, development worker Mags Maglana, social worker Janeth Jabines and retired Bureau of Jail Management and Penology officer Rex Labis.
Nograles also did not sign the impeachment complaint. Her brother, Karlo Nograles, is running for mayor of Davao City against former President Rodrigo Duterte, father of Sara and Paolo.
Interestingly, Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo did not sign the complaint, but his sister, Sittie Aminah Dimaporo signed it. The siblings are children of Lanao del Norte Governor Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo, the wife of Abdullah Dimaporo, who has also served as congressman and governor of the province. (H. Marcos C. Mordeno / MindaNews)
