Tarlac Governor Susan Yap has called on the members of the House of Representatives to heed the call of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ignore the impeachment filed against Vice President Sara Duterte.
During a media conference held at the Best Western Hotel with members of the Pampanga Press Club on Jan. 7, she also pledged her support to the “Rally for Peace” that will be undertaken by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) on January 13.
According to Yap, she is echoing the pronouncement of the president that the impeachment filed against Duterte is “divisive”.
“It is definitely divisive as any impeachment is political in nature,” she said.
December last year, President Marcos said that he does not support calls for the Vice President’s impeachment as it would not benefit the Filipino people.
“This is not important. This does not make any difference to even one single Filipino life. So, why waste time on this,” the President said.
Yap, who is vying for the Tarlac city mayoralty post in the May 2025 mid-term elections, said that the impeachment will take much of the time of the House and Senate.
“Our Senators will be the judges if the impeachment prospered to the Senate and some of the House members will be the prosecutors… I am pretty sure that the entire nation will be focused on the trial… if that will happen, our economy will be stagnant because of the political melodrama,” Yap said.
So far, three impeachment cases were filed against Duterte and are yet to be transmitted to the office of Speaker Martin Romualdez.
“In this time that our country is in the recovery phase, any political instability will surely affect our economy. The president is just right in calling for the House members to ignore the impeachment,” she furthered.
Support for the INC Rally
Yap likewise said that she is in full support to the peaceful gathering that the INC will undertake on January 13.
“I pledge my full support to the rally to be conducted by the Iglasia Ni Cristo on January 13 as this noble and peaceful gathering will surely bring peace and unity among Filipinos and will help bring stability to our country,” she said.
The lady governor added, “I believe that any political instability will surely affect our economy. I pray that with this rally initiated by the Iglesia Ni Cristo, President Bong-Bong and Vice President Sara will mend fences and once again unite for the betterment of all Filipinos,” Yap concluded.
