Philippine Solons Deny Bribery Allegations in VP Duterte Impeachment Bid

Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre and House committee on justice chairman Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro have both denied claims that House members are being bribed or influenced by vote buying to support an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.

21 Mar, 16:00 — 21 Mar, 22:46

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Allegations of bribery in legislative processes undermine public trust and the integrity of democratic institutions. The impeachment bid against a high-ranking official like the Vice President is a significant political event, and any claims of undue influence add a critical layer of scrutiny to the proceedings.

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Allegations of bribery or vote-buying have surfaced concerning the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte
Philippine lawmakers have denied these allegations

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Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre denied allegations of bribes for the VP Sara Duterte impeachment.

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House committee on justice chairman Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro denied vote buying influenced the committee's votes on the impeachment complaints.

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inquirercentercenter-leftneutralMostly Factualreports lawmaker's denial of bribery

philstarcentercenterneutralMostly Factualreports committee chairman's denial of vote-buying

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The coverage from both outlets is largely neutral, focusing on reporting the denials of the involved lawmakers without taking a stance on the veracity of the bribery allegations.

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inquirerMostly Factualjust now

Solon denies allegations of bribe for VP Sara Duterte impeachment

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre firmly denied allegations that members of the House of Representatives were being bribed to support the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. In a statement, Acidre called such claims “categorically false” and demanded evidence from those making the accusations. The Tingog lawmaker was responding

By cbuban

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philstarMostly Factual2h ago

Luistro denies vote buying on VP impeachment process

No vote buying or bribery influenced the votes of the members of the House committee on justice in the impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte, panel chairman Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said yesterday.

By Jose Rodel Clapano

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First report: philstar · 21 Mar, 16:00|Full coverage: 2 · 7h|Window: 7h

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Luistro denies vote buying on VP impeachment process

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inquirer21 Mar, 22:46Latest update

Solon denies allegations of bribe for VP Sara Duterte impeachment

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Jude AcidreTingog party-list Representative denying bribery Sara DuterteVice President facing impeachment bid Gerville LuistroBatangas Rep. and House committee on justice chairman denying vote buying

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Philippine Solons Deny Bribery Allegations in VP Duterte Impeachment Bid

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Solon denies allegations of bribe for VP Sara Duterte impeachment

Luistro denies vote buying on VP impeachment process

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Luistro denies vote buying on VP impeachment process

Solon denies allegations of bribe for VP Sara Duterte impeachment

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