The country’s vice president has “no immunity from suit” during his or her term of office.
This was stressed by National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) President Edre U. Ulalia on Saturday night, July 17.
Olalia reacted to President Duterte’s statement that he (the President) may run for the post of vice president in the 2022 elections to avoid lawsuits.
Duterte issued the statement after he pointed out the threats made by former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and retired Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio to file lawsuits after his term ends.
“Sabi ng batas, na kung Bise Presidente ka, may immunity ka. Eh, ‘di tatakbo na lang ako ng Bise Presidente (The law says that if you’re the Vice President, you will have immunity. I will just run then),” the President said.
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