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Opinion

Who voted yes to the impeachment articles and why?

Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez - The Freeman

No less than 80% of the congressional districts and 90% of partylist representatives have supported the articles of impeachment. With the caveat that those who voted Yes to endorse the Articles of Impeachment to the Senate may not necessarily campaign against Vice President Sara Duterte in 2028, it’s important that the Filipinos know the stand of the individual representatives

The House members, across the country, who voted yes include the following: Abante of Manila, Acop, Antipolo (Sara's candidate was beaten badly in the last special elections there); Adiong, Lanao Sur; Advincula, Cavite; Agarao, Laguna; Agyao, Kalinga; Albano, Isabela; Almario, Makati; Almonte, Mis Occ.; Alvarez, Neg Occ.; Amante, Laguna; Amatong, Zambo Norte; Angara, Aurora; Angeles, Tarlac; Aquino, Butuan; Arbison, Sulu; Arenas, Pangasinan; Arrogancia, Quezon; Asistio, Caloocan.

The following also voted yes: Bag-ao, Dinagat; Balindong, Lanao Sur; Bancoro, Zambo Sibugay; Barba, Ilocos Norte; Barbers, Surigao Norte; Baronda, Iloilo City; Benitez, Bacolod City; Benitez, Negros Occ.; Bernos, Abra; Biron, Iloilo; Bollilia, Batangas; Bondoc, Pampanga; Begtang, Apayao; Cagas, Davao Sur; Calderon, Cebu; Calixto, Pasay; Caoagdan, Cotabato; Cari, Leyte; Castro, Capiz: Cayton, Nueva Viscaya; Celeste, Pangasinan; Ceniza, Davao Oro; Chan, Lapu-Lapu; Cua-Tai, Zamboanga City; Chua, Manila; Chungalao, Ifugao.

Also voted yes are: Co, Quezon City; Cojuangco, Tarlac; Cojuangco, Pangasinan; Cruz, Bulacan; Cruzado, Cotabato; Dalog, Mt. Province; Daza, Northern Samar; De Venecia, Pangasinan; Defensor, Iloilo; Degamo, Negros Or; Dimacuha, Batangas; Dimaguila, Biñan City; the Dimaporos, Lanao Norte; Dionisio, Manila; Domingo, Bulacan; Domogan, Baguio City, Dy, F., Isabela; Dy, F.M., Isabela; Dy, I., Isabela; Emano, Misamis Or.; Enverga, Quezon; Espina, Biliran; Ferrer, Cavite; Ferrer, Negros Occ.; Fortes, Sorsogon; Frasco, Cebu; Fresnedi, Muntinlupa.

Voted yes also were Fuentebella, Camarines Sur; Galang, Valenzuela; Galeos, Cebu; Garcia A., Bataan; Garcia, La Union; Garcia M. Bataan; Garin, Iloilo; Gatchalian, Valenzuela; Gato, Batanes; Go, Isabela; Gomez, R., Leyte; Gonzalez, A., Mandaluyong; Gonzales A.M., Pampanga; Gonzales, C., Eastern Samar; Gonzales, R. Santa Rosa; Gorriceta, Iloilo; Guico, Pangasinan; Guintu, Capiz; Gullas, Cebu; Hernandez, Calamba; Hofer-Hashim, Zamboanga Sibugay; Horibata, Camarines Sur; Iway, Negros Or.; Javier, Leyte.

The whole province of Masbate is in the hands of the same family, and they all voted in favor of the impeachment: Kho, A., Masbate; Kho, O., Masbate; Kho, W., Masbate; Khonghun, Zambales; Labadlabad, Zamboanga Norte; Lagbas, Misamis Or.; Lagdameo J., Davao Norte; Lagdameo, M., Makati; Lagman, Albay; Lagon, Cebu; Lara, Cagayan; Lazatin, Pampanga; Ledesma, Negros Occ.; Legacion, Camarines Sur; Legarda, Antique; Loria, Albay; Loyola, Cavite; Luistro, Batangas; Maceda, Manila; Madrona, Romblon; Malapitan, Caloocan; Mangudadatu, Maguindanao del Sur.

Moreover, the following also, voted yes to impeachment: Maniquiz, Zambales; Maranion, Negros Occ.; Marcos, Ilocos Norte; Matibag, Laguna; Mercado, Cavite; Miraflores, Aklan; Nava, Guimaras; Nolasco, Cagayan; Oaminal, Misamis Occ.; Olivarez, Parañaque; Ongchuan, Northern Samar; Oreta, Malabon; Ortega, La Union; Ouano-Dizon, Mandaue City; Panaligan, Misamis Or.; Pancho, Bulacan; Panotes, Camarines Norte; Pascual, Nueva Ecija; Pimentel, Surigao Sur; Pleyto, Bulacan; Agabas, Pangasinan; Pumaren, Quezon City; Puno, Antipolo; Quimbo, Marikina.

Also voting yes were our own Edu Rama, Cebu City; Recto, Batangas; Regencia, Iligan; Remulla, Cavite; Revilla, Cavite; Rivera, Tarlac; Robes, San Jose del Monte; Rodriguez, E., Catanduanes; Rodriguez, R., Cagayan de Oro; Roman, Bataan; Romualdez, Leyte; Romualdo, Camiguin; Romulo, Pasig; Sagarbarria, Negros Or.; Sakaluran, Sultan Kudarat; Salceda, Albay; Sali, Tawi-Tawi; Salvacion, Marinduque; Salvador, Nueva Ecija; Salvame, Palawan; Santos, Cotabato; Santos, Las Piñas; Suan, Cagayan de Oro; Suansing, Sultan Kudarat; Suansing, Nueva Ecija.

Furthermore, those who voted yes included Tallado, Camarines Norte; Tan, Isabela; Tan, Samar; Tan, Sulu; Tan, Samar; Tarriela, Mindoro Occ., Teodoro, Marikina; Tiangco, Navotas; Tieng, Manila; Tuan, South Cotabato; Tulfo, Quezon City; Tupas, Iloilo; Umali, Mindoro Or.; Uy, Davao del Norte; Uy, Zamboanga; Valeriano, Manila; Vargas-Alfonso, Cagayan; Vargas, Quezon City; Veloso-Tuazon, Leyte 3; Villa, Siquijor; Villafuerte, Camarines Sur; Villafuerte, Camarines Sur; Villarica, Bulacan; Violago, Bulacan; Yamuan, Parañaque.

Lastly, Yap, Benguet; Yap, Bohol; Yu, Zamboanga Sur; Yu, Zambo Sur; Yulo, Negros Occ., Zamora, Davao Oro, and Zamora, San Juan. If all these members of the House campaign against Sara, the next president will not be a Duterte.

The three House members from Cebu who voted No will most probably be judged by their respective constituents in 2028. That was their choice and who are we to judge them, it’s their constituencies who will do the judging.

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