Vice President Leni G. Robredo said yesterday that President Duterte should only suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus in case of invasion or rebellion but not against lawlessness and illegal drugs in the country.
Robredo told reporters at the groundbreaking of a relocation site in Quezon City that lawless violence and alleged widespread illegal drug operations in the country are not valid reasons for the suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus.
“The Constitution is clear on the grounds when it should be declared. These are invasion and rebellion when public safety requires,” she said.
However, Robredo still recognizes the power of the President to make such declaration.
Robredo, a lawyer, was not immediately reached for reaction last weekend on Duterte’s remarks that he may be forced to suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus if lawlessness persists. But she answered the issue in yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremony.
The former Bicolana lawmaker said she doesn’t see the need to suspend the writ now.
“Now there is no such situation,” she said. “We don’t know later, but I hope we don’t reach that situation.”
The Vice President noted that the suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus is an “extraordinary remedy.”
“Hindi siya dapat ginagamit na basta basta, gagamitin lang siya pag kailangan na talaga, pero sabi ko nga, klaro naman ang Konstitusyon ng grounds kung kailan pwede itong ideklara,” she said.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, a key ally of Duterte, is letting the Chief Executive decide on the suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus.
In a TV interview yesterday morning, Alvarez said that suspending of the Writ of Habeas Corpus as per the Constitution is entirely an Executive function.
“Ngayon nasa sa desisyon niya ‘yan kung sa tingin niya ay kinakailangan na suspendihin ang Writ of Habeas Corpus.
Dapat pagpasyahan niya sapagkat Presidente lang ang puwedeng magpasya,” he said.
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si VP na nagsabi theres are no such a thing!
mam leni bisnastos na pinagtatangol pa! may gusto ata
kitam si VP ang nagsabi kaya pedeng mangyari yan sa mindanao dahil sa mga banta ng pagseguridad at invsion ng mga terroristang abusayyaf
may tama naman kasi si VP kaso lang depende na yan sa pangulo ang pag suspend nya i think naman siguro hindi yan basta basta gagawin
sasang ayon ko kaky VP leni dito pero in fairness di siya nagalit sa joke ni digong,. hahha alam ko na gusto nito maginooo pero medyo bastos
Ideya pa lang naman yan ng pangulo kasi lumalala na nag sitwasyon sa mindanao. Di naman magkakaideya ng ganyan ang pangulo kung di pa naman malala ang sitwasyon! Ano ka ba Leni!
Chill lang VP! Mangyayare lang na isususpend ng pangulo ang writ kapag malala na nag sitwasyon sa mindanao!
Di naman yan gagawin ni PRRD kung wala syang basehan! Tyaka okay lang naman kung isuspend nya kasi mga kriminal lang naman ang matatakot dyan! Yung mga inosente hindi naman maaapektuhan!
talksh*t kasi yan si digonggong!
wala kang dapat ikabahala VP! Alam ng pangulo ang mga dapat nyang gawin pag dating sa mga nangyayare dito sa bansa!
palayasin na yan si digong puro na lang gulo ang dulot nya!
wla nman kami nakikitang gulo na ginagawa nya.kya ikaw dpat ang palayasin bulok na tao sa bansa
ang gulo ngsisimula sa mga tao na gaya mo!
chill lang V-Leni hindi nman yan ipapatupad ng pdu30
kung makaka buti yan mas maiiging ipatupad na rin. pero sa tingin ko hindi pa nman karapat dapat sa ngayon.
wlang basehan ang pangulo na gawin nya yan sa bansa. kaya kalma ka lang V-Leni
cool ka lang VP huwag masyadong atat alam naman ng pangulo ang dapt niya gawin dito sa bansa
hindi kc mapakali.ahaha
kasi naman VP chill lang baka mastroke ka yan pag masyado kang atat
kasi naman itong digongong na ito! wala tlagang silbi!
ikaw ang walang silbi huwag kang abnoy!
wag mo ksing pangunahan si duterte,relax ka lang.
patalsikin na yang dutae na yan,walang kwenta!
mauna kayong mga tar tar na dilawan.
wala naman dapat ipangamba dito.tama na ang pag iisip ng mga haka haka!
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