Impeachment and the Vice President

VICE President Jejomar Binay claims that the threat of an impeachment looms over him. He, along with his family and close associates, has been fending off allegations of corruption, which he said was a political ploy to thwart his presidential bid in 2016. The Palace and its political allies have denied being the force behind the supposed plot, but the Vice President cited a document from the Office of the Ombudsman saying he was being investigated “for purposes of determining sufficiency of evidence that would warrant a filing of impeachment.”

Certainly, Vice President Binay should have his so-called day in court. He should be given a chance to face his accusers and answer all of the accusations that have been hurled against him. And given that the wheels of justice grind slowly in the Philippines, we hope that the Vice President also takes his case before the bar of public opinion. In dismissing the accusations as a mere political ploy, he leaves voters and the public at large hanging.