Lawmaker pushes for Duterte’s impeachment

Opposing view: Alejano arriving to file his supplemental impeachment complaint against Duterte at the Philippine Congress. — AFP

MANILA: A Philippines lawmaker filed supplementary charges to an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte, accusing him of taking a “defeatist stance” by doing nothing to challenge Beijing’s activities in the South China Sea.

Opposition congressman Gary Alejano said Duterte had made a slew of remarks that proved he had no intention to protect Philippine sovereignty and had alienated key allies like the United States through “rants and unstoppable outbursts”.