Malacañang Crisis Explained: Can Marcos and Sara Duterte Be Impeached?

Malacañang Crisis Explained: Can Marcos and Sara Duterte Be Impeached?

This episode explains what an impeachment crisis inside Malacañang would actually look like, stripping away legal jargon and focusing on how power really works in the Philippine system. The discussion lays out why impeachment is shaped less by moral judgment and more by political numbers in Congress and the Senate, and what the Constitution provides when either the President or Vice President is removed from office.

The forum walks through the real line of succession, the role of the Senate President, and why the possibility of impeaching both the President and Vice President is no longer seen as unthinkable. It also examines why impeachment complaints are often delayed or blocked, how alliances shift behind closed doors, and why public trust ratings and the 2028 elections influence every decision.

A key segment focuses on the Makabayan bloc’s proposal for a transition council. Rather than a simple transfer of power, the proposal envisions a temporary civilian-led body tasked with urgent reforms before new elections. Electoral reform, political dynasties, budget abuse, ghost infrastructure projects, and underfunded social services are discussed as deeper systemic problems that impeachment alone cannot resolve.

The discussion also addresses public fears around instability, elite power grabs, and the risk of military involvement. It clarifies why any transition must remain under civilian authority and why a transition council differs fundamentally from a revolutionary government.

More than personalities, the episode centers on accountability, constitutional limits, and whether democratic institutions still function when those in Malacañang and Congress protect themselves.