Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Speaks on Case Filed by NBI
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President confirmed her attendance to the DOJ preliminary probe on her “kill” remark against Pres. Bongbong Marcos.
After finalizing the legal team of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte in The Hague for his trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC), Vice Pres. Duterte returned to the Philippines. There is a looming impeachment trial against the Vice President.
Last February 5, the House of Representatives impeached Vice Pres. Duterte. More than 2/3 of the lawmakers in the lower chamber signed the impeachment of the Vice President. Presidential son and Ilocos Norte Congressman Sandro Marcos is one of those who signed the impeachment raps of Duterte.
The relationship between Vice Pres. Duterte and Pres. Marcos has turned sour. Despite it, the President previously expressed a disagreement on having the Vice President impeached. Duterte’s camp believes that Marcos could be behind it.
Previously, amid the heated tension between the two (2) government officials who were once a solid team in the 2022 Elections, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte claimed that she supposedly ordered someone for the killing of Pres. Bongbong Marcos, First Lady Liza Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez in case an alleged plot against her succeeds.
The remarks of Vice Pres. Duterte hooked not only the attention of the ordinary Filipinos but as well as the National Bureau of Investigation. However, Vice Pres. Duterte did not appear before the NBI despite the subpoena. The investigation bureau filed a case against the Vice President.
Recently, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte revealed that she received summons from the Office of the Prosecutor over the case filed against her by the NBI. Prosecutor General Richard Fadullon confirmed the claim of the Vice President. Based on a report on GMA News, she expressed that she will appear at the Department of Justice.
“Nagkausap na kami ng aking abogado with regard to sa counter-affidavit, tinatapos na lang namin. Mag-appear ako dahil kailangan ko mag-oath,” she said.
Based on the report, Fadullon expressed that the schedule for the preliminary investigation on the complaint is set on May 9 and May 16. With regards to her impeachment trial, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte said her lawyers are confident to win the impeachment trial.
laban lng po vp