Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Reminds Malacañang Not To Spread Misinformation
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President claimed that there is no truth that she went to Kuwait without an official travel authority.
This year, Vice Pres. Duterte have been to several nations. She has returned to The Hague, Netherlands several times already as it is where her father, former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte, is currently detained.
The elder Duterte is detained under the custody of the International Criminal Court since March. He is faced with an allegation of crimes against humanity over the war on drugs of his administration. Despite his arrest and the transfer of his custody to the ICC, the former President maintained that everything that he did during his term as president was for the people and the country.
Amid some people noticing her frequent trips abroad, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte clarified that she is allegedly not using government funds in her travels. According to her, when it is a personal trip, she uses her own money.
The younger Duterte stayed in The Hague for several weeks since the transfer of the custody of her father to the ICC. She returned to the Philippines prior the 2025 Midterm Elections and spent her time campaigning for presidential sister and Senator Imee Marcos, now-Senator Camille Villar, and the PDP-Laban bets.
After the 2025 Midterm Elections, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte went to Doha, Qatar to met with some Duterte supporters there. She also returned to The Hague for scheduled visits to former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and then attended a Philippine Independence Day celebration in Malaysia.
Vice Pres. Duterte returned shortly to the Philippines after her trip in Malaysia and then went to Australia where she joined a Free Duterte Now rally. Recently, amid the scheduled date for the Senate to decide on the impeachment case against her, even the Office of the Vice President was unsure where she is.
Malacañang claimed they have no idea about the whereabouts of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. According to Palace press officer undersecretary Claire Castro, they received reports that Duterte plans to travel to Kuwait but they did not receive a request for a travel authority.
“Mayroon daw balak ang bise presidente na pumunta sa Kuwait ng August 8, pero as we speak wala pa pong naihahain na request for travel authority ang bise presidente,” the Palace official expressed.
However, based on a recent report on ABS-CBN News, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte denied traveling to Kuwait without a travel authority. According to her, it is allegedly a “political scapegoating” of the Marcos administration to drive away the focus of the people from the archiving of the impeachment case against her.
“There’s no truth at all na I went to Kuwait without a travel authority,” the Vice President said.
Furthermore, Duterte reminded the Palace not to spread fake news and misinformation. To this, based on the report, Malacañang press officer undersecretary Claire Castro responded.
“Definitely, wala tayong binanggit na siya ay nag-travel sa Kuwait,” Castro said.
Amid the archiving of the impeachment case against her, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte claimed that really wants the evidence of both camps to be presented for everyone.