Office of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Reaffirms Commitment to Service to Filipinos
SARA DUTERTE – The Office of the Vice President (OVP) stressed that they remain ready to serve the Filipinos in the country and abroad.
Undeniably, Vice Pres. Duterte has been the center of intrigues and controversies for a few years now. She remains surrounded by questions and accusations over her alleged misused of Confidential Funds.
Duterte was impeached by the House of Representatives last February 5 but the Supreme Court declared the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte as “unconstitutional”. According to the high court, the complaint allegedly does not follow the one-year rule.
Last August 6, the Senate decided on the impeachment case against the Vice President following the decision released by the Supreme Court. The upper chamber voted to archive the impeachment complaint.
Nineteen (19) senators in the Senate voted to archive the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte while four (4) senators were against the motion introduced by Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairman Rodante Marcoleta. One senator abstained from voting.
YES
- Alan Peter Cayetano
- Pia Cayetano
- Ronald Dela Rosa
- JV Ejercito
- Francis Escudero
- Jinggoy Estrada
- Sherwin Gatchalian
- Bong Go
- Lito Lapid
- Loren Legarda
- Rodante Marcoleta
- Imee Marcos
- Robinhood Padilla
- Erwin Tulfo
- Raffy Tulfo
- Joel Villanueva
- Camille Villar
- Mark Villar
- Juan Miguel Zubiri
NO
- Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV
- Risa Hontiveros
- Francis Pangilinan
- Vicente “Tito” Sotto III
ABSTAIN
- Panfilo “Ping” Lacson
Following the archiving of the impeachment case against her, Duterte claimed that she really wants all the evidence of both camps to be presented but it will not happen now following the decision of the Senate.
Aside from the impeachment case and the allegations of misused confidential funds, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte is also questioned about her frequent travel abroad. She’s been to several countries this year and met with the Duterte supporters in most of her foreign trips.
In fact, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte’s office confirmed that she is currently in Kuwait but stressed that the Vice President is not using public funds in “all” her travels abroad. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, the Office of the Vice President stressed that her travel to Kuwait is in line with her duties to the Filipinos.
Furthermore, according to the office of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, they remain ready to serve the Filipinos in the Philippines and abroad even with a limited budget and capacity. For 2026, the OVP is asking for a P903-million budget but Vice Pres. Duterte claimed she already expects budget cuts citing the Marcos administration.
Amid the issues, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte’s office is not asking for confidential funds for 2026.