Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Issues Statement on Possible Fresh Impeachment Complaint against her
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President issued a statement on the looming impeachment complaint against her after the ban is lifted.
Several impeachment complaints were filed against Duterte in the House of Representatives amid the questions over the alleged misuse of the P625 million confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) under her lead. It was the fourth complaint that was transmitted to the Senate.
Amid the calls on the chamber to start the trial on the impeachment process against the Vice President, the Senate rule to archive the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. The chamber’s decision came after the Supreme Court ruled the impeachment case against the Vice President as “unconstitutional”.
According to the Supreme Court, the impeachment complaint against Duterte goes against the one-year ban. The court said that a fresh impeachment complaint against the Vice President may only be filed starting February 6, 2024.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos claimed that the Supreme Court ruling on Duterte’s impeachment case allegedly has “no bearing on merits”. On its archiving, 19 senators supported the motion to archive it while four (4) senators were against it.
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
- Robin Padilla
- Erwin Tulfo
- Raffy Tulfo
- Joel Villanueva
- Camille Villar
- Mar Villar
- Juan Miguel Zubiri
NO
- Bam Aquino
- Risa Hontiveros
- Kiko Pangilinan
- Tito Sotto
Recently, the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN) confirmed that it is eyeing a fresh impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. However, BAYAN chairperson Teddy CasiƱo confirmed that they have to study more about filing another impeachment complaint against the Vice President.
āPinag-aaralan kasi namin ano āyung naging implications nitong Supreme Court rulingā¦ Maraming dinagdag na mga conditions ang Supreme Court. Medyo mas mahirap na ngayong mag-file ng impeachment. So āyun ang mga pinag-aaralan. Of course, the intention is there,ā CasiƱo said.
Recently, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte issued a statement over the looming impeachment complaint against her. The Vice President claimed that it is “not surprising” and it is in time with the incoming passage of the 2026 national budget.
“Not long ago, Sen. Chiz Escudero, Rep. Toby Tiangco, and several House members revealed that, back in February 2024, signatures for my impeachment were being courted in exchange of budget allocations. Their statements have unmasked the truth that the impeachment complaint against me was never really driven by principle but by price. Despite such revelations, no inquiry or investigation was conducted to hold anyone accountable,” the Vice President wrote.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte claimed that the billions of Pesos that were allegedly used in the “political warfare” should have been used to serve the Filipino people. According to her, she has always stood ready to answer to allegations based on truth but she cannot remain silent while the impeachment process is allegedly being turned into a “budget-driven racket”. Here’s the statement:
Previously, Senate President Tito Sotto and Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson said they will revive the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte if the Supreme Court changes its ruling.