Vice President Sara Duterte said she believes that the impeachment complaint against her is not driven by principle but by price, and that she is ready to answer any allegation against her.
Duterte said the latest pronouncement by some members of the House of Representatives on a new impeachment complaint is not surprising. Its timing reveals a pattern that has become all too familiar.
“Not long ago, Senator Chiz Escudero, Rep. Toby Tiangco, and several House members revealed that back in February 2024, signatures for me impeachment were being courted in exchange for budget allocations. Their statements have unmasked the truth that the impeachment complaint against me was never really driven by principle but by price,” she said in a statement.
Despite such revelations, no inquiry or investigation was conducted to hold anyone accountable for the billions of pesos that were squandered on political warfare when they should have been used to serve the Filipino people, Duterte said.
Now, this constitutional mechanism is being dangled once again as a bargaining chip right before the 2026 National Budget is passed. To those who continue to exploit the impeachment process, stop hiding behind the language of “good governance,” the Vice President said.
“I have always stood ready to answer any allegation grounded in fact and truth. But I cannot remain silent while the impeachment process is being twisted into a budget-driven racket,” she said, adding “Filipinos deserve better.”*
