Former President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his willingness to serve as Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyer in defending her against the legal challenges she currently faces, including the three impeachment complaints filed against her.
According to the Vice President, the former President voiced his concern and asked about the status of her impeachment cases during their Christmas Eve dinner in Davao.
“He said he will be a collaborating counsel for all cases,” VP Duterte shared on Christmas Day. “He’ll be one of the lawyers for all of the cases, and he is preparing his documents now with the IBP (Integrated Bar of the Philippines),” she added.
The impeachment complaints filed against VP Duterte cited multiple grounds for her removal, including betrayal of public trust, culpable violation of the Constitution, and allegations of graft and corruption related to the controversial P125-million confidential funds in 2022.
The complaints also accuse her of making threats against public officials, particularly her recent “kill remarks.” In a statement, she revealed having “contracted” an individual to kill President Marcos, First Lady Liza Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez should her life be endangered.
VP Duterte noted that her team is waiting for the formal articles of impeachment from the House of Representatives to proceed.
“We are working on the inventory of cases based on what we have read from the media, based on interviews with agencies of government, House of Representatives, NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) and PNP (Philippine National Police),” the Vice President explained.
She added that her legal team has an assigned lawyer to handle each case. Despite the mounting legal challenges, VP Duterte expressed confidence that she did not violate any laws.
