US EditionPhilippine congressional committee rules there’s evidence to impeach vice president
The panel cited evidence from four days of hearings, including P6.77 billion in suspicious transactions and alleged misuse of confidential funds.
- On Wednesday, the Philippine House of Representatives Committee on Justice unanimously voted probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, with all 53 members consolidating two complaints for a plenary vote.
- Allegations of misuse of confidential funds, unexplained wealth, and a supposed assassination plot against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos drive the complaints, striking at constitutional order.
- The Anti-Money Laundering Council revealed P6.77 billion in "suspicious" transactions through accounts of Duterte and husband Manases Carpio, while alleged bagman Ramil Madriaga claimed he "personally disposed" of P125 million.
- Following the committee's decision, the case moves to the House plenary when Congress resumes on May 4; if one-third of members approve, it advances to Senate trial where conviction bans Duterte from office for life.
- Duterte, who announced a 2028 presidential bid, remains in acrimonious feud with Marcos; this attempt follows a failed 2025 impeachment that the Supreme Court dismissed over procedural issues.
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