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Vice President Sara Duterte attends the attends the House quad committee hearing on the extrajudicial killings, addressing alleged human rights violations from her father former president Rodrigo Duterte administration’s war on drugs on November 13, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File

Vice President Sara Duterte attends the attends the House quad committee hearing on the extrajudicial killings, addressing alleged human rights violations from her father former president Rodrigo Duterte administration’s war on drugs on November 13, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173390527392220241113-duterte-quadcomm-hearing-MT-6.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Vice President Sara Duterte attends the attends the House quad committee hearing on the extrajudicial killings, addressing alleged human rights violations from her father former president Rodrigo Duterte administration’s war on drugs on November 13, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President Sara Duterte attends the attends the House quad committee hearing on the extrajudicial killings, addressing alleged human rights violations from her father former president Rodrigo Duterte administration’s war on drugs on November 13, 2024. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday said that former President Rodrigo Duterte has offered to shoulder the cost of hiring several lawyers for impeachment cases that have been filed against her.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/4/vp-sara-duterte-faces-second-impeachment-complaint-1532">VP Sara Duterte faces second impeachment complaint</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/2/-emb-vp-sara-duterte-faces-impeachment-complaint-1518">Impeachment case filed against VP Sara Duterte</a> </div><p>The Vice President said she has been meeting with several defense lawyers since last year in preparation for impeachment proceedings against her. </p><p>“We have an inventory of possible cases that will be filed. We have lawyers assigned for each case… so that we ensure that all the cases have lawyers focused on each case,” she said in a press conference on Wednesday.</p><p>“Nagsabi si Pangulong Duterte na magpapdala siya ng pera para sa pambayad ng mga abogado kasi alam niya na napakaraming abogado ngayon,” she said. </p><p>“Pero nagsabi na rin ako through my brother… na wag na lang siya magpadala ng pera dahil nakapaghanda na naman kami para sa impeachment case,” she added.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/10/duterte-welcomes-impeachment-complaints-against-her-1518">Duterte ‘welcomes’ impeachment complaints against her</a> </div><p>The younger Duterte said she began preparing for the impeachment cases since last year, after ACT Teachers Party-lisy Rep. France Castro floated the idea of removing the second-in-command from power. </p><p>“The moment na nakita namin na tuloy-tuloy ang attacks against me, naghanda na din kami para sa mga abogado,” the Vice President said. </p><p>At least 2 impeachment complaints have been lodged against Duterte in the House of Representatives, but both have yet to garner the required number of lawmakers’ signatures for it to be brought up in plenary. </p><p>A third complaint is reportedly being prepared against the Vice President, but it has yet to be formally filed in House.</p><div><a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/5/third-impeachment-complaint-against-sara-duterte-looms-1929">Third impeachment complaint against Sara Duterte looms</a> </div><p>Among the impeachable offenses cited in the complaints against Duterte is betrayal of public trust after the vice president allegedly committed gross abuse of discretionary powers&quot; over the P612.5 million confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education from December 2022 until the third quarter of 2023.  </p><p>A congressional hearing earlier found that over half of the receipts the OVP submitted to the Commission on Elections were named after persons who do not have registered birth records with the Philippine Statistics Authority. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/10/psa-looking-into-nearly-2-000-ovp-confidential-fund-recipients-1015">PSA looking into nearly 2,000 more OVP confidential fund recipients</a></div><p>While her team is convinced that they can win in the legal aspect, Duterte admitted that they are “not confident” when it comes to the entire process. </p><p>“We are not confident with the process because impeachment is a legal process and a political activity,” she said. </p><p>“We do not know what will happen,&quot; she added.</p>

<p>Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday said that former President Rodrigo Duterte has offered to shoulder the cost of hiring several lawyers for impeachment cases that have been filed against her.</p>

Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday said that former President Rodrigo Duterte has offered to shoulder the cost of hiring several lawyers for impeachment cases that have been filed against her.

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Ex-Pres. Rodrigo Duterte offered to pay lawyers for daughter Sara’s impeachment woes

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Dec 11, 2024 04:21 PM PHT

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