Palace on VP Sara impeachment update: 'Wag paglaruan ang mga procedure'

Donning their Oxford crimson robes, members of the Senate on June 10, 2025 took their oath as senator-judges who would deliberate on the merit of the impeachment case filed by the House of Representatives against Vice President Sara Duterte. Voltaire F. Domingo, Senate Social Media Unit/ Joseph B. Vidal, OSP

MANILA — Amid the recent movement in the impeachment proceedings of Vice President Sara Duterte, Malacañang reiterated Wednesday that President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. is more focused on addressing the more pressing concerns of the public.

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“Kung ang Senado, may ilang senador na busy sa pagtatanggol sa procedure, at may mga senador na busy sa pagtatanggol sa bise presidente, ang Pangulo ay busy sa pagtatrabaho... [para] maibsan kung ano man ang paghihirap ang nararanasan ng ating mga kababayan sa ngayon. Yun po ang focus ng ating Presidente,” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said.

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While Castro said that Malacañang is leaving it to the Senate to decide the fate of the impeachment trial, it will ultimately be the public who will judge whether the senator-judges made the right choice.

"Makikita ng taumbayan kung sino ang sumusunod sa procedure, o sino ang naglalaro sa procedure, para makaiwas o matuloy ang impeachment trial," she said.

The Senate on Tuesday voted to return to the House of Representatives the impeachment complaint against Duterte that was transmitted to the upper chamber in February.

The Senate, as impeachment court, asked the House to "certify" that the complaint did not violate the Constitution.

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The Palace reminded officials to follow the Constitution and not to toy with procedure and the rule of law, citing the need to ensure that public servants remain accountable and transparent.

“So kapag sinabi ng Pangulo, proseso, dapat sundin ang batas, dapat sundin ang Konstitusyon. Wag paglaruan ang mga procedure. Yung naayon lamang po ng paggamit ng procedure at rule of law. Para ito sa interes ng taumbayan," she said.

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