Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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Vivienne Gulla

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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/175800105372220241113-duterte-quadcomm-hearing-MT-8.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><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. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p style="text-align:left">MANILA —  Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday shared that she recently had a conversation with her father former President Rodrigo Duterte about &quot;politics and love life&quot; amid his camp&#x27;s claim that he was &quot;unfit for trial&quot; at the ICC.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/12/determination-of-duterte-s-fitness-for-trial-could-take-months-not-years-lawyer-0918">Determination of Duterte’s fitness for trial could take months, not years - lawyer</a></div><p>The International Criminal Court has postponed the confirmation of charges hearing of Duterte following a request from the defense team, which said that he was unfit for trial due to his deteriorating health.</p><p>&quot;Tumawag siya (He called) last Friday. He&#x27;s okay. Nag-usap kami (We talked) about politics, flood control, about ano nya, love life,&quot; Duterte said in an ambush interview following her <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/16/sara-duterte-shows-up-at-house-budget-briefing-0933">appearance</a> at the House budget hearing.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/13/-sabi-nila-okay-lawyer-says-duterte-kin-statements-outweigh-defense-unfit-claim-1130">&#x27;Sabi nila okay&#x27;: Lawyer says Duterte kin statements outweigh defense &#x27;unfit&#x27; claim</a></div><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1967798549401456901&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fpersonal%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-09-16T06%3A11%3A42.567529%3A67691d1c-d355-48aa-8f82-1840189490d2%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=6b3e3795e1638e4f970292bb07a4e5f3c1221c12&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:463px;height:261px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1967798549401456901"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Duterte refused to share what the former President thought about the flood control scandal in the country.</p><p>Pressed if she thinks her father was &quot;sharp&quot; in their most recent conversation, Duterte said it was better to just wait for the determination of the experts on the matter. </p><p>&quot;Tingin ko naman may mangyayaring hearing sa competency so hintayin na lang natin yung mga experts, bukod sa ICC, prosecution, and defense side. I&#x27;m sure maglalabasan yung experts kung ano yung problema,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Hindi ako expert sa kung anong dapat kapasidad ng witness or accused,&quot; Duterte added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/11/icc-grants-limited-postponement-of-duterte-s-confirmation-of-charges-hearing-1931">Lawyer cites Duterte’s &#x27;cognitive impairment&#x27; in request to adjourn ICC proceedings</a></div><p>Duterte’s lead counsel, Nicholas Kaufman, has claimed the former Philippine leader is suffering from “cognitive impairment in multiple domains,” rendering him unfit to stand trial.</p><p>But an ICC accredited lawyer had said that the previous statements of Duterte&#x27;s children indicating that the former President was fine could belie Kaufman&#x27;s claim.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/amLF3bUh8vM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hmUBe5CCL7k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Vice President Sara Duterte shared that she recently had a conversation with her father former President Rodrigo Duterte about politics and his "love life."</p>

Vice President Sara Duterte shared that she recently had a conversation with her father former President Rodrigo Duterte about politics and his "love life."

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Still sharp? VP Sara shares talks with dad about politics but mum on his health

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

Vivienne Gulla,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 16, 2025 01:42 PM PHT

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Updated September 16, 2025 05:35 PM PHT

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