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Vice President Sara Duterte

Vivienne Gulla

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17694023346801769402332561.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President Sara Duterte. <em>ABS-CBN News/File</em><br id="isPasted"/></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Progressive groups confirmed Monday that they would file a fresh impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte this February, once the one-year ban expires.</p><p>“Next week magfa-file kami, o magre-refile ng impeachment complaint laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte,” former Bayan Muna representative Liza Maza said.</p><p>Sought for comment on Senate President Vicente Sotto III’s remark that it would be an &quot;embarrassment before the world” if the country’s top two officials would each face an impeachment complaint, Maza said holding officials accountable was something to be “proud” of.</p><p>“Siguro mas nakakahiya kung dalawa nating pinakamataas na pinuno ng ating bansa ay corrupt… We should be proud kung ang mamamayan ay nakapagpa-impeach ng dalawang pinakakurap na opisyales sa bansa,” she said.</p><p>The House of Representatives impeached Duterte in February last year over supposed corruption, conspiracy to assassinate her former ally President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and alleged involvement in extrajudicial killings in Davao City.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/21/trillanes-group-file-plunder-graft-raps-vs-vp-sara-duterte-1144">VP Sara Duterte faces plunder, graft raps at Ombudsman</a></div><p>But the Supreme Court blocked her Senate trial and declared the impeachment unconstitutional for violating the prohibition against multiple impeachment proceedings in a single year. </p><p>The court ruled that a fresh impeachment complaint against Duterte could only be filed beginning February 6, 2026.</p><p>Duterte last week said she was expecting the possible filing of a fresh impeachment complaint against her, which she claimed was a <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/20/sara-duterte-says-possible-fresh-impeachment-move-against-her-all-about-money-1320">&quot;fundraising&quot; effort </a>of House lawmakers.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/1/22/new-impeach-bid-vs-vp-sara-may-backfire-if-meant-only-to-hurt-2028-run-up-prof-1422">New impeach bid vs VP Sara may backfire if meant only to hurt 2028 run — UP prof</a></div><div><i> </i></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></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/tSy-ZWHen5k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><strong></strong><em><strong></strong></em><br/></div>

<p>Progressive group members and Makabayan congressmen confirmed Monday they would file a fresh impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte this February, once the one-year ban expires.</p>

Progressive group members and Makabayan congressmen confirmed Monday they would file a fresh impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte this February, once the one-year ban expires.

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Makabayan eye fresh impeachment complaint vs Sara Duterte in February

Vivienne Gulla,

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Published January 26, 2026 12:47 PM PHT

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Updated January 26, 2026 02:24 PM PHT

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