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Vice President Sara Duterte announces her intention to run for the presidency in the 2028 national elections during a press conference at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) headquarters in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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VP 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/177268265271720260218-vp-sara-duterte-presidency-MT6 (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President Sara Duterte announces her intention to run for the presidency in the 2028 national elections during a press conference at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) headquarters in Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATE) </strong>—  The House Committee on Justice served Thursday a notice directing Vice President Sara Duterte to respond within 10 days to the two impeachment complaints against her.</p><p>The complaints, ruled &quot;sufficient in substance&quot; by a vote of 54-1 on Wednesday, accuse her of graft and corruption while in office and of making a death threat against former ally President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/4/sara-duterte-says-impeachment-proceedings-not-a-priority-of-her-office-1031">Duterte not monitoring impeachment hearings: ‘Hindi ‘yan ang prayoridad ng OVP’</a></div><p>A copy of the notice showed it was received by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) at 10:44 a.m.</p><p>“Failure on your part to file the Verified Answer within the period herein provided shall be deemed a waiver of your right to file the same, and you shall be considered to have interposed a general denial to the allegations contained in the Impeachment Complaints,” the notice read.</p><p>Duterte&#x27;s response will be followed by a hearing of probable cause necessary to move the complaints to a House vote.</p><p>The House panel also informed the Vice President that copies of the impeachment complaints were enclosed with the notice.</p><p>The two impeachment complaints filed separately by Fr. Joel Saballa et al and Atty. Nathaniel Cabrera accused the Vice President of alleged culpable violation of the Constitution, betrayal of public trust, graft and corruption, and other high crimes. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/4/sara-duterte-madriaga-perjury-complaint-0951">Sara Duterte files perjury complaint vs Madriaga</a></div><p>Among the common grounds they cited are the alleged misuse of confidential funds, alleged bribery of officials from the Department of Education, alleged unexplained wealth and material non-disclosure in her SALN, and the alleged contracting of an assassin supposedly to kill the President, the First Lady and the former House Speaker.</p><p>Duterte, who in February announced a 2028 presidential bid, was impeached last year, only for the Supreme Court to toss the case out over procedural issues.</p><p>Under the Philippine constitution, an impeachment by the House of Representatives triggers a Senate trial, where a guilty verdict would ban Duterte from elected office for life. <strong>—With reports from Agence France-Presse</strong></p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><iframe width="725" height="408" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IZsbPufua9k" title="What&#x27;s next in VP Sara impeach process? Luistro explains | ABS-CBN News" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>The House Committee on Justice served Thursday a notice directing Vice President Sara Duterte to respond within 10 days to the two impeachment complaints against her.</p>

The House Committee on Justice served Thursday a notice directing Vice President Sara Duterte to respond within 10 days to the two impeachment complaints against her.

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Sara Duterte given 10 days to answer impeachment complaints

Vivienne Gulla,

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Published March 05, 2026 11:54 AM PHT

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Updated March 05, 2026 12:19 PM PHT

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