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VP SARA DUTERTE

Harlene Delgado

ABS-CBN News

<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/178321000977720260218-vp-sara-duterte-presidency-MT (1).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President Sara Duterte. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>VANCOUVER, Canada — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. believes it would be much easier to &quot;get to the bottom of everything&quot; if Vice President Sara Duterte would appear before the Senate impeachment court.</p><p>The impeachment court has <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/3/impeachment-court-issues-directive-on-vp-sara-appearance-in-trial-1108">directed Duterte to appear</a> at her July 6 trial &quot;in person or through counsel.&quot;</p><p>While it is up to the accused whether or not to appear, Marcos — who served as a senator-judge during the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona — said it would be best if the accused can answer directly and not through lawyers.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/3/gatchalian-says-to-preside-over-sara-duterte-trial-1115">Gatchalian says to preside over Sara Duterte trial</a></div><p>&quot;Kung diretsong makapagsagot, ‘di syempre mas magiging maliwanag ang proseso, mas magiging madali ang proseso. But that&#x27;s just my own opinion and that’s not a legal opinion,” he told reporters here in Vancouver on Saturday, as he wrapped up his four-day official visit.</p><p>(If she can answer directly, then of course, the process will be clearer, the process would be smoother.)</p><p>If he were the accused, Marcos said, he would personally appear and answer the allegations.</p><p>&quot;I would almost insist over the advice of lawyers. If they advise me not to appear, I would insist on appearing,&quot; he said.</p><p>Duterte lawyer Michael Poa has said the vice president may appear at the trial <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/25/sara-duterte-may-attend-impeachment-trial-if-necessary-advised-to-by-counsel-poa-1802">if her defense team considers it necessary and advises her to.</a></p><p>He also said that Duterte&#x27;s lawyers are participating in the impeachment process and are addressing the allegations against their client.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/2/vp-duterte-impeachment-may-end-up-in-supreme-court-azcuna-says-1646">Sara Duterte impeachment may end up in Supreme Court, Azcuna says</a></div><p>The articles of impeachment accuse Duterte of misusing confidential funds, amassing questionable wealth, bribery, and grave threats.</p><p>Duterte has denied the allegations and said there is no basis for them. </p><p>She also called the House clarificatory hearings a &quot;fishing expedition&quot; against her.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/4/castro-vp-duterte-s-impeachment-appearance-to-show-capability-to-answer-allegations-0650">Castro says Sara Duterte&#x27;s impeachment appearance to show capability to answer allegations, face witnesses</a></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/Tn11GZTE0nQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. believes it would be much easier to "get to the bottom of everything" if Vice President Sara Duterte would appear before the Senate impeachment court.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. believes it would be much easier to "get to the bottom of everything" if Vice President Sara Duterte would appear before the Senate impeachment court.

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Marcos says better for VP Duterte to attend impeachment trial

Harlene Delgado,

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Published July 05, 2026 08:29 AM PHT

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