Office of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Speaks on Assisting Filipinos
SARA DUTERTE – “Despite limitations in capacity and budget,” the Office of the Vice President assured they remain ready to serve Filipinos.
Vice Pres. Duterte is surrounded by several issues and controversies over the impeachment moves against her, the Vice President’s frequent overseas trips, her ongoing feud with the Marcos administration, and the alleged misuse of confidential funds. Despite it all, Vice Pres. Duterte is the “frontrunner” of the 2028 Elections based on several survey results.
Duterte previously claimed that the Marcos administration allegedly wants her out because she supposedly leads the next presidential race. Malacañang has repeatedly claimed that Marcos Jr. does not and will not intervene in the impeachment case against her.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos himself denied having a role in the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. He also previously claimed that he is open to reconciliation with the Duterte family. The feud between the two (2) political clans was triggered with the controversial arrest and the transfer of custody of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands.
Ahead of the opening of the 20th Congress, the Supreme Court declared the articles of impeachment against Vice Pres. Duterte as “unconstitutional”. The high court said the impeachment complaint did not follow the one-year rule. Meanwhile, it clarified that its ruling does not dismisses the charges filed against Duterte.
With regards to the impeachment case against the Vice President in the upper chamber, the Senate archived the impeachment case against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte with a 19-4-1 voting.
YES
- Alan Peter Cayetano
- Pia Cayetano
- Ronald Dela Rosa
- JV Ejercito
- Francis Escudero
- Jinggoy Estrada
- Sherwin Gatchalian
- Bong Go
- Lito Lapid
- Loren Legarda
- Rodante Marcoleta
- Imee Marcos
- Robinhood Padilla
- Erwin Tulfo
- Raffy Tulfo
- Joel Villanueva
- Camille Villar
- Mark Villar
- Juan Miguel Zubiri
NO
- Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV
- Risa Hontiveros
- Francis Pangilinan
- Vicente “Tito” Sotto III
ABSTAIN
- Panfilo “Ping” Lacson
Amid the ongoing feud between her and the President, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte sees budget cuts in the proposed P903-million OVP fund for 2026. She stressed that the president and the House Speaker are still the same. The Vice President believes that her office’s budget will allegedly be reduced once the proposed national budget reaches the House of Representatives.
In 2024, the the office of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte proposed for a P2 billion budget but was only granted a P700 million budget for the current year. Previously, she claimed that she did not opt to request for a higher budget as she expects that it will be turned down as she is not an ally of the Marcos admin.
Recently, based on a report on ABS-CBN News, the office of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte reaffirmed their commitment to serve the Filipino people. According to the OVP, they are ready to serve and assist the Filipinos not only in the Philippines but as well as abroad “despite limitations in capacity and budget”.
Previously, amid the criticisms on her frequent travels, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte claimed that she usually travels abroad because the Filipino communities there are allegedly “frustrated” already over what is happening in the country. The OVP recently stressed that Duterte is funding all her overseas trips and not using public funds.