26/08/2026
STATEMENT
AUGUST 26, 2026
Prove The Impeachable Offense. Prove It With Evidence—Not Insults, Speculation, Or Political Theatrics.
Prosecutors and members of Congress who want to legitimize the two impeachment complaints—filed without a shred of evidence—should be confident in the strength of the case. They should not be fishing for evidence during the trial or desperately try to turn something they wish to be true into a wild story of alleged wrongdoing.
A strong case does not need the adornment of theatrics. A Senator calling a witness “stupid,” a lawyer calling me the “mastermind of a scam” or another witness referring to me as a "brat," does not prove a case, nor does it produce evidence. Insults reveal the need to feign confidence in the face of a weak presentation.
Mga kababayan, lubog na ang bansa sa baha at kahirapan, pero tila walang mananagot, dahil ang impeachment, ang paghati-hatian ang 2027 budget, at ang paghahanda kung papaano baliin ang Constitution para manatili sa puwesto ang prayoridad ng administrasyon at lahat ng kaalyado nito.
Shukran
SARA Z. DUTERTE
Vice President of the Philippines
