Vice President Sara Duterte said Wednesday that she has no plans to hide or leave the Philippines should she get arrested amid the legal issues and impeachment complaints she is facing.
VP Sara if ever she gets arrested: “I don’t plan to leave the country, I don’t plan to hide mainly because my children are here.” @gmanews @gmanewsbreaking
— Giselle Ombay (@giselleombay_) December 11, 2024
In a press conference, Duterte said that she still wants to be in the same country as her children even if she gets detained.
“No, I don’t plan to leave the country. I don’t plan to hide mainly because my children are here,” she told reporters.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) earlier lodged complaints for direct assault, disobedience, and grave coercion against Duterte, Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG) head Colonel Raymund Dante Lachica, and other John Does.
The complaints, lodged before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office, stemmed from the disruption at the House of Representatives Detention Center and Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) involving the detention of Duterte’s chief of staff Zuleika Lopez.
Asked about what she expects as the worst case scenario, she said, “Ang nakikita namin is removal from office, impeachment, and patong-patong na kaso, multiple cases will be filed.”
(We see a scenario involving removal from office, impeachment, and multiple cases will be filed.)
On Wednesday morning, Duterte did not appear before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) anew to shed light on her remark that she gave orders to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should she die. The NBI had issued a second subpoena for Duterte to appear before its office on Wednesday, December 11.
Duterte is facing two impeachment complaints before the House of Representatives over her “kill” remark and the use of confidential funds by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd) under her leadership. — VDV, GMA Integrated News
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