PHTIMELINE: Sara Duterte impeachment
Duterte, once a strong ally of Marcos, ran alongside him in the 2022 election as part of theYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. She You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. 32,208,417 votes, or 61.53% of the total votes cast — outperforming Marcos, who garnered 31,629,783 votes.
Initially appointed as Marcos’ education secretary, Duterte later resigned, officially marking the end of an alliance that had been described as a “You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.” from the start.
While the impeachment charge formally accuses Duterte, it does not automatically result in her removal from office. She will now face an impeachment trial in the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
Here’s a timeline of significant events that led to her impeachment. This story will be updated as the case progresses.
July 3, 2023
The Commission on Audit (COA) You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. the annual audit report covering the 2022 budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Findings include Duterte’s office spending P125 million on confidential funds during the latter part of 2022, a far cry from Leni Robredo’s zero confidential fund spending.This development opens a floodgate of criticism against Duterte, who also You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in her response to critics.
It is You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that Duterte sent a letter in August 2022 to the Department of Budget and Management asking for more funds.
September 25, 2023
The COA You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that the OVP under Duterte spent its 2022 confidential funds amounting to P125 million in just 11 days.This information, uncovered during plenary deliberations at the House of Representatives, corrects earlier reports that the OVP spent it in 19 days.
November 16, 2023
ACT Teachers Representative and House Deputy Minority Leader You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.says there were informal discussions about Duterte’s possible impeachment, although she later says these conversations are still “premature.”March 12, 2024
Duterte You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. a rally calling for the resignation of Marcos. It is organized by supporters of the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., a close ally of her father Rodrigo. She does not give a statement during the event.April 19, 2024
First LadyYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. says Duterte “You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.” when she laughed when her father Rodrigo called the President “bangag” or high on drugs.“Nasaktan ako, because my husband will do everything to protect you. You ran together, ‘di ba? Sama-sama tayong babangon muli. Pupunta ka sa rally, tatawagin iyong presidente mong bangag, you’re going to laugh. Tama ba ‘yun? Even Leni Robredo never did that,” she said.
(I was hurt, because my husband will do everything to protect you. You ran together, didn’t you? Our motto was we would rise together. Then you attend a rally where your president is being called high. Then you’re going to laugh. Is that even right? Even Leni Robredo never did that.)
The President, however, You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. the rift between his camp and Sara’s. He says that all the issues can easily be You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
June 19, 2024
Duterte You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. as education secretary. In her You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., she says that she will “remain of service to the country” through the OVP.August 21, 2024
Some ranking members of the House You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that there is an effort to impeach Duterte. House Assistant Zia Alonto Adiong says that “it is counterproductive to what they are doing right now.”August 27, 2024
During budget deliberations, Duterte faces the House of Representatives which turns out to be messy. She repeatedly refuses to answer questions regarding the use of her confidential funds in 2022 and 2023.September 3, 2024
At the House plenary, Manila 2nd District Representative You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. Duterte’s apparent unwillingness to explain how she spent public funds and questions her allegiances.September 18, 2024
The House’s You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The panel is surprised by the Vice President’s sudden appearance. She questions the legitimacy of the probe and accuses lawmakers of plotting her impeachment.November 23, 2024
In a Zoom briefing on Saturday at 12:32 a.m., Duterte You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. She says she has spoken with an assassin and had given instructions to target the President, his wife Liza, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez if she is killed.She makes this threat from the House detention room of her chief of staff You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. Lopez is detained at the House facility after she was cited for contempt due to her evasive answers during the probe into her boss’ alleged misuse of funds at the OVP and the DepEd.
November 25, 2024
A former DepEd special disbursing officer admits that then-education secretary You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.November 29, 2024
Marcos You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. the impeachment efforts against the Vice President. He says that “none of this will help improve a single Filipino life.”December 2, 2024
TheYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. complaint against Duterte is filed by a coalition of various organizations.The groups, which include Magdalo, Mamamayang Liberal, Tindig Pilipinas, families of drug war victims, and leaders of the Catholic Church want Duterte indicted for betrayal of public trust, bribery, graft and corruption, culpable violation of the Constitution, and other high crimes. This is endorsed by Akbayan Representative Perci Cendaña.
December 4, 2024
Just two days after the first complaint is filed, Duterte faces You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.complaint filed by left-leaning organizations before the House of Representatives.The second complaint has over 70 signatories, including former lawmakers Teddy Casiño, Liza Maza, Neri Colmenares, Sarah Elago, Antonio Tinio, Satur Ocampo, Eufemia Cullamat, Emmi de Jesus, and Ferdinand Gaite. It is endorsed by the three-member Makabayan bloc, namely ACT Teachers Representative You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. Gabriela Representative You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., and Kabataan Representative You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
December 9, 2024
The House of Representatives You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. its inquiry into the alleged misuse of confidential funds of Duterte. This is the 8th day of the probe.December 19, 2024
Members of the clergy file aYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. complaint against Duterte. The complaint is endorsed by House Assistant Minority Leader Gabriel Bordado of Camarines Sur’s 3rd District and Deputy Minority Leader Lex Colada of party-list group AAMBIS-OWA.December 25, 2024
Duterte says that her father, former president Rodrigo You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. that will face the string of impeachment complaints pending in the House of Representatives.February 5, 2025
The House of Representatives You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. Duterte, with 215 lawmakers — more than two-thirds of the 306-member body — supporting the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..February 6, 2025
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco confirms that 25 more lawmakers have backed the complaint bringing theYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.He explains that these additional lawmakers failed to attend the initial oath-taking and verification due to commitments abroad or in their respective districts.
Proposed calendar
Senate President Chiz Escudero initially outlined a You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in late February for how the upper chamber would handle the impeachment proceedings once Congress reconvened in June. However, thisYou do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. a few weeks after the midterm elections.June 11, 2025
The House prosecutors present the articles of impeachment at the last session day of the Congress. This was originally scheduled on June 2, but it was rescheduled to “allow the Senate to tackle priority measures,” Escudero said.
Ikaw? BIlang isang mamayang Pilipino, willing ka bang matanggal sa pweste si Sara?
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