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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has firmly rejected speculation about stepping down, declaring she will not betray the 32.2 million voters who elected her, even as an impeachment trial proceeds.
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has left the country on an approved foreign trip lasting until July 31, amid ongoing impeachment proceedings against her in Manila.
The Philippine Senate impeachment court will vote Monday on whether to subpoena Vice President Sara Duterte's financial records, with prosecutors arguing the documents are essential to proving allegations of unexplained wealth and abuse of office.
An NBI official told the Senate impeachment court that Vice President Sara Duterte had both the capability and intent to execute her public threats against President Ferdinand Marcos, his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez.
A National Bureau of Investigation director testified that gathered evidence supports allegations that Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte hired someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., though he acknowledged having no direct personal knowledge of such a contract.
Vice President Sara Duterte has reiterated that the impeachment complaint accusing her of plotting to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Marcos, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez remains unsupported by evidence as the trial enters its fourth day.