DAVAO CITY—Former President Rodrigo Duterte will be in the legal team of her daughter as she faces three impeachment complaints. Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed this on Wednesday at the side of the family gift-giving Christmas tradition at their home.
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center, smiles as he is greeted by his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte, second from left, as he sits beside former senator Leila de Lima, second from right, during a joint committee hearing of the House of Representatives investigating the war on drugs during his administration in Quezon City, Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.
DAVAO CITY—Former President Rodrigo Duterte will be in the legal team of her daughter as she faces three impeachment complaints. Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed this on Wednesday at the side of the family gift-giving Christmas tradition at their home. She said her father will not be receiving professional fee or any money for lawyering for her and said the former President will be on one of the lawyers “in all the impeachment cases.”But she said her legal team would be prepared if the cases proceed to an investigation, including allegations related to her disposal of confidential funds.
The former President also said told supporters to wait for 2028 if her daughter would run for President. “Who knows if she decided to run in 2028. Let us wait for her decision by then.”Manuel T. Cayon has written about Mindanao for national newspapers for more than two decades, mostly on conflict reporting, and on the political front. His stint with. The multiawarded reporter received a Biotechnology journalism award in January 2019, his third.
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