Two impeachment complaints were filed against Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio on Monday, reviving efforts to remove her from office over corruption allegations after a bid last year stalled when the Supreme Court halted proceedings.
The first complaint, filed by activists affiliated with opposition groups, accused Ms. Duterte of misusing hundreds of millions of pesos in confidential funds, ordering subordinates to falsify reports to conceal the alleged misuse and repeatedly skipping congressional hearings on her office’s budget.
Ms. Duterte is prepared to answer the allegations, her defense spokesman Michael T. Poa said in a statement. She is confident that an impartial review would find the accusations “devoid of both factual and legal basis.”
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