Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday maintained that the impeachment complaint against her remains unsupported by evidence, saying the proceedings should be based on facts rather than what she described as speculation and fabricated claims.
In a statement released by the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Duterte said the fourth day of the impeachment trial showed what she had been asserting from the beginning—that the allegations against her were not backed by credible evidence.
“On Day 4 of the impeachment trial, the country witnessed what I have been saying all along: the complaint is not supported by evidence,” Duterte said.
The Vice President accused her critics of repeatedly raising claims of threats and other allegations without factual basis.
“Repeatedly claiming that there were threats when none existed, inventing an assassin where there was none, and fabricating evidence to support those claims does not transform fiction into fact,” she said.
Duterte argued that unsupported allegations in an impeachment proceeding could damage public confidence in government institutions.
“Such actions undermine the integrity of public institutions, erode public trust, waste public resources, and corrupt the search for truth,” she added.
The Vice President stressed that impeachment proceedings must rely on verifiable evidence, not on what she called “speculation, manufactured narratives, or unsupported allegations.”
“The rule of law depends on facts, not fiction,” Duterte said.
The impeachment trial against Duterte continues, with senators sitting as an impeachment court examining the allegations raised in the complaint.
