41% of Filipinos favor impeaching VP Sara Duterte: SWS poll

Updated Thu, January 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM Published Wed, January 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM

A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey from December 2024 revealed that 41 percent of Filipinos support the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte.

The "unexplained spending" of P612.5 million in confidential and intelligence funds by the Office of the Vice President was the most frequently cited reason for impeachment, with 46 percent of respondents identifying it as the key issue.

Administration lawmakers stated that the survey results indicate public distrust over her purported mishandling of these funds.

Impeachment lawyer Armando Virgil D. Ligutan stated that the survey results should press Congress to act on the impeachment complaints filed against the Vice President.

He added that the alleged misuse of public funds had "struck a nerve" among Filipinos and that the Vice-President has clearly betrayed public trust.

Duterte has denied the allegations regarding the misuse of funds.

The Vice President resigned as Secretary of Education on July 19 last year.

Three impeachment complaints have been filed against the Vice President on multiple grounds, including culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayal of public trust.

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