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Palace hands off Sara’s impeachment
Malacañang has stated that Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial is no longer within the President's purview and that the outcome rests with the Senate.
Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro commented on the VP's camp's confidence, saying "Kung yan ang istratahiya nila, hayaan po natin" (If that is their strategy, let them be).
Castro emphasized that the Palace has no involvement in the impeachment proceedings against the Vice President.
Regarding transparency and accountability, the Palace Press Officer rejected comparisons to the President's spending of confidential and intelligence funds.
The Office of the President has not received any Audit Observation Memorandum or Notice of Disallowance, according to the Palace Press Officer.
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