Overview
- Lawmakers plan to decide Monday whether to impeach Duterte after a 53-0 justice committee vote found probable cause, with backers claiming at least 215 yes votes.
- The complaint accuses her of misusing confidential funds, hiding wealth, bribery, and issuing death threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, his wife Liza Araneta Marcos, and former speaker Martin Romualdez.
- Complainants cite private bank transactions topping $110 million that anti‑money‑laundering officials flagged as inconsistent with declared income and assets.
- Duterte denies wrongdoing, and her legal team says the petition is defective and a fishing expedition.
- If at least one third of the House votes yes, the Senate must hold a trial that needs a two‑thirds vote to convict, which could remove her and bar her from politics, a high‑stakes turn after a 2025 impeachment was voided by the Supreme Court.