Overview
- The three filings, now with the House speaker, are expected to be consolidated as the chamber reconvenes next week, according to Congressman Benny Abante.
- The complaints accuse Duterte of misusing about $10.5 million in confidential funds and of plotting to kill President Marcos, the First Lady, and former speaker Martin Romualdez based on remarks from November 2024.
- Duterte rejects the accusations, and her lawyer says the complaints are devoid of factual and legal basis.
- Two complaints include Catholic priests, religious sisters, and a pastor as complainants who describe pursuing impeachment as a moral duty.
- Even with Marcos allies dominating the House, support for impeachment remains uncertain, and any Senate conviction is seen as a long shot given Duterte’s backing there and the Supreme Court’s prior procedural ruling that voided the 2025 case.