President Sara Duterte. INQUIRER PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte’s fitness for the presidency was put in question on Tuesday as impeachment prosecutors raised concerns on her temperament over her violent threats against President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
In a media briefing, Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon said it was unacceptable for the nation to have a leader who either “lies in front of the people” or “contracts a killer,” referring to Duterte’s profanity-laden outburst against Marcos and his family.
Duterte, who is facing an impeachment trial in the Senate, faces an array of accusations that she misused hundreds of millions in confidential funds, amassed unexplained wealth and threatened the lives of Marcos, the First Lady, and his cousin, a former speaker of the House of Representatives.
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