MEET. Vice President Sara Duterte arrives at the Senate on July 7, 2026, to meet with her lawyers but did attend her impeachment trial.
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(1st UPDATE) 'Given these serious legal issues, the Vice President will exercise all available legal remedies in due course,' Duterte's lawyer Paul Lawrence Lim says
MANILA, Philippines – Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors filed three counts of grave threats case against Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, August 11, in relation to statements she made against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his family in 2024.
“We confirm that the [case] for grave threats against Vice President Sara Duterte was filed today, August 11, 2026, at around 1:30 pm with the Office of the Clerk of Court of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court,” DOJ spokesperson Raphael Martinez told reporters.
