MANILA – An impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio is “reasonable but may not be possible” with the 2025 midterm elections just around the corner.
According to Manila 3rd District’s Cong. Joel Chua, there are grounds to impeach the Vice President but it might not be tackled with the members of House of Representatives shifting their focus at campaigning.
“Kung tatanungin po sa akin kung may grounds for impeachment, definitely meron po. Ngayon, kung ito po ay magpu-proceed sa impeachment, it’s a very challenging question dahil alam naman po natin yung sitwasyon natin ngayon,” Chua said in an interview with GMA 7’s Unang Balita.
“By next year, simula na po ng kampanya. So, medyo hindi ko po alam kung ito po ay posible,” added Chua, who chairs the House’s good government and public accountability committee.
Chua’s committee is investigating on the alleged questionable use of the Office of the Vice President’s confidential funds worth P500 million.
The Commission on Audit (COA) earlier told the House panel that the acknowledgement receipts on confidential fund use of the OVP and DepEd had incorrect dates, unnamed signatures, unreadable signatories, if not suspicious signatories such as “Mary Grace Piattos”.
“There are really a lot of questionable documents and we are looking at where the money went,” Chua said.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Ferdinand “Martin” Romualdez has urged Duterte-Carpio to personally attend the House inquiry to shed light on the allegations against her.
“Dapat lang siyang sumipot at mag-oath, mag-salita at mag-eksplika dahil lahat ng mga opisyales niya… siya lang yata may alam kung anong nangyari diyan sa mga pondo eh. Kaya dapat siya ang mag-paliwanag,” said Romualdez./PN
