The defense team of Sara Duterte asserted that the impeachment complaints filed against her suffer from what they describe as a “fundamental defect.”

According to the Vice President’s legal team, the findings of the House Committee on Justice remain preliminary and do not yet establish solid constitutional grounds for impeachment.

“The complaints suffer from a fundamental defect. They are built on conclusions, speculation, and narratives not anchored on ultimate facts required under the Constitution.”

Allegations vs Evidence

The defense emphasized a critical point:

👉 The complaints are “accusations searching for evidence”
—not evidence supporting accusations.

They argued that any impeachment process must strictly follow:

• the Constitution

• established legal procedures

• and credible, verifiable evidence

Without these, the integrity of the process itself is questioned.

Due Process in Focus

The issue now shifts beyond politics into legality.

The defense insists that impeachment is not a tool for speculation or political narratives, but a serious constitutional mechanism that requires:

• factual basis

• legal precision

• and due process

This raises a key national question:

👉 Is the process grounded on facts—or driven by politics?

Politikanta Insight 🦅

In politics, accusations are easy.

Evidence is hard.

Because sometimes…

mas nauuna ang kwento… kaysa katotohanan.

👉 (Satirical jab ✔️)

📖 Bible Reflection

“The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.”
— Proverbs 18:17

Truth must be tested—
not assumed.