‘Verify Madriaga’s claims vs VP Sara’Vice President Sara Duterte attends the House Committee on Appropriations' deliberation on the Office of the Vice President's (OVP's) proposed 2026 budget on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. MANILA, Philippines — Can the sworn affidavit of Vice President Sara Duterte’s alleged bagman be used as a ground to impeach her a second time? The one-year bar on filing impeachment cases against Duterte will be lifted on Feb. 6. A formal House inquiry, according to the lawmaker, is thus necessary for verification of the contents of the Madriaga affidavit. According to Ridon, impeachment proceedings are currently in a holding pattern as Congress awaits the Supreme Court’s ruling on the motion for reconsideration it earlier filed.

Source: Philippine Star January 11, 2026 16:06 UTC