BICOL Saro Party-list Rep. Terry L. Ridon said today’s House plenary vote on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Z. Duterte is for truth, accountability and justice.
In a statement, Ridon, who is a member of the House Committee on Justice and chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, said the vote is “not merely a political exercise.”
“It is a constitutional act of accountability. And as the House prepares to vote, we must remember that this process does not belong to any one politician, party, or institution alone,” he said.
“This fight is ultimately the nation’s fight—for truth, for accountability, for justice,” he said.
Ridon pointed out that Congress and the vice president are about to make history.
“Under two different Congresses, the House will impeach Vice President Sara Duterte for a second time,” he stressed.
He added that at least 215 House members are expected to vote for impeaching VP Duterte, the number of votes in last year’s impeachment.
“She will soon be made to face an impeachment trial on the basis of unexplained wealth, confidential funds misuse, threats against the President, and bribery, all founded on a broad and solid body of evidence, testimonies, and documents presented before the House Committee on Justice,” Ridon said.
He said the evidence “has clearly established probable cause for betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution.”
“On unexplained wealth alone, the figures are staggering. The House Committee on Justice found approximately ₱6.77 billion in total transactions linked to the accounts of the Vice President and her spouse, including around ₱4.43 billion in inflows, ₱1.5 billion in outflows, and approximately ₱2.88 billion in net inflows that remained in the banks,” he said.
He said the vice president declared a net worth of only P88.5 million in her 2025 statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).
“The scale of these transactions cannot be reasonably explained by lawful income, declared assets, or the businesses and professional activities attributed to the couple,” he emphasized.
He asserted that the justice committee also found a strong basis to hold the vice president accountable for the misuse of confidential funds, particularly after the Commission on Audit ordered the return of about ₱448 million “as personal liability arising from disallowed and unsupported confidential fund expenditures.”
“On the issue of threats against the President, the evidence is likewise direct and overwhelming. Video recordings authenticated and validated during committee proceedings clearly show that the Vice President intentionally and publicly made threats against the President, the First Lady, and the former Speaker of the House,” Ridon said.
“Taken together, these acts constitute a clear showing of betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution,” Ridon added.
