Why Sara Duterte Should Be Impeached: Public Accountability Case
Unexplained wealth, SALNs and business interests in office: why the Senate trial matters and why the Constitution must outrank family loyalty. Written by Glenn Junsay Pansensoy · Local Politics · 13 min read Vice President Sara Duterte should face impeachment not because she belongs to a powerful political family, but because the Philippines cannot afford leaders who treat public office as a private inheritance. The allegations now before the Senate—unexplained wealth, incomplete asset declarations, and continued business interests while in office—go to the heart of public trust. If proven, they would show that a national leader may have placed personal and family interests above the constitutional duty to serve the Filipino people. This article argues for impeachment as a constitutional remedy, not as a slogan, a vendetta, or an attack on any family name. Impeachment is the people’s tool for holding the highest officials accountable when ev...