MANILA: Vice President of the Philippines, Sara Duterte, stated on Friday ( Feb.7 ) that if interested, she would welcome on her defense team her venerable father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, if he wanted to.  ,  ,  ,
Sara Duterte claimed she had never read the objection that the majority of members of the lower house had supported, but that her attorneys were getting ready for a test in the Senate. The Senate leader has indicated that it might take place in June.  ,
Asked during a press conference if her resignation was an option, she said:” We’re not there yet. Those things are still too far off” . ,  ,
Duterte’s notes were her first since the lower apartment impeached her on Wednesday, charging her with criminal violation of the constitution, bone and corruption, various high crimes and deception of public trust. She has denied crime.  ,
It was brought on by allegations that she misappropriated public funds while serving as vice president and education minister, amassed undeniable success, and threatened Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the second princess, and the speaker of the lower home.  ,
She once more stated on Friday that she had not threatened an assassin.
Duterte said her 79-year-old papa was welcome to join her defense team “if he wants to,” adding that he may not lead the team given his age. Previous president of Manila and counsel from 2016 to 2022, Drutte served as president of the Philippines.