PINATAY man sa teknikalidad ang impeachment complaint, hindi umano nangangahulugan na lusot na sa kanyang pananagutan si Vice President Sara Duterte kaugnay ng mali umanong paggamit ng P612.5 milyong confidential funds nito.

Ito ang ipinahayag nina Deputy Speaker Paolo Ortega V ng La Union at Deputy Speaker Jay Khonghun ng Zambales, matapos sabihin ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na hindi pa rin nareresolba ng desisyon ng Korte Suprema ang pananagutan ni VP Duterte.

“I agree with the President. The Supreme Court decision delved on procedural issues but not on the alleged misuse of CIFs received by the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education when she was education secretary,” ayon kay Ortega ng Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD).

“The accountability part was not resolved, so we intend to continue asking her to account for those funds and answer for how they have been handled or mishandled,” dagdag pa niya.

Binanggit pa ni Ortega na sinasabi sa desisyon ng Korte Suprema na hindi ito pag-absuwelto: “Our ruling does not absolve petitioner VP Sara Duterte from any of the charges. Any ruling on the charges against her can only be accomplished through another impeachment process, followed by a trial and conviction by the Senate.”

Ayon kay Khonghun, kapwa miyembro ng Lakas-CMD, pareho ang sinabi ng Pangulo at ng desisyon ng Korte Suprema na hindi nito tinalakay ang pananagutan ni VP Duterte.

“The people should understand this: the entire 93-page ruling tackled the impeachment process and rules in the House of Representatives. It did not absolve VP Duterte of culpability in the use of P612.5 million received by her offices,” ani Khonghun.

“In other words, the Vice President is not yet off the hook on the use of this large amount of taxpayers’ money. We will pursue accountability on her part wherever it takes us,” dagdag pa ng mambabatas.

Sinabi ni Khonghun na mali ang mga post sa social media na para bang pinawalang-sala ng Korte Suprema ang Pangalawang Pangulo.

“The Duterte camp’s trolls and disinformation peddlers are busy at work again,” giit ni Khonghun.

Kapwa umaasa sina Ortega at Khonghun na babaligtarin ng Korte Suprema ang nauna nitong desisyon para maipagpatuloy ang impeachment trial.

“If the decision remains, then we will have to discuss after February 6, 2026, how to pursue accountability on the part VP Sara Duterte for her mishandling of P612.5 million in confidential funds in 2022 and 2023,” ani Ortega.

Batay sa desisyon ng Korte Suprema, magtatapos sa Pebrero 6, 2026, ang isang taong pagbabawal sa paghahain muli ng impeachment complaint laban sa Pangalawang Pangulo.