Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Junks Rumors She Threw Laptop at Lawyer
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President admitted that she does not know how to use a computer and she’s relying to her staff for the documents.
The House Committee on Justice found probable cause to impeach Vice Pres. Duterte. It was a unanimous voting among the 55 members of the panel who were present when the committee decided after conducting four impeachment hearings.
Vice Pres. Duterte skipped the impeachment hearings held by the House Justice Committee. According to the spokesperson of her legal team, the Vice President is allegedly not mandated to appear at the House hearing.
Atty. Michael Poa also claimed that Vice Pres. Sara Duterte may attend the Senate impeachment trial if the upper chamber requests for her presence. According to Poa who was also Duterte’s spokesperson when she as the education secretary, they believe that the Senate is the proper forum to answer to the allegations.
However, recently, there were rumors that Vice Pres. Sara Duterte allegedly threw a laptop at Atty. Michael Poa out of frustration. Speaking in The Hague, the Vice President denied the rumors.
Based on News5, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte even revealed that she does not know how to use a computer. According to her, her laptop is her personal device as the government funds cannot afford the laptop that she wants and it is too expensive to only throw.
“Unang-una, ‘pag nagtapon ka ng laptop o nagtapon ka ng cellphone, wala siyang benefit sa iyo. Siyempre wala siyang benefit sa tatamaan ng laptop o cellphone. Pangalawa, hindi ako gumagamit ng laptop kasi hindi ako marunong gumamit ng computer. Sa lahat ng mga documents nire-rely ko lang ‘yan sa kasamahan sa opisina. Minsan na gumagamit ako ng laptop, gamit ko ‘yun ‘pag may Zoom meeting para maganda ‘yung image sa Zoom meeting,” the Vice President said based on the post.
With regards to the impeachment complaints filed against her, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte expressed her belief that it is allegedly God’s will if she will be impeached. After four impeachment hearings, the House Justice panel has the following findings:
- Detainee Ramil Madriaga’s account of disbursing P125 million worth of confidential funds of the Vice President within 24 hours with cash deliveries in Laguna, Quezon City, and the Office of the Ombudsman
- Madriaga signing a bank waiver to prove that he has nothing to hide
- Madriaga alleging that the Vice President’s election campaign may have been financed by Pharmally which has been linked to anomalous government procurement
- the Commission on Audit (COA) revealing that the notice of disallowance on the P73 million confidential fund in 2022 was upheld by the COA commission proper
- The NBI representatives testifying on signatures in the acknowledgment receipts of recipients of confidential funds
- COA’s Gloria Camora, a lawyer of COA’s Intelligence and Confidential Funds Audit Office, confirming that COA also issued three notices of disallowance on three releases of confidential funds for the OVP in 2023 worth P125 million each or P375 million in total
- the testimonies of various resource persons, regarding the “envelopes” and the questionable receipts, and other statements
- the Philippine Statistics Authority testifying that recipients of confidential funds, such as Mary Grace Piattos, Milky Secuya, and Kokoy Villamin do not have records in the country’s civil registry
- the Vice President not declaring any cash on hand or in bank under her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth from 2019 to 2024
- the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) report flagging P6.7 billion worth of bank transactions of the Vice President and her husband, Manases Carpio, as covered and suspicious transactions from 2006 to 2025, with inflow standing at P4.425 billion and outflow at P1.55 billion
- the AMLC report revealed that there is a derogatory record for the Vice President and her husband
- the AMLC report showing that Vice President was the subject of suspicion in 27 confidential reports dated August 2, 2024 to January 29, 2026 due to suspected activities involving drug trafficking and related offenses, graft and corrupt practices, and malversation of public funds and property in connection with the House Quad Committee hearing on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, news reports alleging the involvement of the Vice President’s husband in the P6.4 billion shabu importation in 2017 and the news reports on the Vice President’s alleged misuse of confidential funds
- the AMLC report showing that her husband, Atty. Carpio, as subject of suspicion in 17 confidential reports from September 14, 2017 to April 25, 2025 due to suspected activities involving drug trafficking and related offenses, and malversation of public funds and property “in connection with the news reports on alleged his involvement in the PP6.4 billion shabu importation in 2017 and news articles in relation to his wife, VP Sara’s, alleged misuse of confidential/intelligence funds”
- the AMLC confirmation that at least 18 bank transactions linked to Vice President Sara Duterte and her family members, as cited in the affidavit of former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, match records of covered and suspicious transaction reports
- the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) findings that the video of a press conference showing Vice President Duterte making a threat to kill President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his family members in certain circumstances constitutes inciting to sedition and three counts of grave threat, among others.
