VP Sara calls out impeachment prosecutors’ ‘insults’ A strong case doesn’t need theatrics

August 26, 2026

By ABOGADO.COM.PH Staff

Vice President Sara Duterte slammed the prosecution for resorting to what she called “theatrics” in her impeachment trial, saying it should prove its case with evidence and not insults that include calling her the “mastermind of a scam.”

Duterte said that if the prosecution’s case is strong in the first place, there would be no need for the drama it is creating.

“A strong case does not need the adornment of theatrics. A Senator calling a witness ‘stupid,’ a lawyer calling me the ‘mastermind of a scam’ or another witness referring to me as a ‘brat,’ does not prove a case, nor does it produce evidence. Insults reveal the need to feign confidence in the face of a weak presentation,” Duterte said in a statement.

She said the prosecution should stand on the case it filed.

“They should not be fishing for evidence during the trial or desperately try to turn something they wish to be true into a wild story of alleged wrongdoing,” she said.

She also claimed that the administration is prioritizing her impeachment and efforts to circumvent the Constitution over addressing flood control corruption.

Duterte’s defense counsel have asked the Impeachment Court to remind the prosecution not to use improper words in its questions and manifestations.

The prosecution’s use of the terms “scam,” “mastermind,” and “modus operandi” were stricken from the record.

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