“By announcing her presidential bid now, Vice President Duterte is attempting to weaponize her candidacy as a shield against accountability. She wants Filipinos to believe that any investigation into her conduct is simply an attack by political enemies trying to prevent her from becoming president.
“The Makabayan bloc stands with the Filipino people in demanding that Vice President Sara Duterte be held accountable, that the impeachment trial proceed with integrity and fairness, and that no public official—no matter how powerful or politically ambitious—be allowed to escape justice by hiding behind a future candidacy.” – MAKABAYAN Coalition
