Palace challenges claims of Marcos meddling in Sara Duterte impeachment

Inquirer.net - Sep 25, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Friday challenged senator-judges who supposedly claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was interfering in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte to substantiate their allegations. At a briefing in Batac City, Ilocos Norte, Palace press officer Claire Castro was asked to give the Marcos administration’s assurance that it was not

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