Iloilo First District Representative Janette Garin has not yet decided whether she will vote to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte.
“I have not decided yet,” Garin, who was in favor of Duterte’s first impeachment, said in an interview on Bilyonaryo News Channel’s ‘On Point’ program.
“But then, titingnan natin, papakinggan natin, and then I’ll confer with … the people in my district because my voice is actually their voice,” she added.
Garin explained that her decision in 2025 was based on issues surrounding Duterte’s use of confidential funds in her office.
“During the time when we were discussing, it centered on the description, ‘yung issue was team-building activities in the office of the vice president,” she said.
“So personally, ako nakita ko na napakahirap talagang i-justify kapag confidential fund, and you use it for team-building activities, not once but multiple times. Hence my vote,” Garin added.
According to the lawmaker, Duterte’s early announcement of her presidential bid in 2028 did not surprise her.
“Sa layo pa ng eleksyon, now is the time for not just a candidate but all the candidates to show how they can lead the country and what will be the economic situation of a country,”said Garin..IMT
