Sara Duterte Warns of Budget Use in Impeachment Trial
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte warned on Wednesday that the 2027 national budget could be used to influence votes in her impeachment trial, suggesting public funds might become tools for the "political survival of the corrupt."
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