Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo of the Liberal Party resented claims of defeated vice presidential candidate and Sen. Alan Cayetano that the LP is behind destabilization moves against the Duterte administration. Cayetano pointed out that Matobato’s accounts could get President Duterte impeached, and the beneficiary would be no other than Robredo. She won the vice presidential race with 14,418,817 votes, beating Cayetano by more than eight million votes. After winning the vice presidency, Robredo was named by Duterte as the head of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council, making her a member of the Cabinet. “Allegations of criminal acts should be determined by the courts, not by any legislative body,” Tugna, a lawyer like Robredo, added.

Source: Manila Times September 15, 2016 14:37 UTC