Sara hits critics’ ‘silence’on cash deliveries to polsMANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte yesterday questioned the “deafening silence” of civil society groups, the Church and lawmakers to allegations raised by 18 men who claimed to be former Marines, that they delivered suitcases containing billions of pesos to certain politicians. The 18 individuals talked about the alleged cash deliveries during a press conference organized by lawyer Levi Baligod in San Juan last Tuesday. The nation’s money should not be placed in a suitcase, and the truth should not be placed in silence,” Duterte said. Former chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo, meanwhile, denied the Vice President was behind the death threats against her alleged former bagman Ramil Madriaga. Madriaga had claimed that drug lords and Chinese-sponsored Philippine offshore gaming operators bankrolled Duterte’s campaign for vice president.

Source: Philippine Star March 05, 2026 16:03 UTC