In the highly charged political landscape of the Philippines, the specter of an impeachment trial for Vice President Sara Duterte looms large. While the current proceedings may be “archived” and public attention is diverted by high-profile scandals like the flood control anomaly, former Senator Antonio Trillanes insists that the political lull is temporary. He is reportedly poised to drop a “bombshell” complaint armed with evidence that could bypass political maneuvering and trigger a massive investigation into the Vice President’s personal wealth.

The core of Trillanes’s offensive is focused not merely on the controversies surrounding VP Duterte’s use of confidential funds in the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Office of the Vice President (OVP). Instead, he claims the forthcoming complaint is the crucial step required to legally access her private bank accounts, where Trillanes alleges a staggering amount of billions in ill-gotten wealth lies hidden.

The speaker of the video expresses strong confidence in Trillanes’s claims, citing the former senator’s history of successfully pursuing legal actions, including filing cases against former President Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Trillanes has reportedly divulged that a new complaint, backed by evidence, is imminent.

The aim of this complaint is singular: to create the necessary legal predicate to obtain court orders for the release of VP Duterte’s bank records. It is here that Trillanes makes his most explosive and politically damaging allegation. Trillanes claims these accounts will reveal “dibidendo nila from the drug lords” (dividends from the drug lords) allegedly received by the Duterte siblings every six months.

The speaker directly quotes Trillanes on the tactical nature of the complaint: “Merong magfa-file na mayasali ako tungkol kay Vice President ano Sarah Duterte yung sa confidential funds niya at yun na ang magiging daan para makuha yung mga bank accounts ni Sarah. Mm. Pag nakita ‘yun, makikita ‘yung dibidendo nila from the drug lords.”

This goes far beyond the P160 million confidential fund controversy; Trillanes asserts the actual amount of alleged stolen money by Sara Duterte and her husband, Mans Carpio, amounts to “billions.” The implication is that the confidential fund issue is merely the legal entryway to expose a far larger, criminally linked financial enterprise.

The discussion uses the context of former President Duterte’s administration to frame the current allegations, suggesting a history of political maneuvering designed to deflect attention from financial anomalies. The speaker questions the true intent behind the former President’s controversial “war on drugs,” proposing that the campaign, along with its associated extrajudicial killings, might have served as a massive cover-up for financial corruption and a lack of transparency.

Several incidents during the Duterte administration are cited as evidence of this alleged systemic cover-up:

PhilHealth Anomaly: The speaker references the alleged mismanagement of P600 billion in funds within PhilHealth, which was reportedly “sleeping” and invested, only to be uncovered later.
DOH Funds Transfer: Former President Duterte allegedly transferred Department of Health funds to another government agency and placed his ally, Senator Bong Go, there. This political maneuvering is suggested to be the reason former DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III was protected despite numerous failures—implying Duque’s complicity or knowledge of the financial transactions.
POGO Issues: The presence of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) during Duterte’s term is criticized. Despite claims of tax revenue, the speaker argues POGOs brought associated illegal activities, including killings and torture, which were “bad luck” for the Philippines.

This historical context is used to argue that the fight against VP Sara Duterte is not an isolated political attack but a necessary continuation of the struggle to expose alleged corruption that was systematically concealed during her father’s presidency.

The ultimate hurdle for VP Sara Duterte, according to Trillanes, lies in the unexplainable wealth. Once the complaint is officially filed, the legal wheels begin to turn. The Ombudsman, through its existing Memorandum of Agreement with the AMLC (Anti-Money Laundering Council), will be empowered to obtain all relevant bank account details.

The speaker challenges how the Vice President, who is not known to be a legitimate businesswoman or industrialist on the scale of Henry Sy or Manny Pacquiao, could have legally accumulated billions of pesos. “Makikita nila kung gaano laki ang pera na ninakaw ng nila Sarah Duterte kasama si Mans and we’re talking about billions,” the speaker reiterated, emphasizing the magnitude of the alleged theft.

The argument is that even a long-serving politician, given the strict limits of official salary and emoluments, cannot legally amass such a fortune. The inability to provide a legal, transparent explanation for the source of these billions would form the central evidence of ill-gotten wealth and corruption.

The video concludes by urging viewers to stay tuned for the identity of the individual who will come forward to file the case, anticipating that the filing will usher in a period of significant legal and political turmoil for the Vice President and the entire Duterte family. The potential revelation of their bank accounts promises to be the most definitive chapter yet in the ongoing saga of corruption allegations against the former ruling family.