VP Sara Duterte files perjury complaint vs. Ramil Madriaga

Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday filed a perjury complaint against Ramil Madriaga, her alleged former aide who claimed that her campaign was funded by drug dealers and Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).

“Dahil dito, ngayong araw ay naghain ako ng kasong perjury laban kay Ramil Madriaga upang tuluyang mapanagot siya sa kanyang mga kasinungalingan,” Duterte said in a statement.

(Today, I filed a perjury complaint against Ramil Madriaga so that he will be held accountable for his lies.)

“Hindi maaaring hayaang gamitin ang mga imbentong kwento upang linlangin ang publiko,” she added.

(False stories should not he used to confuse the public.)

Duterte filed the complaint with the Taguig City Prosecutor’s Office. 

According to Manny Vargas' report on Super Radyo dzBB, she was accompanied by her legal counsel, Paolo Panelo Jr. 

To recall, Madriaga in December 2025 claimed that drug dealers and POGO operations funded the Inday Sara Duterte is My President (ISIP) Pilipinas national campaign and other parallel groups. 

His allegations have been included in the impeachment complaint against Duterte.

Madriaga has also expressed a willingness to testify.

For her part, Duterte has denied having a personal relationship with Madriaga, alleging that he is working to undermine her possible plans to run for president.—AOL, GMA Integrated News