Senators deny 2027 budget used to pressure them to convict Sara Duterte

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian and Senators Erwin Tulfo and Panfilo Lacson on Thursday rejected Vice President Sara Duterte’s claim that the 2027 budget could be used to pressure senator-judges to convict her. Gatchalian denied that the proposed national budget was being dangled before senator-judges in exchange for their votes. “There is no