Sara Duterte is prepared to reveal the identity of the controversial “Mary Grace Piattos” should the impeachment trial against her in the Senate of the Philippines proceed, according to her legal team.

Atty. Michael Poa, spokesperson for the vice president’s defense team, said allegations against Duterte would be addressed only in the proper forum, adding that an impeachment trial would be the appropriate venue.

"Maybe it sounds cliché... but we've always said it's in the appropriate forum. And this is probably the appropriate forum for impeachment, if it really comes out," Poa said in a radio interview on 3 February 2026.

"Here in the impeachment, if this is the right venue, maybe we can reveal what it is. And we've been preparing for that as part of the defense team," he added.

The defense team also explained its decision not to publicly disclose details of the vice president’s confidential funds, citing concerns that doing so could endanger sensitive government operations. Poa said the option to reveal the details would be exercised only during the impeachment stage.

"Of course, we want to answer all of that so that we can prove that the accusations of corruption against the Vice President are truly baseless," Poa added.

Mary Grace Piattos

The name and signature of a certain “Mary Grace Piattos” appeared on acknowledgement receipts related to Duterte’s confidential funds from her offices, the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education, which she headed from 2022 to 2023.

Other documents also contained names resembling snack brands such as “Nova,” “Oishi,” and “Tempura,” while some receipts bore only initials as signatures.

Impeachment complaints

The vice president faced four impeachment complaints in 2024, which cited graft, corruption, bribery, betrayal of public trust, involvement in the drug war, and other alleged high crimes as grounds for her removal from office.

The complaints were filed by religious leaders, sectoral representatives, families of drug war victims, and other groups, and were later endorsed by pro-people organizations.

In February 2025, 215 members of the House of Representatives signed an impeachment complaint against Duterte, accusing her of corruption, plotting to assassinate President Bongbong Marcos, involvement in extrajudicial killings, and incitement to insurrection and public disorder.

One year after the lifting of her impeachment ban, two new impeachment complaints were filed on 3 February 2026, citing similar allegations.