No railroading

House panels that investigated Duterte's alleged misuse of her confidential funds, as well as her involvement in extrajudicial killings and her threat to assassinate the President, the First Lady and Speaker Martin Romualdez.

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"What we got is more than the required one third of the total members of the House of Representatives. We have 215 signatures from congressmen and there are 25 others who want to join," Chua, chairman of the House committee on good government and public accountability, said.

"I am appalled and enraged by the desperate and politically motivated efforts to railroad the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte," Rep. Duterte said earlier.

"The sinister maneuvering of certain lawmakers...to hastily collect signatures and push for the immediate approval and transmittal of this baseless impeachment case is a clear act of political persecution," he added.

He said the Marcos administration should be worried about the Jan. 13 massive gathering of Iglesia ni Cristo followers opposing the Vice President's impeachment.

"If they were unfazed by the over one million rallying supporters of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, then they are blindly marching toward an even greater storm - one that could shake the very foundation of their rule," Rep. Duterte said.

"The Filipino people will not sit idly by as this government undermines democracy and silences opposition through fabricated accusations," he added.

"If the Marcos administration thinks it can push this sham impeachment without consequence, they are gravely mistaken," he further said.

Rep. Duterte said that his sister's case "is not just about VP Sara Duterte - this is about the will of the Filipino people."

"The growing discontent and frustration across the country will not be contained for long. Mark my words: this reckless abuse of power will not end in their favor," Rep. Duterte said.