Vice Pres. Sara Duterte held a press conference at OVP Central Office, Mandaluyong City on Feb. 18, 2026. In the same briefing, she announced her presidential bid for 2028. Screen grabbed from Inday Sara Duterte livestream.
Following recent legislative inquiries and reports from the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), majority of Filipinos believe Vice President ‘Inday’ Sara Duterte-Carpio has billions of pesos in undisclosed bank accounts.
This is according to a nationwide non-commissioned survey conducted by research firm Tangere that showed atbleast 58 percent of Filipinos believe the allegations of ill-gotten wealth against the vice president.
However, this varies significantly depending on the political affiliation of those who were interviewed in the study, with public opinion sharply divided along political lines.
Among supporters of President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and his administration, 82 percent expressed belief that Duterte possessed hidden wealth despite her alliance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the 2022 elections.
Similarly, 81 percent of respondents aligned with the Liberal Party or supporters of former vice president Maria Leonor ‘Leni’ Robredo stated that they considered the allegations to be credible.
Neutral or independent voters likewise leaned toward believing the claims with about 67 percent expressing the opinion that the vice president holds undisclosed funds in some unidentified bank accounts.
In contrast, meanwhile, Duterte’s core supporters—who made up about 40 percent of the population in the survey—largely rejected the allegations and tagged the issue as a politically motivated smear campaign.
The survey also indicated a strong base of Duterte supporters who remained unconvinced, reflecting what the report described as an entrenched ‘defender’ bloc that may view the controversy through the lens of the 2028 elections.