MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte said it is “unfair” for family members to be drawn into her impeachment proceedings after several relatives were mentioned in allegations involving unexplained wealth, misuse of funds, and illegal drug payouts.

“Well, I think it’s unfair dahil hindi naman sila vice president at hindi naman sila ini-impeach,” Duterte said in an interview in The Hague, Netherlands on Tuesday.

“And tulad ng mga asawa at mga anak din ng mga congressman, they have the right to privacy being ordinary individuals and private citizens,” she added.

In a report, it said that during the impeachment proceedings, former senator Antonio Trillanes IV alleged that around P181 million from an individual identified as alleged drug lord Sammy Uy was distributed among members of the Duterte family.

The individuals named included the Vice President, former president Rodrigo Duterte, Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte, Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte, Vice President Duterte’s husband Manases “Mans” Carpio, as well as Rodrigo Duterte’s partner Honeylet Avanceña and their daughter Veronica “Kitty” Duterte.

Vice President Duterte was in The Hague to visit her father, who is currently detained at the International Criminal Court (ICC) while facing charges of crimes against humanity over killings linked to his time as Davao City mayor and president.

She said she did not inform her father about developments related to her impeachment to avoid causing him stress.

“Hindi ko binanggit sa kanya ang impeachment. At hindi ko binanggit sa kanya ang mga nangyari sa House of Representatives so hindi niya alam na merong pangalawang posibleng impeachment na mangyayari,” she said.

“Dapat ang alam lang niya ay ‘yung mga happy na mga bagay. Lalo pati nag-iisip tayo na baka nga diyan siya bawian ng buhay sa loob. Diyan siya mamamatay sa loob ng detention,” she added.

According to the Vice President, her father was in good spirits during the visit and was mostly discussing political matters.

“He’s okay, very chatty today, mostly about politics. At least, siguro mga (perhaps around) 95% of the conversation was about politics,” she said.