Sara Duterte on personal trip to Australia to join rally for her father

Vice President Sara Duterte addresses the people gathering outside the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, in this file photo taken on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte is once again on a “personal trip” overseas, this time in Australia, said her office on Friday.

“Vice President Sara Duterte is currently on a personal trip to Australia,” the Office of the Vice President (OVP) told reporters through Viber.

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According to the OVP, Duterte left Manila on Tuesday at midnight and arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday morning.

The OVP then said the vice president will be attending a rally in Melbourne on June 22, 2025, calling for the release of her father, who is currently detained before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands over crimes against humanity.

Prior to this trip, Duterte was in Malaysia for what was also a “personal trip,” where she met with overseas Filipino workers.

Less than a month before this, Duterte was also in the Netherlands for her birthday celebration to visit her father, and also lead the stage of a protest calling for his release.

The vice president’s overseas trips came while she is set to face the Senate impeachment trial amid accusations of betrayal of public trust, culpable violation of the constitution, graft and corruption, and other high crimes.

She is facing trial after being impeached by the House of Representatives way back Feb. 5. /jpv