THE National Unity Party (NUP) on Monday stood firm that impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte must be based on "clear, compelling, and credible evidence." The hearings of the House Committee on Justice on the two impeachment complaints "should produce specific evidence from [the Anti-Money Laundering Council] or similar authorities, showing confidential funds being deposited or used by the Vice President for personal consumption purposes during her incumbency as Vice-President," NUP Chairman and Antipolo 1st District Rep. Ronaldo Puno said in a statement on Monday. Puno said if proof of that does not surface, then the NUP will vote against her impeachment. He said one of the allegations in the two complaints concerned Duterte’s "supposed misuse of confidential funds." "By their very nature, confidential expenditures do not allow for the public disclosure of operational details or the identities of recipients. Because of this, allegations of misuse must be supported by evidence that clearly establishes that public funds were diverted from their lawful purpose,” Puno said. There should be compelling evidence that the confidential funds “were deposited into the personal bank accounts of or accounts controlled by the Vice President, members of her immediate family, agents, or nominees; or evidence that the confidential funds were used to purchase or acquire any asset, or invest in businesses, industries, or other similar endeavors under the Vice President's, her agents', or nominees' name for personal use," he said. "The National Unity Party stands firm in its position that impeachment must be grounded on clear, compelling, and credible evidence," he said at a press conference on Monday. “We will look at the evidence. If the evidence is strong, we will support the impeachment complaint. But if it is not, we will not." The vice president had until the end of office hours Monday to file her response. Puno said the NUP’s observations “are not intended to interfere with or preempt the Committee's work. Rather, they are offered in the spirit of helping clarify the issues and the evidentiary threshold that will guide members of Congress when the time comes to cast their judgment." Four impeachment complaints were filed last month against Duterte. The House committee set aside the first one, ruling that it violated the rule against initiating impeachment proceedings against the same official more than once within a one-year period. The second one was withdrawn by the 17 complainants themselves. The third complaint alleges that Duterte committed culpable violation of the Constitution and betrayed public trust in connection with confidential funds allocated to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd). "We are prepared to confront these allegations squarely through the proper constitutional processes, confident that a fair and impartial review will demonstrate that the accusations are devoid of both factual and legal basis," Michael Poa, speaking for Duterte's defense team, said in a statement last month. The fourth complaint was filed on Feb. 18, 2026 by lawyer Nathaniel Cabrera and endorsed by Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr., chairman of the House Committee on Human Rights, and Deputy Speaker and La Union 1st District Rep. Francisco Paolo Ortega V. It alleged that Duterte "betrayed the public trust and committed acts of graft and corruption by grossly abusing discretionary authority over confidential funds appropriated to the" OVP and DepEd.