Vice President Sara Duterte said Monday that the “true pressure” she feels is not the ongoing impeachment proceedings or the cases she faces, but what she described as her inability to do enough to ease the suffering of Filipinos.

In a video statement dated Sept. 7, Duterte thanked Filipinos for the messages of support, prayers and concern she had received, saying she could not respond to each message because of their volume.

“Sa taumbayan lamang ang tiwala ko, at malaki ang aking pasasalamat dahil patuloy ang inyong pagtitiwala sa kabila ng walang tigil na political harassment mula sa administrasyon ni Marcos,” Duterte said.

Duterte said some supporters had told her they were stressed by the impeachment proceedings and the cases against her. She urged them not to worry or feel pressured.

She claimed that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. controls senators, prosecutors, judges and police officers, but said she has many lawyers helping her fight and win the cases.

“Ang totoong pressure ay ang kahihiyan na napakaliit ng aking naitutulong sa pagdurusa ninyo ngayon,” Duterte said.

She cited Filipinos struggling with floods, hunger, rising prices of basic goods and other difficulties that she blamed on the Marcos administration.

Duterte also criticized what she described as the administration’s prioritization of personal interests over the welfare of Filipinos.

“Ang totoong pressure ay ang maging isang opisyal ng gobyerno habang nakikita ko na si Marcos at ang ilan pang mga opisyal ay tila sariling interes lamang ang inuuna, sa halip na kapakanan ng bawat Pilipino,” she said.

She also pointed to the peso’s decline against the U.S. dollar, saying the exchange rate had reached 62.77 pesos to the dollar.

“Ang totoong pressure ay ang makasaysayan na pagbagsak ng halaga ng piso kontra dolyar, na ngayon ay nasa 62.77 pesos na,” Duterte said.

She added that another source of pressure was the public’s loss of trust in the government.

Duterte ended her statement by thanking Filipinos for their trust, support and prayers, and vowed to continue working to “restore courage and compassion” for the country.