Philippines’ impeachment showdown: why removing VP Sara could be uphill battle

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio did not attend the opening of her impeachment trial on Monday, leaving her lawyers to fight charges that, if upheld, could remove her from office, permanently bar her from politics and reshape the 2028 presidential race. Legal experts told This Week in Asia they expected Duterte-Carpio to be difficult, though not impossible, to convict despite the gravity of the charges because prosecutors would need at least 16 senators – two-thirds of the chambe...

By Raissa Robles

Bloodbath-ready Sara Duterte appears at Senate, but not for trial. Why?

'In this bloodbath and bludgeoning, I will be bloodied but unbowed,' Duterte says, but refuses to take follow-up questions

By Jairo Bolledo

Private prosecutor calls out ‘walkout’ by Sara Duterte’s lead counsel

MANILA, Philippines— Did  Vice President  Sara Duterte’s  lead counsel, Shiela Sison, walk out of the impeachment trial on Tuesday? Private prosecutor Amando Virgil Ligutan thought so, prompting him to inform the impeachment court  while he  was conducting  the direct examination of senior National Bureau of  Investigation agent John Mark Calilung.  “Your honor please, I think Atty Sison is making

By ggaviola

First witness in Sara Duterte trial: NBI digital forensics agent

The prosecution's first witness laid the foundation for digital evidence.