Philippines' democracy tested by Duterte impeachment trial

Vice President Sara Duterte faces impeachment in a trial that could shape the 2028 presidential race and test public trust in the country's democratic institutions.

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

How Imee reacted to Sara’s trash talk vs her late father

The livestream captured every word in the testimony during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. What it didn’t show was Imee Marcos’ reaction.

By James Patrick Cruz

WATCH: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | July 8, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court enters Day 3 of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, July 8, with the House prosecution panel expected to continue presenting evidence and witnesses under Article IV, which accuses the vice president of making grave threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife Liza

By Dona Policar

Can photocopies be used as evidence? Supreme Court explains

The defense objected to the use of photocopies to authenticate key digital evidence, briefly disrupting Sara Duterte's impeachment trial.

By Ian Laqui