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

Sara Duterte: why the Philippines’ vice president is on trial

Case against VP Sara Duterte shifts feud with Marcos family to ‘new battleground’

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK

Do typos in NBI documents weaken case vs Sara Duterte?

Former NBI Cybercrime Division chief Jeremy Lotoc says typographical errors do not alter the fact that a video shows the Vice President making the assassination threat

By John Sitchon

NBI chief Matibag skips Bangkok summit due to Duterte impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines — National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag said Thursday that he will no longer attend a regional summit in Bangkok, Thailand, as he is scheduled to appear as a witness in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on July 21. The regional summit on transnational crime, hosted by the

By mmercado

Impeachment trial held at no additional cost to Senate, says Gatchalian

The Senate is not incurring additional expenses in its conduct of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said Thursday, July 16.

By Cristina Chi