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

Are you prepared for ‘Typhoon Inday’?

Sara Duterte's chief of staff Zuleika Lopez drops by the Senate a day after the impeachment court announced it would subpoena her to appear at the Vice President's trial

By Rappler.com

ICYMI: Sara Duterte impeachment trial Week 1 highlights

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate impeachment court completed the first week of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, with proceedings focused on Article IV, which accuses her of making grave threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez. Over the first three trial days, senator-judges settled procedural issues,

By Dona Policar

PolSci students watch ‘political circus’

A 19-year-old political science student spent three days of his break between semesters watching the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte – in person.

By Marc Jayson Cayabyab